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The project was co-financed by the Rural Electrification Fund (REF), impact investor All On, and the Akwa Ibom State government. The Akpabom mini-grid is the third to be commissioned under the Rural Electrification Fund (REF) and will provide clean, safe, affordable and reliable pay as you go electricity for the community members. \u003C/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\r\n","date":"2019-10-31T08:40:00Z"},"id":"/content/shell/business/allon/en_gb/media/media-releases/akpabom-community-welcomes-solar-electricity/jcr_content/root/main/section/page-header"},{"organism":"PromoSimple.Text","id":"/content/shell/business/allon/en_gb/media/media-releases/akpabom-community-welcomes-solar-electricity/jcr_content/root/main/section/text","model":{"text":"\u003Cp\u003EThe REA Managing Director/CEO, Mrs. Damilola Ogunbiyi, emphasised the Federal Government’s commitment to meeting its developmental goals by providing electricity access for all. Reiterating REA’s role, she stated that “\u003Cem\u003Eas an agency, we are responsible for powering unserved and underserved communities, therefore, it is fulfilling every time homes, businesses, schools and medical centres are connected to sustainable solar power. Almost immediately, we are able to witness rural communities being transformed with clean energy through the jobs that are created during construction, to their micro and small businesses scaling to larger capacity thanks to reliable electricity\u003C/em\u003E.”\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDr. Wiebe Boer, the CEO of All On, a Shell funded off grid energy impact investment company, commented, “As a private investor, we are pleased to partner with the REA and the Akwa Ibom State government to finance GVE to construct and operate this commercial minigrid for the Akpabom community. These kinds of public and private sector collaborations make projects like this bankable and are the best way to close the energy access gap in Nigeria at scale.”\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Head of Oniong Clan in Akpabom, His Royal Highness Obong Barr. Samuel Johnson Efik, expressed gratitude to the Federal Government and the private sector developer and investor for providing electricity to their small community. “\u003Cem\u003EOur businesses are now fully operational; especially at night. Our fishermen are able to preserve their fish and businesses, in general, are growing. Today is indeed the beginning of better things to come for Akpabom\u003C/em\u003E.”\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to GVE Projects Limited Chief Executive Officer Ifeanyi Orajaka, “\u003Cem\u003EIt is a thing of pride that GVE, an indigenous Nigerian firm, can be a part of developing Nigeria’s rural areas and growing the evolving off grid energy sector in the country. We are very grateful to the REF, our private investors All On and the European Union Electrification Finance Initiative (ElectriFI) for co-investing in our company, and the Akwa Ibom state Government for co-funding and providing tremendous support towards the success of the project through the state Ministry of Science and Technology \u003C/em\u003E”\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe installed Akpabom mini grid, comprising a total of 306 solar panels and a distribution network cable of 5.5KM, will adequately energize the community. In addition, fifty-eight jobs were created as a result of local labour. Akpabom Community now joins Upake (80KW) in Kogi State and Kare-Dadin Kowa and Tsulaye (98.8KW) in Kebbi State in experiencing social and economic progress thanks to the solar mini grid project under the Rural Electrification Fund (REF).\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EABOUT REA\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency (REA) is the Implementing Agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) tasked with the electrification of unserved and underserved communities. The Rural Electrification Fund (REF) provides equitable access to electricity across Nigeria to maximize the economic, social and environmental benefits of rural electrification grants, to promote off-grid electrification, and to stimulate innovative approaches to rural electrification. REF projects are administered using a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first call of the Rural Electrification Fund (REF) will energize twelve communities with solar mini grids and deploy 19,000 Solar Home Systems (SHS).\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EABOUT AKPABOM COMMUNITY\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAkpabom is a community in Onna Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State with a population of over 2,000 people. Economic activities include fishing, cassava farming, palm fruit farming and micro trading.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EABOUT GVE\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGreen Village Electricity (GVE) Projects Limited is Nigeria’s leading PV solar mini-grid solutions provider. GVE’s business footprint covers the design, sales, installation and maintenance of renewable energy solutions for residential, commercial, industrial and rural off-grid or under-served communities through commercially sustainable business models in line with our clients’ needs.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more, please visit: \u003Ca href=\"https://gve-group.com/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ewww.gve-group.com\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EABOUT ALL ON\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAll On, an independent impact investing company, was seeded with funding from Shell, and works with partners to increase access to commercial energy products and services for under-served and un-served off-grid energy markets in Nigeria, with a special focus on the Niger Delta. All On invests in off-grid energy solutions spanning solar, wind, hydro, biomass and gas technologies deployed by both foreign and local access-to-energy companies that complement available grid power across Nigeria and help bridge the significant energy gap.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more, please visit: \u003Ca href=\"https://www.all-on.com/\"\u003Ewww.all-on.com\u003C/a\u003E Communications \u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EMedia contact information:\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: normal;\"\u003EAyang Ogbe\u003Cbr\u003E\n Director of Promotions (Information and Outreach)\u003Cbr\u003E\n +2348092292277\u003C/span\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"mailto:ogbe.ayang@rea.gov.ng\"\u003Eogbe.ayang@rea.gov.ng\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n"}},{"organism":"Container.XF","id":"/content/shell/business/allon/en_gb/media/media-releases/akpabom-community-welcomes-solar-electricity/jcr_content/root/main/section/experience_fragment","model":{}}],"id":"/content/shell/business/allon/en_gb/media/media-releases/akpabom-community-welcomes-solar-electricity/jcr_content/root/main/section","model":{}}],"id":"/content/shell/business/allon/en_gb/media/media-releases/akpabom-community-welcomes-solar-electricity/jcr_content/root/main","model":{}},{"organism":"Container.Footer","children":[{"organism":"Breadcrumb.Large","model":{"links":[{"name":"Home","value":"https://www.all-on.com/"},{"name":"Media","value":"https://www.all-on.com/media.html"},{"name":" Media releases","value":"https://www.all-on.com/media/media-releases.html"},{"name":"Akpabom Community Welcomes Solar Electricity","value":"https://www.all-on.com/media/media-releases/akpabom-community-welcomes-solar-electricity.html"}]},"id":"/content/shell/business/allon/en_gb/media/media-releases/akpabom-community-welcomes-solar-electricity/jcr_content/root/footer/breadcrumb"},{"organism":"Container.Raw","ref":"https://www.all-on.com/_jcr_content/root/footer/inherited.model.json","id":"/content/shell/business/allon/en_gb/media/media-releases/akpabom-community-welcomes-solar-electricity/jcr_content/root/footer/inherited","model":{}}],"id":"/content/shell/business/allon/en_gb/media/media-releases/akpabom-community-welcomes-solar-electricity/jcr_content/root/footer","model":{}}],"id":"/conf/shell/settings/wcm/templates/base/structure/jcr_content/root","model":{}}],"model":{"title":"Akpabom Community Welcomes Solar Electricity","text":"Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria – On October 31, 2019, the Federal Government of Nigeria, through its Implementing Agency – Rural Electrification Agency (REA), commissioned a 100KW solar hybrid mini grid power plant constructed and operated by GVE, Nigeria’s leading mini-grid developer, in Akpabom Community, Onna Local Government Area. 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