IHS Nigeria, the top provider of communications infrastructure in Nigeria and a subsidiary of IHS Towers group, has partnered with Jaza Energy in a deliberate effort to find more environmentally friendly energy options. Through this partnership, IHS hopes to lessen its operational impact on the environment while also improving access to energy in underprivileged communities throughout Nigeria.
The collaboration demonstrates both businesses’ dedication to sustainability and innovation and highlights their common goal of giving underprivileged areas access to vital services.
At 250 IHS Nigeria locations in Nigeria, solar-powered hubs known as Jaza Hubs will be installed by Jaza Energy, a company renowned for its creative approach to renewable energy access. These hubs offer a more sustainable energy source for nearby towns in addition to providing clean energy to assist in powering the towers. To lessen dependency on diesel generators, the extra electricity produced by the solar panels on these hubs will be utilised to charge battery packs for nearby homes and businesses.
Project Green at IHS Towers is closely connected with the spirit of this relationship. The program, which is a component of IHS Towers’ Carbon Reduction Roadmap and aims to lower kilowatt-hour emissions intensity by around 50% by 2030, will need an investment of more than $200 million between 2022 and 2024.
According to IHS Nigeria CEO Mohammed Darwish: “Sustainability is a core value at IHS Towers. Project Green is part of our commitment to reducing our environmental footprint. This partnership with Jaza Energy complements this initiative as we seek to integrate more solar solutions on our sites and simultaneously help support local communities. In this case, by helping Jaza Energy provide more local households with access to battery packs for domestic use, as substitutes for diesel-powered generators.”
The Jaza Hubs have an influence that goes beyond just supplying electricity. Serving as a one-stop shop for energy needs, each hub provides a crucial service to areas where dependable electricity has historically been scarce. Because Jaza Energy’s innovative business strategy employs local women to run the hubs, it promotes community development. This strategy promotes social inclusion and local economic growth by giving women in these communities more career possibilities while also empowering them.
Jaza Energy has provided over 3 million solar battery swaps and its clean energy solutions have touched over 100,000 people in Tanzania and Nigeria to date. By the end of 2025, the company’s growth into Nigeria—which is aided by its collaboration with IHS Nigeria—should have reached about 200,000 more people, providing clean, renewable energy to some of the country’s most impoverished regions.
Continuing, Jaza Energy CEO Jeff Schnurr stated: “By partnering with IHS Nigeria, Jaza will extend the reach of clean energy even further, building upon IHS Nigeria’s foundational role in connecting the nation. We are thrilled to collaborate with a company dedicated to sustainability, and we look forward to aiding IHS Nigeria’s journey towards a greener future.”
IHS Towers has a history of advocating for environmentally friendly energy options. The corporation is making more than just the holistic approach to lowering its carbon footprint that is outlined in Project Green. IHS Nigeria had already installed hybrid power systems in more than 9,000 locations around Nigeria between 2016 and 2018 before the launch of Project Green.
These systems have contributed to a decrease in the use of non-renewable energy sources by combining solar electricity with conventional energy sources. Beyond Jaza, IHS Nigeria has carried out several projects as part of its dedication to community support to give local people dependable power and necessary services.
For example, in 2022 the company gave 106 solar-powered lamps to three states in Nigeria, benefiting about 510,000 people.
The business actively participates in environmental education and stewardship as well. IHS Nigeria worked with outside partners through its Clean Air Campaign, which was introduced in 2022, to help address pollution. IHS Nigeria aimed to increase public awareness of the significance of lowering air pollution and the part that sustainable energy solutions play in accomplishing this objective through media channels.
In addition, IHS Nigeria opened an Energy Hub in Alimosho, Lagos State, which is a fully furnished area where businesspeople can create creative concepts and solutions aimed at advancing the country’s energy efficiency objectives. This hub acts as a centre for innovation in the energy sector, giving business owners, professionals in the field, and members of the public a forum for cooperation and knowledge exchange.
IHS Nigeria and Jaza Energy’s engagement is about more than simply business; it’s about a shared commitment to building an equitable and sustainable future, BrandSpur business and economy news desk reports.
Through their emphasis on energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources like solar power, both companies are contributing to the development of a more sustainable and optimistic future. Nigeria’s environmental targets will be partially attained by the estimated 32,600–33,000 tonnes of CO2e reduction from the 250 hubs over the seven-year agreement.
However, the relationship between IHS Nigeria and Jaza Energy serves as an example of how private-sector cooperation can promote positive change in an era where development depends on having access to clean and reliable energy.
