Project of rural photovoltaic electrification in Niger departments of Keita and Illela

About this project

The "Photovoltaic Rural Electrification Project in Niger – Departments of Illela and Keita" is part of a broader state program for photovoltaic rural electrification in the country promoted by the Ministry of Energy, which is being executed by the Nigerian Agency for the Promotion of Rural Electrification (ANPER) and which aims to increase the rate of access to electricity in rural areas from the current 0.93% to 10% by 2021. Regarding the project's intervention area, in the Tahoua region, the rate of access to electricity is 4.2%, with significant disparities between urban areas (24.4%) and rural areas (2.1%) (Source: Plan Directeur d’Accès à l’Electricité au Niger 2019-2035). Access to energy is a need of fundamental importance for the socio-economic development of this region. The specific objective of this funding proposal is to enhance national energy resources through the installation of photovoltaic or hybrid solar systems in the departments of Keita and Illela (Tahoua Region) in Niger. The proposal therefore provides for the electrification of four villages in the two departments where 2 mini-grids will be installed benefiting a population of 6,370 inhabitants (or 910 families) and the electrification in 94 villages through solar kits (50 school kits, 50 kits for health centers, and 25 pumping kits for irrigation) benefiting a total population of 189,006 inhabitants (or 28,208 families), of which 96,120 are women

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 7Affordable and Clean Energy
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth

Published by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development · Government

Countries

Niger

Sectors

Solar energy for centralised gridsRural development

Focus

Environment · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Funded by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Implemented by

ANPER - AGENZIA NIGERINA DI PROMOZIONE DELL’ELETTRIFICAZIONE NEL

Accountable

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Published by AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 23 Mar 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-6-4-012203-01-0.

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