- Minister of State for Power reaffirms FG’s commitment to an increasing power supply.
Goddy Jedy-Agba, Minister of State for Power, reiterated the Federal Government’s target for 2030. He gave the assurance at the seventh Nigeria Energy Forum, NEF, 2022, on Monday in Lagos. According to the minister, the country had a sustainable electricity vision of achieving 30 GW by 2030 with 30 per cent renewable energy.
The forum theme was: “Energising Economic Growth and Sustainability.”
The minister, represented by his Special Technical Assistant, Gabriel Lorsase, said the ministry had ongoing renewable energy programmes and initiatives to achieve the target. “We are in collaboration with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) under the Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP) funded by European Union. This body conceived and developed the Nigeria renewable vision platform.
“This serves as a hub for data-driven electrification planning and implementation. The project aims to enable and foster investments in renewable energy, energy efficiency and data-driven electrification planning and implementation while sustainably increasing energy access.”
The Canadian High Commissioner, James Christoff, noted that the country was open to more bilateral cooperation in the power sector with Nigeria. The High Commissioner said Canada would assist Nigeria in achieving power sector transformation.
Mr Christoff, represented by the Deputy High Commissioner, Teshome Nkrumah, said Nigeria needed to create an enabling environment where economic incentives would align with goals.