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FG restates commitment to renewable energy intervention

FG restates commitment to renewable energy intervention

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The Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, has re-affirmed his ministry’s commitment to driving renewable energy in Nigeria. According to the minister, renewable energy is one of the ministry’s focal points to drive power supply in the country even as it plans to integrate renewable energy through the Paris Agreement and the Vision 30:30:30 to deliver 30GW of electricity with 30 per cent renewable energy mix by 2030. The minister, represented by the Director, Renewable Energy and Rural Power Access, Faruk Yabo, at a virtual launch of Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Energy Finance (SUNREF), explained that the lack of financing was the key challenge facing the renewable energy and energy efficiency in Nigeria. “It is quite gladdening that the private sector and our partners are ...