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Nigeria’s Electricity Act: Can State Power Drive the Energy Transition?
How Nigeria’s Electricity Act is reshaping energy transition through state-level regulation, renewable energy, and decentralised markets.
Chinenye Ene•March 20, 2026


How Nigeria’s Electricity Act is reshaping energy transition through state-level regulation, renewable energy, and decentralised markets.

Late one evening in Kano, amidst the glow of flickering kerosene lamps, Aisha, a mother of three, clutches her youngest as she steps outside. On the wall of her modest kitchen, a small solar panel...