MTN Nigeria has taken a major step towards reducing its reliance on diesel-powered operations, announcing a strategic partnership with First WATT Renewable Limited to deploy large-scale solar and battery energy systems across critical telecommunications facilities nationwide.
The initiative, one of the most significant renewable energy deployments in Nigeria’s telecom sector, will provide approximately 34 megawatts-peak (MWp) of solar photovoltaic generation capacity and 40 megawatt-hours (MWh) of battery energy storage at selected MTN facilities, including data centres, switching centres, cable landing stations and customer service locations.
The partnership comes at a time when rising energy costs continue to pressure telecom operators, which spend hundreds of billions of naira annually on diesel and power generation to keep their networks running amid persistent electricity supply challenges.
The move signals a growing shift by telecom operators towards cleaner and more cost-effective energy sources as they seek to maintain service quality while reducing operating expenses.
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