MTN and Lumos today announced their commitment to further expand their service across Katsina State, providing accessible electricity to thousands of homes and businesses across the state.

Expansion to Katsina began earlier this year with hundreds of customers already enjoying 24/7 electricity.

The announcement took place at the ongoing Katsina State Economic and Investment Summit holding in the state capital, Katsina.

A statement by the project’s publicists said: “MTN and Lumos join the dots between the mobile phone revolution and solar energy. Together they are making modern electricity available to millions of Nigerians through reliable smart solar systems offering electricity as a service paid through MTN mobile phones.

“Marketed as the MTN Mobile Electricity, and available at MTN stores, the MTN-Lumos Smart Solar Solution enables Nigerian households and small business across Nigeria to replace expensive, dangerous and noisy generators as well as candles and flashlights with modern solar electricity that can power DC electronic devices such as LED lights, cell phones, fans, computers, TVs (all at once, every day).”