The Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria (REAN) has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing standardization, quality assurance, and regulatory collaboration within Nigeria’s renewable energy sector following a high-level stakeholder engagement meeting with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON).
The strategic engagement, held at the SON Headquarters in Abuja, focused on strengthening cooperation between both organizations in critical areas including testing and certification, capacity building, policy development, regulatory alignment, and the enforcement of standards across the renewable energy value chain.
During the meeting, REAN emphasized the importance of standardization in ensuring the growth, sustainability, and credibility of Nigeria’s renewable energy sector. The association highlighted its ongoing efforts toward promoting compliance with industry standards and supporting initiatives aimed at reducing the circulation of substandard renewable energy products within the Nigerian market.
As part of the discussions, REAN outlined key concerns affecting renewable energy standardization and market development, including gaps identified within existing standards, weak enforcement mechanisms, affordability challenges associated with standards, and the growing influx of substandard renewable energy products into the market.
The association also highlighted the importance of establishing testing laboratories and certification facilities that would help reduce delays in product testing and approval processes for renewable energy projects across the country.
The meeting also provided an opportunity for REAN to advocate for stronger inter- agency collaboration among key government institutions, including Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, and the Rural Electrification Agency, particularly in addressing the challenge of outdated standards and substandard renewable energy products.
In response, SON acknowledged the important role REAN continues to play in supporting standardization within Nigeria’s renewable energy industry and reaffirmed its willingness to deepen collaboration with the association.
SON further confirmed that REAN will be actively involved in future standard review processes and upcoming stakeholder engagements related to renewable energy and electric mobility standards development.
REAN also expressed its readiness to support SON by sharing relevant standards- related materials and technical inputs that can contribute to the development of harmonized national renewable energy standards.
In its closing remarks, REAN reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration with SON and disclosed its willingness to formalize the partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at deepening cooperation promoting quality assurance, and accelerating Nigeria’s transition toward reliable and standardized renewable energy solutions.
Both organizations expressed optimism that sustained collaboration and stronger stakeholder engagement will significantly improve standardization, encourage compliance, and support the long-term growth of Nigeria’s renewable energy sector.
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