REA targets 500 electrification projects in N170bn 2026 budget The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has unveiled a plan to execute over 500 electrification projects in the 2026 fiscal year. This, the Managing Director, Dr Abba Aliyu, said is part of efforts to expand reliable power supply to strategic public institutions and underserved rural communities nationwide. Aliyu said this while briefing journalists on the sidelines of the 2026 Budget Defence session organised by the House Committee on Rural Electrification in Abuja on Friday. Aliyu revealed that the agency’s total budget proposal for 2026 stands at N170 billion. Of this amount, N100 billion has been earmarked and approved for the National Public Sector Solarisation Initiative, a flagship programme designed to provide susta...