Lagos Electricity Board promotes sustainable energy

The Lagos State Electricity Board (LSEB) has disclosed that efforts are in top gear towards transforming the State’s energy landscape as well as expand the energy services across the State.

The General Manager of the Board, Engineer Mukhtar Tijjani who spoke at a media parley at the Lagos Energy Academy, Ikeja, affirmed that the increasing energy demands in the State is as a result of the expanded civilisation and increased population, leading to concerns over the limited energy resources.

According to Tijjani, the focus of the Board is on sustainable energy supply, which entails optimised use of energy to minimise pollution.

“The flagship initiative towards this effort is the conduct of energy audit for structures across the State with the aim of developing the comprehensive master plan that will serve as a blueprint towards investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology.

This project he said currently provides solar power to 172 public boarding secondary schools and 11 Public Health Centres (PHCs) to deliver 5 megawatts (MW) solar power to rural, riverine and public boarding secondary schools.

He further disclosed that the State, under the PublicPrivate Partnership structure, will soon embark on the retrofitting of street lights from High-Pressure Sodium Bulb (HPS) to Light Emitting Diode (LED).

He said the Lagos Energy Academy has been remodelled to provide International standard training in all areas of the power value chain to young citizens.