Husk Power secures $750,000 to expand solar microgrid business in Nigeria and India

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Bihar-based Husk Power Systems has secured funding from Germany’s development finance institution DEG to build eight new community solar microgrids in Nigeria, and to support expansion of its India operations.

DEG allocated the funds from its Up-Scaling Program, which is co-financed by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. The 5-year loan of $749,000 follows Husk successfully closing debt totalling $10.3 million from EDFI-ElectriFI and IREDA in 2022 to build over 200 microgrids in India.

The DEG financing is the first debt raised by Husk for its business in Nigeria, where the company currently has 12 operational microgrids, and a target of building 500 by 2026.

“The eight microgrids in Nigeria will connect more than 500 residential and commercial customers, reduce the number of diesel generators in use by 400, while creating about 40 new direct local jobs,” stated Husk Power.

Founded in 2008, Husk Power Systems is a net-zero energy services company in rural Asia and Africa, and operator of the largest fleet of community solar microgrids.

 

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