Mkpoikana Udoma
Port Harcourt — The government of the Netherlands has said that over 120 million people in Nigeria do not have access to reliable and affordable power supply.
Embassy of the Netherlands in Nigeria, on its social media handle, said the government of Netherlands through its sustainable development goals was working to promote access to sustainable energy for 50 million Nigerians by the year 2030.
“An estimated 120 million people in Nigeria lack access to reliable and affordable power. This represents about 6 percent of the 1 billion individual with no access to modern mean on electricity.
“The government of the Netherlands through the SDG7 access to renewable energy facility scheme launched on 5th April, aims to promote access to sustainable energy for 50 million people by 2030,” the Dutch embassy said.