The Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan (NESP) aims at developing respond robustly to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic by creating a financial stimulus to ramp up Nigerian economy. The plan focuses on supporting of SMEs, creation of jobs and protect poor and vulnerable people.
The main interventions proposed lies on the agricultural field, construction and repair of roads and housing programmes. Regarding the energy sector, the plan notably develops a solar power strategy targeting 5 million households, serving about 25 million individual Nigerians who are currently not connected to the National Grid. It encourages private sector solar PV installation companies to participate by allowing access low-cost financing from development finance institutions.