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  "id": "news-oct22-more-ng-ibadan-177mw-interconnected-minigrid-groundbreaking-20261015",
  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/ng-ibadan-177mw-interconnected-minigrid-groundbreaking-20261015",
  "slug": "ng-ibadan-177mw-interconnected-minigrid-groundbreaking-20261015",
  "category": "transformers-grid",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-15",
  "sourceName": "The Guardian Nigeria",
  "sourceUrl": "https://guardian.ng/energy/fg-rea-break-ground-on-17-7mw-interconnected-mini-grid-in-ibadan/",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Nigeria",
    "Electricity distribution",
    "Mini-grids",
    "Infrastructure",
    "Ibadan"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "REA breaks ground on 17.7 MW mini-grid planned for five Ibadan communities",
    "summary": "The groundbreaking launched work on a proposed 17.7 MW interconnected mini-grid; construction and a target of at least 20 hours of daily service remain ahead.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "paragraphs": [
          "The Federal Government, through REA, held a groundbreaking for a proposed 17.7 MW interconnected mini-grid in Ibadan, Oyo State. The Paras Energy project is intended to serve Bola, Jiboye, Ogo-Oluwa, Molade-Adelubi and Sooko-Elega communities in the Iwo Road axis.",
          "The target is at least 20 hours of daily supply after completion, and the plan includes 18 transformers. The report describes a groundbreaking; construction and commissioning remain ahead. It does not specify the mini-grid’s energy source."
        ],
        "sources": [
          {
            "name": "The Guardian Nigeria",
            "url": "https://guardian.ng/energy/fg-rea-break-ground-on-17-7mw-interconnected-mini-grid-in-ibadan/"
          }
        ]
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