Lagos to host energy summit on 10 November, seeks private investors
- Lagos go hold two-day energy summit on 10 November, with 1,500 to 2,000 stakeholders expected.
- Energy commissioner Biodun Ogunleye say di goal na action on power supply, metering and clean energy.
- Di state want private investors to help fix electricity as e dey push CNG and electric vehicles.
Lagos State go host energy summit on 10 November, and di government say e want turn years of talk about poor electricity into practical steps. Di state Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Biodun Ogunleye, announce di plan for press conference on Thursday.
Between 1,500 and 2,000 people dey expected at di event, wey get theme Lagos Energy Evolution. Dem include regulators, electricity distribution companies, power generators, investors, energy suppliers, engineers, academics and development partners.
Di timing matter for ordinary Lagos residents and businesses, many of whom still dey battle unstable power and rely on generators and fuel. Ogunleye say di summit mean to move discussions "beyond policy declarations to actionable solutions" wey go improve supply, widen access and strengthen di state economy.
Wetin di summit go focus on
According to di commissioner, talks go centre on energy sufficiency, affordability and accessibility, metering, clean energy, electric mobility and efficient infrastructure. He say Lagos, as Nigeria commercial and industrial centre, suppose lead with solutions other states fit copy, and energy commissioners from other states dey expected to attend.
Ogunleye name Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), electric vehicles and other emerging clean technologies as key parts of di state energy transition, saying di summit go look at investment opportunities and how dem fit work in practice.
He also say private operators dey show growing interest in partnering with di state to expand infrastructure and fix constraints in di electricity market. Government alone, he argue, no fit deliver di scale of change wey needed.
Di summit go also showcase di state Clean Energy Initiative, wey go give secondary school students chance to present projects dem develop for dia schools and communities. Ogunleye describe am as investment in young innovators.
Di Permanent Secretary of di Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Ibilola Kasunmu, say di gathering conceive to bring di whole electricity value chain together to identify problems and develop solutions jointly. She urge operators and members of di public to register and take part.
No specific funding figures, new power targets or timelines dem announce for di press conference.
Wetin go happen next
Di summit hold on 10 November. Nigerians go dey watch to see whether e go produce concrete commitments from investors and clear steps on metering and supply, rather than another round of declarations.
