COP31: Nigeria, Kenya, others back 300m solar homes goal

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COP31; Nigeria, Kenya, Bangladesh and Vanuatu have endorsed the Global Rooftop Solar Declaration, backing a plan to double solar-powered...

Nigeria, Kenya, Bangladesh and Vanuatu have endorsed the Global Rooftop Solar Declaration, backing a plan to double solar-powered households to 300 million by 2030.

The endorsements were announced Monday in Antalya, Türkiye, on the sidelines of COP31. Australia was the initial signatory.

The declaration underpins the 300 million solar homes initiative. It aims to scale rooftop and distributed solar by cutting permit delays, lowering upfront costs and expanding the workforce needed to install and maintain systems.

Ibrahim Shelleng, Nigeria’s senior special assistant to the president on Climate Finance and Stakeholder Engagement, said solar investment was tied to economic stability.

“A sustainable future cannot be built in isolation,” Shelleng said in a statement.

“For Nigeria, investing in solar infrastructure is investing in economic stability. It drives local job creation, lowers long-term infrastructure costs, and strengthens energy independence.”

In Nigeria, decentralised solar has already extended electricity access to 5.3 million people, according to the organisers.

In addition to the governments, 34 members of parliament across 21 countries have endorsed the declaration.

Surangel Whipps, president of Palau, and Musadik Masood Malik, Pakistan’s minister for climate change, joined leaders to discuss the initiative.

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