Starsight Energy has completed a 1.2MW solar power installation for Nigeria’s Polysmart Group, adding renewable electricity capacity to one of the country’s largest recycling operations. The system will serve facilities in Mowe and Ota, Ogun State.
For Polysmart, the project is about reducing dependence on conventional electricity sources while lowering operating costs. The company estimates solar energy will now supply approximately 35% of its factory’s electricity demand.
That matters because recycling is an energy-intensive business. Electricity costs directly affect profitability, particularly in manufacturing environments where margins are increasingly pressured by energy prices.
Polysmart processes and exports recycled materials including food-grade PET products, plastics and industrial recycling materials for international markets. The solar project also reflects a broader trend developing across Africa’s industrial sector.
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More manufacturers are investing in on-site power generation rather than waiting for grid improvements alone. According to Starsight Energy, the installation is expected to reduce carbon emissions by roughly 13,000 tonnes over its operating life.
For Nigeria’s industrial sector, the significance goes beyond emissions. The project demonstrates how companies are increasingly treating energy security as a business strategy rather than an infrastructure problem.
As power demand rises and electricity costs remain volatile, self-generation is becoming part of the industrial playbook. For companies with large energy requirements, solar is moving from a sustainability initiative to a financial decision.
By Thuita Gatero, Managing Editor, Africa Digest News.
