The African Development Bank (AfDB) has secured $110,000 in funding for Ekiti State to facilitate the development of the State Electricity Priority Plan (SEPP).
Bolaji Aluko, the Ekiti State Commissioner for Infrastructure and Public Utilities, made this known in Ado Ekiti.
Aluko explained that the funds were secured from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA).
He promised that no stone would be left unturned in the effort to ensure a steady supply of electricity and potable water in the state.
According to him, the funds approval was made possible after the state requested a grant to support the establishment of the Power Sector Reform Desk in his Ministry for mainstreaming decentralised renewable energy solutions.
He added that the funding approval, secured through the Africa Energy Sector Technical Assistance Programme (AESTAP), would sponsor three delegates from the state to participate in a hybrid training course on power sector regulation at the Africa School of Regulation (ASR), in addition to consultancy services. (vitalnewsngr.com)
