A tender for a 15 MW solar facility and a 5 MWh storage system at Benin 's University of Benin has been issued on a public - private partnership basis . The project will be the country 's first utility - size solar - plus - storage installation . He has been reporting on solar and renewable energy since 2009. Nigeria 's Federal Ministry of Education has given a deadline of 18 January for interested parties to submit a request for qualification . More than 80 % of Nigeria 's electricity is generated by gas - fired power plants . However , the African nation is looking to generate one - fifth of its electricity needs from solar power by 2030 .
A tender for a 15 MW solar facility and a 5 MWh storage system at Benin 's University of Benin has been issued on a public - private partnership basis . The project will be the country 's first utility - size solar - plus - storage installation . Nigeria 's Federal Ministry of Education has given a deadline of 18 January for interested parties to submit a request for qualification . More than 80 % of Nigeria 's electricity is generated by gas - fired power plants . However , the African nation is looking to generate one - fifth of its electricity needs from solar power by 2030 .