Biggest Mini-Grid Owner in Africa, Asia Sets $500 Million Target
- Husk Power plans to build 2,500 mini-grids in Africa
- Most of the grids will be built in Nigeria and the DRC
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Husk Power Systems, owner of the largest fleet of mini-grids in Africa and Asia, has set a target of erecting solar-powered mini-grids in six African nations to bring electricity to 7.7 million people and more than 200,000 small businesses within five years.
The so-called ‘Africa Sunshot’ plan will involve constructing 2,500 grids at a cost of as much as $500 million. The company also separately plans to install more than 150 megawatts of roof-top solar in that time, it said in a statement on Tuesday.