All On, has said it has finalised installation of the first phase of its nation-wide solar installations at emergency health facilities related to the COVID-19 pandemic response.
Making the announcement on Monday, via a statement, the Shell-funded impact investment company, said its Solar Relief Fund, which took off in March, to provide solar power for emergency health facilities (EHFs) in support of the national response to the COVID-19, has been done with and the facilities put to use.
“When we conceived this contribution to the national COVID-19 support initiative, our main objective was to ensure that our chosen investee companies delivered quality installations quickly and safely to help save lives,” said All On CEO, Dr. Wiebe Boer.
The company had disclosed in March that the solar-powered systems would be installed via renewable energy companies Auxano, Arnergy, GVE and Lumos.
All On’s Investment Manager Afolabi Akinrogunde said: “We are proud of the impact of this social investment. Our investee companies’ efforts include 10 roof-top solar and storage installations spread across Lagos, Oyo, Kaduna, Rivers and Enugu states as well as 95 solar home systems across 24 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”
Lumos Nigeria’s CEO, Adepeju Adebajo said: “Lumos was ready with trained staff and products on ground to install solar powered systems that allowed key workers to test and treat patients with the virus, ultimately saving lives.”
All On said the objective of the project was to facilitate collaboration with various national and private sector initiatives to make a direct contribution to Nigeria’s COVID-19 response and essentially help curb the pandemic and save lives.
The CEO, NCDC, Chikwe Ihekweazu said: “We are grateful to All On for the support rendered to isolation and health care facilities via the provision of solar power at a time when healthcare infrastructures are in critical need.”
All On was established by Shell to contribute to addressing Nigeria’s access to energy gap through impact investing and the creation of an enabling environment for players in the off-grid sector to thrive and, through its COVID-19 Solar Relief Fund (CSRF), it is contributing to interventions nationwide by providing green power solutions to aid in the containment and treatment of the virus, while also creating awareness of solar power for the development of the Nigerian economy.
