• Targets 3,000Megawatts
Delta State has taken the lead in the generation of
renewable energy as Canada has pledged to invest
$5billion to produce 3,000 megawatts (Mw) of
electricity.
The initiative of the state government to key into the
green economy programme of the global community paid
off as the Federal Government signed the Foreign
Investments Protection Agreement (FIPA) with Canada to
remove bottlenecks to make smooth the take-off of
Canadian investments in Nigeria.
Similarly, Delta State government signed a memorandum
of understanding (MoU) with a Canadian investor,
Skypower Energy to build and generate solar-powered
electricity in the state.
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Foreign Investments,
Mr. Olusegun Aganga, said the Canadian investor was
investing $5 billion in renewable energy in the country.
According to him, the firm will produce 3,000 Mw of
solar-based electricity for the national grid with the
facility being deployed first in Delta State having taken
the initiative for the renewable energy plant.
“Skypower will deploy first in Delta State which has
taken the lead because of the enormous work the state
has put in to ensure the realisation of the renewable
energy programme,” Aganga said.
He said the Federal Government will facilitate the
provision of licence to generate the solar-based
electricity for the national grid with about 1,000
megawatts being generated form plants in Delta State.
The Canadian Minister of International Investments, Mr.
Christian Paradis, said with the deal between Nigeria and
Canada, more investors would be encouraged to invest in
Nigeria.
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan,
expressed delight with the agreement and the keen
interest shown by the Federal Government, noting that it
was an endorsement of the initiative of the state
government.
“This is very historic and emotional for me. For us in Delta
State, we have keyed into the green economy
programme of the global community. The green economy
is not just in enhancing the environment but also meant to
empower the people,” he said.
The governor assured that Deltans would benefit from
the 1,000 Mw that would be generated from the state
as some of it will be dedicated to the state.
Besides, he said FIPA was a big benefit from the World
Economic Forum, Africa (WEFA) in Abuja.
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