New EU support for renewable energy policy in Nigeria
Today, the European Commission announced €27 million of financial support to help improve the renewable energy policy in Nigeria. Currently, a large part of the Nigerian population lacks access to energy or relies on polluting fuels such as fuel wood and charcoal with severe consequences for health and the environment.
"At the moment, 80 percent of the population in rural Nigeria have no access to electricity at all. Our overall objective is to help decrease this number significantly, but it is also important to improve the wellbeing of those who do have access, since they often suffer from inadequate lightning to carry out their housework and from inhaling toxic smokes due to unmaintained cooking stoves", said European Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs.
Read the full press release here: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-649_en.htm
