- Schneider Electric warns Nigeria against the use of thermal plants
- Schneider Electric admonishes Nigeria and greater West Africa to support sustainable energy shifts.
According to the world authority on energy management and automation, Schneider Electric, the electricity production in Nigeria using thermal power plants is detrimental to the growing sustainability imperative of lowering carbon emissions.
Christophe Begat, managing director of Anglophone West Africa, stated. Nigeria’s existing plants can produce 12,522MW of power. However, they can only deliver up to 4,000MW at a time, leaving a gap in the supply.
Begat claims that thermal processes are responsible for 78% of all electricity production. He claimed that due to the company’s new electrification strategy for Nigeria, Schneider Electric sees a compelling need to consider goals including accessibility, dependability, cost, and, most significantly, sustainability.
According to Schneider Electric, the percentage of electricity in the world’s energy mix will increase from 6% to at least 40% by 2040.
However, the energy company claims that it is also concentrating on the methods of producing electricity, which are currently dominated by energy- and carbon-intensive thermal plants, in addition to increasing electrification. Therefore, Schneider Electric is rethinking power sustainability through a ground-breaking approach called “Electricity 4.0.”
The company consequently advised Nigeria and greater West Africa to support this energy shift.
Schneider Electric states that it recorded up to an 80% reduction in engineering costs and time, up to 75% reduction in maintenance costs, and up to 50% reduction in carbon footprint, on average, across sectors, after a few case studies with EcoStruxure.
The Managing Director contends that practitioners can cut carbon emissions and unlock savings in energy and maintenance expenses by acting on insights, which has significant implications for affordability and sustainability.