Tuesday, 4 October 2016

FG plans 45,101MW electricity generation from multiple sources by 2030


The Federal Government has unveiled a Sustainable Energy For All-Action Agenda (SE4ALL-AA) that would increase Nigeria’s power generation from the present 3,000 Mega Watts (MW) to 45,101MW by 2030. Government plans to achieve this target gradually from the present 3,121MW from fossil fuel to 18,200MW by 2030, The Guardian reports.
The Federal Government, which disclosed this in its Sustainable Energy For All Action Agenda document also expected renewable energy generation to reach 13,800MW. It declared that by 2030, the country would be generating 13,000MW from gas, 3,200MW from coal; 2,000MW from nuclear; 5,000MW from solar; 1,000MW from solar thermal; and 1,100MW from biomass.
Director, Press, Ministry of Power, Timothy Oyedeji said in a statement that the Federal Government has adopted four documents, which are National Energy Efficiency Action Plans (NEEAP), National Renewable Energy Action Plans (NREAP), Sustainable Energy For All-Action Agenda (SE4ALL-AA) and the Nigerian Power Sector Investment, Opportunities and Guidelines.

No comments:

Post a Comment