The Federal Government, through the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), spent N1.1bn on seven solar mini-grid and renewable energy projects between April and December 2025, data obtained from Govspend revealed.
According to the data, the payments covered projects in Oyo, Lagos and Rivers States, as well as the development of a solar grid at the agency’s corporate headquarters.
The data showed that QS and GS Limited received N190.66m on December 31, 2025, for providing a solar mini-grid solution in local government areas in Oyo State.
On the same date, Umaz Energy Ltd received N119.92m for a solar mini-grid and productive-use equipment project.
Bartum Energy Limited received N179.44m on October 13, 2025, for a solar mini-grid with electric vehicle charging capability.
On October 10, 2025, Cloud Energy Photoelectric Ltd received N151.09m for a solar mini-grid and productive-use equipment for agricultural clusters in the North-West.
Another payment of N157.05m was made to Zephyr-Gold International Limited for the provision of solar power lights in Allen communities of Ikeja Federal Constituency, Lagos State.
However, the payment date was not specified in the data provided.
The agency also paid N232.26 million to Letternownow Ventures Ltd on May 14, 2025, for the development of a solar grid at the REA corporate headquarters.
In Rivers State, Bartum Energy Limited received N124.88 million on April 28, 2025, for the provision of electricity through renewable energy in Obio/Akpor Federal Constituency.
The seven payments were listed under the National Rural Electrification Agency in the Govspend records.
NewsNGR had previously reported that Nigerians spent about N3.5tn on electricity payments to distribution companies (DisCos) in 18 months, despite persistent complaints of poor power supply across the country.
The analysis of the data obtained from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), the revenues of electricity distribution companies showed that the firms generated N2.3tn in 2025, N597bn in the first quarter of 2026 and N603.6bn in the second quarter of the year.
The figures indicate that consumers continued to pay substantial amounts for electricity, even as unreliable supply remained a major concern for households and businesses.
Meanwhile, payment records from Govspend show that the Federal Ministry of Power disbursed hundreds of millions of naira on various electricity projects between 2025 and 2026.
The projects covered transmission infrastructure, transformer installations, distribution lines, solar mini-grids and alternative power supply systems across several states.
One of the payments was N642.6m made on May 12, 2026, for the fifth progress and updated status report on the Lagos and Ogun States Transmission Line and Associated System Improvement Project.
The payment was made to Engineering and Environmental Management Services Limited.
