{
  "id": 8982877,
  "title": "Nigeria unveils $300m fund for off-grid power",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/nigeria-unveils-300m-fund-for-off-grid-power-8982877",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-21T19:02:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/nigeria-unveils-300m-fund-for-off-grid-power/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Federal Government of Nigeria, in collaboration with its development partners, has launched a $300 million investment fund aimed at expanding off-grid electricity and distributed renewable energy projects across the country. The Nigeria Distributed Renewable Energy Fund, jointly managed by the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) and Africa50, is expected to mobilise public and private capital for mini-grids, standalone solar systems, and other decentralised electricity projects. This move comes amid Nigeria's persistent electricity supply deficit, which has forced millions of households and businesses to rely on alternative power sources like generators. The fund aligns with Nigeria's energy-access objectives and Mission 300, an initiative seeking to provide electricity access to 300 million people across Africa by 2030.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "King Jaja’s challenge to Nigeria: Power, defiance and economic self-determination, By Dakuku Peterside",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/king-jajas-challenge-to-nigeria-power-defiance-and-economic-self",
        "published": "2026-09-21T17:09:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Nigeria unveils $300m fund for off-grid power",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/nigeria-unveils-300m-fund-for-off-grid-power",
        "published": "2026-09-21T19:02:40.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}