REGIONAL OFF-GRID ELECTRICITY ACCESS PROJECT (ROGEAP).
Training for small and medium-sized enterprises in the off-grid solar photovoltaic sector in Nigeria: ECOWAS, in collaboration with Ecobank and with the support of the World Bank, is building the capacity of more than 50 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the solar sector (28 April 2025, Lagos, Nigeria).
Elhadji SYLLA, Coordinator of the ROGEAP, on behalf of the Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalisation, Mr Sédiko DOUKA, officially launched on Monday 28 April, 2025 in Lagos, Nigeria, the second capacity-building workshop for more than 50 small and medium-sized enterprises in the off-grid solar photovoltaic sector.
This three-day capacity-building session will enable participants to:
- Access financing solutions through national commercial banks and microfinance institutions.
- Gaining a clear understanding of the grant schemes run by the ‘ROGEAP’ and its other funding opportunities, including credit facilities,
- Mastering off-grid solar technology, quality assurance for off-grid solar photovoltaic systems and environmental considerations,
- To be able to develop bankable projects through profitable business models,
The representative of Ecobank Nigeria reaffirmed the banking group’s willingness to support the sector and to strengthen its collaboration with the ECOWAS Commission.
This workshop follows on from the one organised by the Project on 11 March 2025, the results of which were praised by the participants.
As a reminder, the ‘ROGEAP’ is a project implemented jointly by the Commission for the Development of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (ECOWAS) and the BOAD.
It is jointly funded by the World Bank, the Dutch Directorate-General for International Cooperation and the Clean Technology Fund, with total funding of nearly 340 million dollars.
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