CEPREC team members Dr Patrick Schröder and Professor Muyiwa Oyinlola contributed to the Winter edition of The World Today (Chatham House’s international affairs magazine) with a field-based reflection on how solar mini-grids are reshaping rural electrification in Nigeria.
Drawing on direct engagement with Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency of Nigeria and on-the-ground project experience with CEESOLAR, the article examines how decentralised energy systems, policy coordination, and international partnerships are expanding access to power. It also raises critical questions around energy sovereignty, local manufacturing, and the role of circularity in Africa’s clean energy transition.
The piece highlights why repair, reuse, and second-life technologies must be embedded from the outset if renewable energy systems are to deliver long-term resilience and local value; a core focus of CEPREC’s work across the continent.
Read the full article here 👇🏾