This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is jointly signed by the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGON), acting through its Federal Ministry of Power (FMOP), and the Government of the United States of America ("USG''), acting through the Office of the Coordinator of Power Africa and Trade Africa and the United States Ambassador in Nigeria (collectively, the Participants).U.S. President Barack Obama launched the Power Africa initiative (Power Africa) on June 30, 2013, during his visit to Africa. Power Africa draws on the tools of multiple USG agencies, including the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department of State (State), the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the ExportImport Bank of the United State (EXI M), the U.S. Trade Development Agency (USTDA), the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the Department of Treasury (DOT), the Department of Commerce (DOC), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF), to partner with the private and public sectors to increase significantly the amount of electricity available in sub-Saharan Africa.