Simba Solar has been educating Nigerians on renewable energy technologies—Gupta
A top official of the Nigerian chapter of Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ACCII), Rajneesh Gupta, has said that there are ongoing enlightenment campaigns on promoting renewable energy in Nigeria.
Before now, Nigeria and India are making moves to explore opportunities in renewable energy development as part of the international agreements signed by both countries.
Giving insights during a recent Business meeting in Abuja, Gupta recalled that “Simba Solar has been educating Nigerians on renewable energy technologies, and how it can deliver value. We are also training electricians and budding entrepreneurs that can key into these technologies to the end users.”
“Electricity generation is fluctuating this year, peaking 5,090megawatts as government continued to show determination to produce an energy mix with 30 per cent component of renewable energy out of the gross energy produced by 2030.”
Earlier, Indian High Commissioner, Nagabhushana Reddy, at a Business meeting, said Indian government was committed to deriving at least 30 per cent of its power needs from renewable energy by 2030.
While noting that exploring areas of cooperation in renewable energy would build on existing partnerships between both countries, especially as Nigeria, was member of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), Reddy averred that the association intends to provide dedicated platform for cooperation among solar resource rich countries and mobilise $1 trillion funds for future solar generation, storage and technology across the world.
According to him, “We are opening a new chapter of India-Nigeria economic engagement by moving into the power sector relating to renewable energy. India had been present in Nigeria in the power sector mostly in the areas of distribution and transmission.”
The High Commissioner revealed that both Nigeria and India would sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the renewable sector to create a joint working group to develop projects for enhanced and effective collaboration.
In his remarks, President of Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kayode Adetokunbo, called on the Federal Government to harmonise policies on renewable energy to create single body for the implementation of relevant policies, saying “There is no clarity in policies and we need all the advantages solar power and renewable energy can offer and put it in one agency that has multi-sectoral approach so that other relevant agencies can work together as a team.”
