Empower New Energy, Huawei and Paras Energy launch hybrid solar plant at Kano Rice Mill to cut power costs and boost production - African Sustainability Matters

Empower New Energy, Huawei and Paras Energy launch hybrid solar plant at Kano Rice Mill to cut power costs and boost production - African Sustainability Matters

This week, a partnership between renewable energy financier Empower New Energy, technology company Huawei and Nigerian engineering firm Paras Energy delivered a 1-megawatt rooftop solar plant and 2.15-megawatt-hour battery system to UMZA Rice and Oil Mill in Kano, northern Nigeria, reducing the factory’s dependence on diesel generators and unstable grid power while signalling a shift in how major agro-processing businesses in the region are secu…