The Aso Rock Presidential Villa is set to switch to solar power and will stop using the national electricity grid by March 2026.
The project is almost done and has been testing since December 2025, as it’s expected to save the government money on electricity bills.
According to report, the State House Medical Centre has been running on solar power since May 2025 and hasn’t used a generator since then.
The Permanent Secretary, State House, Temitope Fashedemi, has revealed that Aso Rock Presidential Villa will disconnect entirely from the national electricity grid by March 2026 as it concludes the transition to a solar-powered mini grid,
The move is aimed at saving money, as the Villa currently pays around N47 billion yearly on electricity.
The government is also checking for overbilling by the electricity company, AEDC, and has found some cases.
“We are hopeful that maybe by March we’ll be able to do a full cutover,” he told lawmakers, noting that the project is expected to significantly reduce government expenditure on electricity.
Similarly, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, had referenced the White House’s adoption of solar energy as a precedent for the decision.
Before the commencement of the solar transition, the State House had accumulated electricity debts approaching N1 billion.
Fashedemi further disclosed that the ongoing testing phase had uncovered cases of alleged overbilling by AEDC, including instances where transformers billed for electricity not supplied.
“What we have discovered in the course of all of this, especially during the testing phase, is that there’s been a lot of overbilling,” he said.
“We are using that period now to point it out to them and hopefully do some reconciliation about this legacy liability.”
