Ibrahim Muhammad
Jigawa, Katsina, and Kano States have entered into a strategic partnership to establish a tri-state electricity market and jointly acquire equity shares in Future Energies Africa (FEA), the core investor in the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO).
The Jigawa state Commissioner for Power Engr. Surajo A. Musa PhD, made this known in a statement issued to newsmen in Dutse on Monday.
It said that governors of the three states, made the agreement in Marrakech, Morocco, over the weekend from Thursday October 16th to Sunday October 19th, 2025, during a High-Level Electrification Summit.
The statement explained that during the summit, Kano and Katsina States agreed to collaborate with Jigawa State, in taking equity stakes in Future Energies Africa to bolster KEDCO’s strategic direction.
According to the statement”The three states in partnership with Future Energies Africa, will embark on first-of-its-kind electrification fund, with target capitalization of N50 billion in the first instance, to rapidly accelerate access and supply across the 3 States”
“This he explained, will be done through embedded generation using renewables, solar home systems, grid extension and mini-grids,” he said.
It added that the states will explore means under the Electricity Act, to partner on the tri-state market, where partner regulation is mutually beneficial.
The states according to Musa, will collaborate with KEDCO, to reduce losses from residential consumers and to allow supply to improve to citizens in the States.
