ABUJA — The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission approved 10 captive power permits with a combined capacity of 54.94 megawatts in the first half of 2026, according to a review of its quarterly reports by Daily Trust. Six went to tertiary institutions, including the University of Port Harcourt and its teaching hospital, which received 10.7MW each, and Modibbo Adama University, Yola, which received 5MW. Nigerian Breweries' Kaduna plant got 8.02MW and BUA Cement in Sokoto 12MW. The Rural Electrification Agency says 22 federal universities and three teaching hospitals now run on solar power under the Energizing Education Programme.