Revealed! How Nigerian Homes Will Look Like, If Clean Energy Bill Sails Through

A Nigerian based in the United Kingdom, Mr. Ayo Akinfe, has forwarded a private citizen’s bill to the National Assembly, which he tagged: “Clean Energy Bill 2021”, although it was unclear if he had the right to do so in Nigeria.

The proposals in the Bill, are that, as from January 1 2022, no building in Nigeria will be granted a Certificate of Occupancy (C of O), unless it has solar panels installed on its roof and that

As from 2025, all buildings in Nigeria must have solar panels installed on their roofs. “Not having one will attract prosecution, with the risk of the property being forfeited to the Federal Government.  By the end of 2022, all public buildings in Nigeria must be fitted with solar panels. By the end of 2023, every local government area in Nigeria must have constructed and commissioned a micro grid that can distribute enough electricity to power its territory.

“By the end of 2023, every state government in Nigeria must have constructed and commissioned a mini grid that can distribute enough electricity to power its territory. By January 1, 2025, each of Nigeria’s eight coastal states must have built an offshore wind farm. By January 1, 2024, every state must have a minimum of one solar farm that measures at least 10 square kilometers and by January 1, 2024, all street lights in Nigeria must be powered by solar energy.”

“By January 1 2025, every industrial estate in Nigeria must generate its own power. All such industrial estates will be disconnected from the national grid by October 1, 2023 and as from January 1, 2023, it will be illegal to import electricity generators into Nigeria.