Nigeria: Country Sets Ambitious Renewable Energy Target

Nigeria has set an ambitious target of moving 20 per cent of the country to off-grid renewable energy sources by 2012.

Renewable energy presently contributes less than one per cent of the country’s energy mix profile.

Dr Victor Fodeke, Head of the Nigeria Special Climate Change Unit, told NAN yesterday in Accra that the move was aimed at addressing Nigeria’s “awful” energy situation.
“We have set targets for achieving this ambition within the stated time frame and this include energy saving programme for the country,” he said.

Others, according to him, are the adoption of energy efficient strategies, the mass popularisation of solar energy plants, wind and small hydro-energy plants and encouraging investment in bio-mass for energy generation.

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