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Nigeria's $300m DRE Fund Covers only 2% of Off-Grid Need

A $300m fund billed as a model for Mission 300 faces a $14.8bn off-grid gap, so its real test is how much private money it draws in beside the World Bank's $25m.

By Abdulazeez Hameed2 min read26th October, 2026

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Nigeria's $300m DRE Fund Covers only 2% of Off-Grid Need

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