Training for SMEs in the off-grid solar photovoltaic sector in Nigeria

Training for small and medium-sized enterprises in Nigeria’s off-grid solar photovoltaic sector: the ‘ECOWAS’, in collaboration with Ecobank Nigeria and with support from the World Bank, is building the capacity of more than 50 entrepreneurs (10 March 2025, Abuja, Nigeria).

ECOWAS’s Commissioner for Internal Services, Professor Nazifi Abdullahi Darma, on behalf of the Commission President, His Excellency Dr Omar Alieu Touré, officially launched a capacity-building workshop for more than 50 small and medium-sized enterprises in the off-grid solar photovoltaic sector in Abuja, Nigeria, on Monday 10 March 2025.

ü A good understanding of the grant scheme at ROGEAP and of how to access funding;

ü A sound understanding of off-grid solar photovoltaic technology, the quality assurance framework (standards) and environmental and social aspects;

ü Tools for developing business models and market expansion strategies,

The representative of Ecobank Nigeria reaffirmed the pan-African banking group’s willingness to support the sector and strengthen its collaboration with the Commission of the ‘ECOWAS’.

ROGEAP is a project jointly funded by the World Bank, the Clean Technology Fund and the Dutch Directorate-General for International Cooperation, and is being implemented by the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalisation of the Commission of the ECOWAS under Component 1 (Development of a regional market for off-grid solar systems). RO-GEAP covers 19 countries, including those in the ECOWAS.

Abuja, Nigeria, 10 March 2025

Communications Department