As part of its strategy to support rural electrification in Nigeria, Huawei has unveiled its high-reliability, high-quality, and sustainable Fusion Solar smart Micro-grid value proposition..
The Fusion Solar Micro-grid solution technology was designed to accelerate universal rural electrification in Nigeria was unveiled at the Huawei Day Nigeria Power Sub-Forum,
According statistics there are currently 80 million rural Nigerians who lack access to electricity. With the significant decline in solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage costs, distributed Micro-grids have emerged as the optimal solution for rural electrification.
The DARES Program, led by Nigeria’s Rural Electrification Agency (REA), is in full swing and is expected to provide stable power to 17.5 million residents, 237,000 MSMEs and 3,030 state-owned hospitals.
However, ensuring these micro-grid systems operate reliably for 20+ years remains a critical challenge for developers and OEMs.
At the Power Forum held by Huawei as part of the activities for Huawei Day Nigeria 2025, REA Managing Director Mr. Abba Aliyu highlighted that the new DARES program enforces stricter technical and quality standards to ensure long-term stability and establish Nigeria and Africa as a benchmark for micro-grid deployment.
Huawei disclosed that its four core capabilities of high quality & reliable product; Efficient, Responsive After-Sales Support; Future-Ready, Scalable Solutions; and Smart and simple O&M meet REA’s High Standards.
On product reliability, Huawei emphasized that product reliability stems from a responsible OEM. Without strong research and development (R&D) investment, product quality and competitiveness suffers. As the global leader in inverters (No.1 in shipments since 2015), Huawei invests 20% of annual revenue in R&D, ensuring cutting-edge technology for Nigeria’s micro-grid market.
Explaining its highly efficient, responsive After-Sales Support, Huawei pointed out that over the past five years, Huawei Digital Power has built a comprehensive service ecosystem in Nigeria, offering end-to-end support for developers and EPCs and have a unique “Only Replacement, No Repair” policy: During warranty, faulty parts are swapped promptly from local stock. Huawei put forward “1+6+25” Spare Parts Network:1 National Spare Parts Hub,6 Regional Warehouses and 25 Field Service Locations. This is a game-changer for remote rural projects.
As rural electricity demand grows, modular expansion is critical. Huawei’s string inverter + modular design allows independent PV and storage scaling. Each battery pack has a built-in energy optimizer, which achieves 24/7 real-time active balancing, eliminating the “bucket effect” (increasing usable capacity by ~2%). Seamless future expansion (supports mixed old/new battery use).
On Huawei’s capability as a simple and smart O & M, the company highlighted that because rural micro-grid sites are often far from urban centers, smart monitoring becomes essential. Huawei’s Smart PV Management System (PVMS), enables String-level PV monitoring and cell-level battery management, which reduces on-site maintenance by 50% and improves fault diagnosis speed by 80%.
Engr. Obinna Agwu, Managing Director of Ventura, and a valued partner in attendance at Huawei Day Nigeria Power Forum Shared that “Together with Huawei, we are Lighting Up a Greener Nigeria”, highlighting their experience with rural solar projects, including the Ebonyi Rural Solar Project which uses Huawei SUN2000-100KTL inverters and LUNA2000-200kWh smart string energy storage systems (ESS). This site Operates flawlessly with very high electricity availability.
Engr. Agwu added that key advantages of using Huawei solutions include: All-in-one modular design (easy outdoor installation), future-proofed scalability, simplified operation and maintenance (O&M), and ultimately significantly reduced costs. The local Huawei Nigeria team is always available for pre/post-sales support (design, installation, commissioning) to ensure reliable support throughout the solution lifecycle.
Closing the forum, Mr. Cruise Ni, Head of Huawei Digital Power Nigeria, stated that “Huawei will continue innovating and collaborating with partners to advance Nigeria’s energy transition, bringing stable, green, and sustainable power to more rural communities