FEDERAL MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
PUBLIC DISPLAY EXERCISE ON EIA REPORT OF THE PROPOSED SOLAR HYBRID POWER PLANT & AT FUBK, KEBBI STATE, FUEZ, KADUNA STATE AND FUTB, JIGAWA STATE (LOT 1-NW) UNDER THE NEP (DESERT TO POWER) PHASE II BY RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AGENCY (REA).
In accordance with the provisions of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Act CAP E12 LFN 2004, which makes it mandatory for proponents of all new major developmental activities to carry out EIA for their proposed projects, the Federal Ministry of Environment hereby announces twenty–one (21) working days public display for the draft ESIA report submitted by Rural Electrification Agency (REA).
Draft ESIA Report of REA-NEP, FUE Zaria, Kaduna State
Draft ESIA Report of REA-NEP, FUT, Babura, Jigawa State
Draft ESIA Report of REA_NEP, FUBK, Kebbi State
The proposed development entails the construction and installation of a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant integrated with a lithium-ion battery energy storage system to ensure power reliability and load balancing located within the Federal University Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, Federal University of Education Zaria (FUEZ), Kaduna State and Federal University of Technology Babura (FUTB), Jigawa State. The Solar System will include PV modules, Inverters, Transformers, Battery Banks, Mounting Structures, Internal Distribution Networks, and Balance-of-System components necessary for efficient power generation and evacuation.
Date of Disclosure: 18th September– 19th October, 2026
COMMENTS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE HON. MINISTER, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT HEADQUARTERS, MABUSHI, ABUJA FCT AND VIA info@ead.gov.ng
SIGNED
PERMANENT SECRETARY
FOR: HONOURABLE MINISTER
