FG To Promote Clean Energy In Support Of Agenda 2050
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Senator Adeleke Mamora, has restated the ministry’s commitment to supporting the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) to achieve its mandate for an adequate, reliable, affordable supply of clean energy in the economy to support Nigeria’s Agenda 2050.
Mamora made this known during the commissioning of the permanent offices and laboratories complex for the National Centre for Energy Efficiency and Conservation (NCEEC) at the University of Lagos (UNILAG).
He said, “Energy efficiency and conservation, as well as deployment of renewable energy, are the pillars of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (UNSDGs), which has the goal of ensuring universal access to clean, reliable and affordable modern energy services by 2030,” he said.
The minister, therefore, commended the ECN for the foresight to seek approval for the establishment of the NCEEC for the nation in 2007 and for locating it at the prestigious university.
In his remarks, the directorgeneral of ECN, Prof. Eli Bala said the choice of the university as the site was informed by the fact that Lagos has the highest energy consumption demand, with a high population, homes, transportation system, industries and commercial activities driven by electricity and fuels.
Listing the centre’s mandate, Bala said they include the development of guidelines for energy-efficient end-use products and advice on the implementation; development of energy-efficiency codes, standards and specifications for domestic, industrial and commercial facilities; gathering, analysing and managing energy supply and consumption data and information.