Nigeria’s federal government has struck a power contract for €9.3 million with the European Union (EU) and the German government. f Eight indigenous solar developers have built 23 mini-grids. The agreement was made under the Interconnected Mini-grid Acceleration Scheme (IMAS), which aims to improve power supply in rural areas. Eleven states are home to the 23 mini-grids. The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) is in charge of the project, which is funded by the EU and the German government under the Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP). It is expected to generate 5.4 kilowatts of electricit…