News flash
- China’s Hunan Red Sun and the IRS Group, a local family-owned conglomerate, have announced plans for a 600MW annual capacity solar panel manufacturing facility in Kano State Nigeria, with plans to establish a full solar industrial chain in Nigeria.
Once the factory is commissioned, it will serve the needs of distributed generation projects in remote areas, industrial parks, and medical institutions. More than 6,000 rural communities in Nigeria remain unelectrified, according to the country’s Rural Electrification Agency (REA).
Hunan Red Sun says it will help Nigeria build a full solar industry, from making components, equipment supplies, to developing power stations, creating a model for Africa’s industrial growth.
Author: Bryan Groenendaal
