The World Bank has approved $50 million to expand solar powered agricultural solutions across Nigeria and five other African countries, aiming to raise productivity, cut post harvest losses, and widen clean energy access. The programme, disclosed through updates involving the World Bank and partners including the Rockefeller Foundation, will deploy solar powered cold rooms, refrigeration, water pumps, and grain mills across Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Implementation will be led by Clasp, a US based non profit focused on energy efficiency and clean energy access. Development partners signalled strong confidence in the initiative, with the Rockefeller Foundation, which has committed $12 million, indicating room for further scale up as country level delivery progresses. Donors emphasised that the programme supports innovations that governments and multilaterals can take to scale.
The funding flows through the Productive Use Financing Facility under Mission 300, which targets electricity access for 300 million Africans by 2030. For Nigeria, the expansion is expected to reduce post harvest losses, improve food security, and raise farmer incomes by addressing power and storage gaps across agricultural value chains.
