File photo: Vice President Kashim Shettima
The Rural Electrification Agency and the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones programme on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide affordable energy across all SAPZ sites in the country.
This was as Vice President Kashim Shettima described the agreement as a partnership with the potential to transform agricultural productivity and improve the wellbeing of rural communities nationwide.
The agreement, signed at a ceremony at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, covers joint assessment, technical assistance and energy deployment across SAPZ sites under the REA’s Desert To Power programme.
It also targets 25,000 households, 13 health facilities and over 103,000 direct beneficiaries in each designated area, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications in the Office of the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, revealed in a statement signed Monday.
