How Total is driving clean energy initiative via solar service stations in Nigeria
The success of the paradigm shift to clean energy regime by Total Nigeria Plc since the commissioning of the first solar service station ever installed in Nigeria, at Onigbagbo Service Station in 2013, has encouraged the multinational to grow the rollout to its 30th.
Accordingly, solar installations designed and managed by Total Nigeria PLC, the Nigerian downstream affiliate of the Total group, have now reached a combined capacity of 1 megawatt installed (MW) and produced more than 1 gigawatt hour (GWh) of clean electricity.
A key advantage is that for each of the project so delivered, savings of 340,000 liters of diesel, which translate to offsetting approximately 900 tons of carbon dioxide emissions is recorded.
Business Hilights gathered that the recent commissioning of the 30th solar powered service station has emboldened future plans to install solar capacity to generate enough energy to power the equivalent of 460 average Nigerian households according, to International Energy Agency database.
Managing Director of Total Nigeria Plc, Imrane Barry, “This project is in line with the Total group’s ambition to become the responsible energy major and with its commitment to develop solar energy.
“It reduces our CO2 emissions while decreasing our electricity bill each year.”
Committed in a worldwide solarisation programme, Total has the ambition to equip 5,000 of its service stations worldwide with solar panels by 2021, with the goal of offering affordable, reliable and clean energy solutions for countries where it does business.
