Nigeria: Kano, Katsina, Jigawa Plan N50 Billion Fund to Set Up Regional Electricity Market

Nigeria: Kano, Katsina, Jigawa Plan N50 Billion Fund to Set Up Regional Electricity Market

The agreement was reached during a high-level electrification summit in Marrakech, Morocco, with the push expected to expand the scale of embedded generation, solar home systems, grid extension, and mini-grids.

Kano, Katsina, Jigawa partner on tri-state electricity market, N50b electrification fund

The governments of Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states have agreed to collaborate on the establishment of a tri-state electricity market, and to acquire equity stakes in Future Energies Africa, the core investor in Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO).

Kano, Katsina, Jigawa plan N50 billion fund to set up regional electricity market

The agreement was reached during a high-level electrification summit in Marrakech, Morocco, with the push expected to expand the scale of embedded generation, solar home systems, grid extension, and mini-grids. The post Kano, Katsina, Jigawa plan N50 billion fund to set up regional electricity market appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Nigeria: Three northern states sign N 50b energy investment deal - Worldstage

WorldStage– The governors of Kano, Katsina States and Jigawa State have signed a N50 billion ‘Tri-State Energy Investment Agreement’ aimed at boosting energy security and economic transformation in Northern Nigeria. According to a statement issued in Kano on Tuesday by Sanusi Bature, spokesperson to Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State, the deal was finalised at the High-Level Electrification Summit in Marrakech, Morocco, from October from Thursday to …

Kano, Katsina, Jigawa To Partner on Tri-state Electricity Market, Acquire Equity Stake in Future Energies

The executive governors of Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa States, Mal. Abba Kabir Yusuf, Mal. Dikko Radda, and Mal. Umar Namadi, respectively, met with Future Energies Africa (the core investor in Kano Electricity Distribution Company – KEDCO) in Marrakech, Morocco over the weekend (from Friday October 16th to Sunday October 19th, 2025) at a High-Level Electrification Summit. Some of the other meeting attendees included the Assembly speakers of Katsi…

Kano, Katsina, Jigawa Float N50bn Power Fund

The governments of Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa States have agreed to jointly establish a ₦50bn Tri-State Electrification Fund in partnership with Future Energies Africa (FEA). FEA is the core investor in the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO). The fund, described as the first of its kind in Nigeria, is designed to fast-track electrification across the three northwestern states through embedded generation projects, renewable energy deplo…