A $41 Million Investment at the Heart of Kogi West's Power Supply — Economic Perspective on Kabba's 30MWp Solar Project
Focus: Economic Perspective | 30MWp Kabba 2x60MVA Substation, Kogi State | Award 3 March 2020 | US$41,144,857.96 | REA/NEP By placing solar generation directly at a major transmission substation, the Kabba project targets one of the costliest weaknesses in Nigeria's electricity system: power that arrives too little, too late, and too weak. On 3 March 2020 , the Rural Electrification Agency notified International Consolidated Contractors Offshore SAL that its proposal for the 30MWp Solarization of the 2x60MVA Transmission Substation at Kabba, Kogi State , had been accepted at $41,144,857.96 inclusive of all indirect taxes under the Nigeria Electrification Project. For a region whose economy depends heavily on agriculture, trade and small enterprise, the logic is straightforward: businesses cannot grow on unreliable electricity. Hidden cost — weak grid loses power over long distances. (1k/low) The Hidden Cost of a Weak Grid Nigeria's grid often struggles to deliver adeq...