The Nigerian Presidential Villa is scheduled to disconnect from the national electricity grid by March 2026, transitioning fully to a solar mini-grid system to ensure uninterrupted power and reduce administrative costs.
The Aso Rock Presidential Villa is poised to achieve total energy independence by March 2026, following the successful implementation of its solar power project. State House Permanent Secretary, Temitope Fashedemi, disclosed this during a budget defense session, noting that the transition aims to curb the high costs of grid electricity and frequent overbilling issues. Fashedemi highlighted the success of the State House Medical Centre, stating, “the generator in that State House Medical Centre has not been put on for one minute since May last year.”
This shift follows a N10 billion budgetary allocation in 2025 and an additional N7 billion in the 2026 proposal to complete the “Solarisation of the Villa” project. Beyond cost reduction, the move is intended to address legacy debts and systemic inefficiencies within the national grid. Officials noted that during the testing phase, “there’s been a lot of overbilling” by service providers for power not actually supplied. By adopting this sustainable alternative, the presidency aims to eliminate the need for aging, expensive backup generators.
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