Okra & Creeds Energy – 50 household mesh-grid pilot (Nigeria)

The pilot project in Bassa, Nigeria, utilized Okra's mesh-grid technology to create a 'Hub-and-Spoke' topology, allowing high-powered prosumers and businesses to share excess renewable energy with low-powered residential households. This configuration reduced the average CAPEX cost per connection from an initial estimate of $642 to $450 and enabled the energization of 46 more households than originally planned. The network currently maintains over 99% up-time, though the actual Average Revenue per User (ARPU) of ₦3,500 Naira is ₦500 lower than the ₦4,000 Naira target. Following the pilot's success, Creeds Energy is seeking funding for a 1,000-household scale-up across 18 additional locations.

• The project adopted a 'Hub-and-Spoke' topology where high-powered users, such as a Primary Healthcare Centre, a mosque, a barber shop, and a phone-charging shop, share excess power with nearby low-powered residential users. This approach allowed Creeds Energy to energize 46 more households than originally planned, nearly doubling the initial target.
• The reconfiguration of the mesh-grid into the Hub-and-Spoke design lowered the average CAPEX cost per connection to $450 per household, down from the initial project design estimate of $642 per connection.
• The network is currently operating with over 99% up-time, although the actual Average Revenue per User (ARPU) is ₦3,500 Naira, which is ₦500 less than the modeled target of ₦4,000 Naira.
• Creeds Energy is planning a scale-up to 1,000 households across 18 locations using a modified Hub-and-Spoke configuration and is working with the DART Fund by All: On to secure funding.

APA

Alliance for Renewable Electrification (2023). Okra & Creeds Energy – 50 household mesh-grid pilot (Nigeria). https://renewelec.org/case-study/okra-creeds-energy-50-household-mesh-grid-pilot-nigeria/

Chicago

Alliance for Renewable Electrification. Okra & Creeds Energy – 50 household mesh-grid pilot (Nigeria). 2023. https://renewelec.org/case-study/okra-creeds-energy-50-household-mesh-grid-pilot-nigeria/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{allianceforrenewableelectrification2023okra, author = {{Alliance for Renewable Electrification}}, title = {{Okra \& Creeds Energy – 50 household mesh-grid pilot (Nigeria)}}, institution = {Alliance for Renewable Electrification}, year = {2023}, month = feb, url = {https://renewelec.org/case-study/okra-creeds-energy-50-household-mesh-grid-pilot-nigeria/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }