Morocco and Nigeria are cooperating to boost the use of energy in the northwest region and other parts of the country. The Federal Government of Nigeria, in collaboration with Morocco and the Jigawa State Government, are working to establish solar energy initiatives.

The solar power project will be implemented in Gwiwa Local Council, a local government area of Jigawa State, with an estimated land allocation of 200,000 hectares. Sagir Musa Ahmed, Jigawa State Commissioner for Land, Housing and Urban and Regional Planning, said that this solar energy project is an initiative of the Moroccan government, in collaboration with the federal government and the government of Jigawa State. It aims to improve the electricity supply in the country, particularly in the states of Zamfara, Jigawa, Katsina and Yobe.