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Table 1 Cost estimates for rural electrification in Nigeria

From: Expanding electricity access to all in Nigeria: a spatial planning and cost analysis

 

Total number of households electrified

Percentage of households electrified

System total initial cost (million US$)

Initial cost per household (US$)

System total recurring cost per year (million US$)

Recurring cost per household (US$)

Grid LV + transformer

27,833,318

98

23,041

828

8,742

314

Grid MV

1,991

72

101

4

Grid total

25,032

899

8,843

318

Mini-grid

645,644

2

500

775

162

252

Off-grid

-

     

Grand total

28,478,962

100

25,533

897

9,006

316