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By Constance Athekame<\/p>\n
The Solar Power Nigeria Campaign has commended the Federal Government for prioritising local manufacturing capacity before restricting solar panel imports.<\/p>\n
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Mr\u00a0 Michael Terungwa, Co-Convener, Solar Power Nigeria and Executive Director, Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP), gave the commendation in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Abuja on Friday night.<\/p>\n
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Terungwa said that the federal government decision to prioritise local manufacturing capacity would protect Nigerians from rising solar equipment costs while strengthening the country\u2019s renewable energy industry.<\/p>\n
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He also commended the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Kingsley\u00a0 Udeh,\u00a0 for supporting a gradual transition to domestic production.<\/p>\n
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According to him, gradual transition will safeguard energy access for households, businesses and public institutions, ae well as lay a firm foundation for local manufacturing, jobs and energy self-sufficiency.<\/p>\n
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He recalled that in a recent media briefing, the minister had said that the federal government would expand domestic production of solar panels and components so that Nigeria becomes self-sufficient in manufacturing.<\/p>\n
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Terungwa said that the minister\u2019s approach closely reflected what solar power Nigeria campaign and its partners have advocated throughout 2026.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIn\u00a0 April, media training on renewable energy reporting, which GIFSEP organised with the solar power Nigeria partner\u2019s warned that an outright import ban can worsen energy poverty.<\/p>\n
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\u201dThey called for a phased roadmap over three to five years. One study cited at the event found that 85 to 89 per cent of Nigerians opposed an immediate ban.<\/p>\n
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\u201dIn July, at the Kano Solar Dialogue 2026, which GIFSEP co-organised with the Centre for Renewable Energy and Sustainability Transition (CREST) at Bayero University Kano, stakeholders called for a National Renewable Energy Industrialisation Roadmap.<\/p>\n
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\u201dIts pillars were incentives for local manufacturing, affordable financing, technical training, stronger quality standards and gradual import substitution,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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Terungwa\u00a0 said that the federal government plan had now answered many of these calls and would deliver several benefits to Nigerians.<\/p>\n
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