Nigeria plans to install 420 MW of solar capacity across nine of the country's 36 states. Financing would be ensured by the German government, under the terms of a 2008 bilateral agreement, the Nigerian-German Energy Partnership-Renewable Energy and Efficient Energy Projects, that planned a €20m (US$27.5m) investment to increase energy efficiency and power generation diversification in the country. The project is in line with the Power Reform Act, which stipulates that Nigeria shall cover 5% of its power generation with renewables by 2020. In a first phase, the pilot program will start in the nine states of Adamawa, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Gombe, Kaduna, Kano, Nasarawa and Sokoto. The states will receive a 30 MW solar power plant worth US$50-60m, but additional capacities should be added in the states of Kano and Nasarawa. The solar programme is expected to eventually cover all the northern states.
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