Tranos, Nigeria's leading manufacturing company, recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new industrial park in Mowe, Ogun State, officially launching the construction of the country's first large-scale photovoltaic module manufacturing base. The 157,000-square-metre modern campus will feature an 800MW solar PV module production line, marking a key step in Nigeria's efforts to localise the production of renewable energy equipment.

According to the project plan, the manufacturing base will be built in two phases: the first phase of the 400MW production line is expected to be put into operation within 15-18 months; When the second phase is commissioned in 2027, the total production capacity will be increased to 800MW. After the completion of the project, it will not only meet the demand of the local photovoltaic market in Nigeria, but also radiate to West Africa, and is expected to reduce the import dependence of photovoltaic products by about 30% every year.

As an important implementation of Nigeria's industrial localization strategy, the project has received full support from the government level. Representatives from the Ogun State Energy Office and the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) attended the groundbreaking ceremony, emphasizing the project's strong alignment with Nigeria's strategy to localize renewable energy manufacturing. By consolidating and upgrading existing production lines and expanding operations, the project will effectively address the space constraints faced by the current Lagos plant.

According to Tranos, the new campus will create significant economic and social benefits: the number of employees will be expanded from the current 160 to 400; Reduce the price of photovoltaic products by about 20% through local production; It can add about 120 million kWh of clean electricity to the grid every year. These results will directly contribute to Nigeria's energy access targets and electricity market reforms.

The project is not only a milestone in Nigeria's energy autonomy process, but also a new model of public-private cooperation in the field of renewable energy in Africa. With the release of production capacity, Nigeria is expected to become a clean energy equipment manufacturing center in West Africa, providing important support for the energy transition of the entire African continent. The successful implementation of this project will also provide a model for other African countries to develop their own renewable energy manufacturing.(This article is from the official website of Seetao www.seetao.com. Reprinting without permission is strictly prohibited. Please indicate Seetao.com + original link when reprinting) Seetao.com Strategy Column Editor/Sun Fengjuan