LAGOS – Access Bank, Nigeria’s largest bank by assets, has unveiled its ‘Switch to Solar by Access’ campaign to offer affordable financing opportunities to businesses and customers to adopt a cleaner and more reliable source of electricity through solar photovoltaic (PV) and batteries.
Njideka Esomeju, Group Head, Consumer Banking, at Access Bank, while unveiling the campaign, said: “In alignment with our commitment to social responsibility and sustainable development, Access Bank Retail banking aims to promote cleaner energy solutions within our communities.
“Recognising the critical role that renewable energy plays in reducing carbon footprints and fostering environmental sustainability, we are launching a targeted initiative to facilitate the acquisition of solar power products through flexible financing options with the Switch to solar product.
“We launched the initiative, which ensures that each household can have solar energy, first of all, to reduce costs for them, provide clearer energy and the product will be financed by the bank.
She stated that in ensuring this the bank is in collaboration with credited vendors across the country that are selling solar products. We are collaborating with them to ensure that these are gotten at a good rate. We aim to ensure that all households, commercial businesses and industrial factories are powered by solar.
Speaking on the bank alignment to ESG, the Regional Sales Director of Access Bank, Bolarinwa Animashaun said that the switch-to-solar was born based on engagement with customers of the bank.
“We needed to assist them to provide alternative ways to power their operations. We all know the cost of the tariff of electricity”, he said.
He added that the bank is contributing to the Economic, Social and Governance (ESG) seventh goal that was adopted by the United Nations as this specifically aligns it with a global brand.
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