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Goddy Jedy-Agba, the Minister of State for Power, said on Thursday at the 2023 Rural Electrification Agency (REA) Management and Board Retreat that the projects implemented through the REA will go a long way in closing the energy gap and enlivening unserved and underserved Nigerians.

At the retreat-themed “Institutional Strengthening for Sustainable Development,” Agba said that renewable energy was the quick solution to bridging the electricity gap in the nation, adding that that was why the Federal Government planned to continue to optimise it.