Human Rights Measure

The Federal Government of Nigeria, “[t]o support the economic recovery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic . . . has launched an initiative as part of the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) to achieve the roll out of 5 million new solar-based connections in communities that are not grid connected.” Among other elements, the initiative will “[e]xpand energy access . . . through the provision of Solar Home Systems (SHS) or connection to a mini grid” and “[i]ncentivize the creation of 250,000 new jobs in the energy sector.”