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).
ROGEAP Coordinator Elhadji SYLLA, on behalf of the Commissioner responsible for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalisation, Mr Sédiko DOUKA, officially launched this 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 refresher course will enable participants to:
- Access financing solutions through national commercial banks and microfinance institutions.
- UnderstandROGEAP’s subsidy schemes and other funding opportunities, including lines of credit,
- Master’s degree in off-grid solar technology, quality assurance for off-grid solar photovoltaic systems and environmental aspects,
- Develop bankable projects through profitable business models,
The Ecobank Nigeria representative reaffirmed their banking group’s readiness to support the sector and 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 well received by the participants.
ROGEAP is a project jointly implemented by the ECOWAS Commission and BOAD.
It is jointly funded by the World Bank, the Dutch Directorate-General for International Cooperation and the Clean Technology Fund, with a total investment of nearly 340 million dollars.
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