An African electricity supplier has teamed up with the state-owned Nigerian Bank of Agriculture to equip its branches with solar power and boost energy access across the country.

Daystar Power and Nigerian Bank of Agriculture have agreed to co-operate to electrify the nation’s rural regions, where it says a “large gap” between electricity production and demand means people suffer from an unreliable electricity supply, which has a negative impact on agricultural productivity.

The organisations say by supplying these areas with sustainable power, they can boost productivity and achieve higher crop yields through better cooling. Daystar Power will also install solar power systems at the Bank of Agriculture’s 158 branch locations.

Source: Energy Mix Report