- Yemi Osinbajo arrives in the United States to deliberate Nigeria’s energy transition plan.
Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has departed the country’s shores to deliver an address on Nigeria’s energy transition plan at the Centre for Global Development in Washington, DC. The VP and his United States counterpart, Ms Kamala Harris and other top officials, will deliberate on the country’s plan toward a zero-carbon future.
Yemi Osinbajo left on Wednesday for meetings from Thursday to seek global partnerships and support for the policy, which was launched recently.
Last week, He inaugurated Nigeria’s Energy Transition Implementation Working Group (ETWG), which has some Ministers and other top government officials as members.
It was developed to attain 2060 net-zero emissions commitment in 5 critical sectors: Power, Cooking, Oil & Gas, Transport & Industry. Nigeria needs $410 billion to deliver the Transition Plan by 2060, with at least $10 billion needed per annum for effective implementation.
On his entourage are the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed; the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola; the Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu; the Minister of Environment, Mr Mohammed Abdullahi; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva; and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General/CEO for Sustainable Energy for All, Ms Damilola Ogunbiyi.