Harvesting Sunshine: How Productive Uses of Minigrid Electricity Make Farmers Richer and Energy Cheaper

Harvesting Sunshine: How Productive Uses of Minigrid Electricity Make Farmers Richer and Energy Cheaper

Productive uses of energy (PUE) enable rural businesses to use clean electricity to grow their incomes while improving the viability of minigrids. The Energizing Agriculture Programme (EAP) partnered with Nigerian energy and agriculture companies to deploy 269 electric mills, cold rooms, vehicles, and other PUE equipment in off-grid communities.

This report shares key results—including up to 82% energy cost savings and a 25% drop in electricity costs—and offers lessons and recommendations to help scale PUE solutions across Nigeria.