- The committee is a collaboration between the ECN and the UNEP, with financial support from the Clean Cooling Collaborative.
- The primary objective is accelerating energy-efficient AC adoption with climate-friendly, low-GWP refrigerants in residential, commercial and public buildings.
The federal government and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have said they are working towards providing energy-efficient cooling solutions across Nigeria. This was disclosed during a meeting with members of the National Technical Committee of the Scaling-up Energy-Efficiency and Climate-Friendly Cooling project in Abuja. The committee is a collaboration between the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) and the UNEP, with financial support from the Clean Cooling Collaborative (CCC).
The committee deliberated and reviewed the project’s work plan for 2024. It said the meeting aimed to propel the provision of energy-efficient and climate-friendly cooling solutions across Nigeria. Speaking at the meeting, the director-general of ECN, the implementing institution for the project, Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, emphasised that the primary objective was to accelerate the adoption of energy-efficient air conditioners with climate-friendly, low-GWP (global warming potential) refrigerants in residential, commercial and public buildings.
According to him, the meeting marked a crucial step in implementing the sustainable cooling project, emphasising the commitment of both ECN and UNEP to advancing climate-friendly solutions in Nigeria. By fostering collaboration among experts and stakeholders, he said the committee would ensure a comprehensive and sustainable approach to meeting climate targets in the country.