Erinjo 2: a solar mini-grid powering an Ondo community
A solar mini-grid now operational in Erinjo, Ondo State, delivering 575 connections to a previously underserved community.
Background
Erinjo is one of many Nigerian communities the national grid never reliably reached. For places like it, power is the foundation everything else waits on: trade, safety after dark, refrigeration, study, and the ordinary economic activity that a dependable supply makes possible.
The challenge
Bringing power to an off-grid community is not a matter of running a longer wire. It means generating electricity locally, sizing it to what the community actually needs, and building it to keep working with minimal intervention in a place far from the nearest technician. Under the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), CBC Energy set out to do exactly that.
What we did
CBC Energy delivered a solar mini-grid for Erinjo, generating power on site and distributing it across the community. The system was engineered for local demand and for the conditions it runs in, with the maintenance discipline that keeps a rural installation dependable long after commissioning.
The result
The Erinjo 2 mini-grid is operational, delivering 575 connections to homes and businesses in the community. Beyond the number, it is a proven model: the same standard now being carried into a ten-site rural electrification package in Plateau State, set to reach more than 16,000 connections, with a further pipeline of sites underway in Ondo.