State House will lead the way for public buildings

Nigeria’s seat of power, known as the State House, will lead the way in key renewable energy sources to help mitigate the impacts of climate change in the country.

Other public buildings are expected to switch to alternative energy sources in accordance with the country’s Energy Transition Plan, said Ibrahim Gambari, President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff.

The Plan seeks to address the dual crisis of energy poverty and climate change with renewable energy that contributes at least 30 percent to the energy matrix by 2030.

Read the full statement below:

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE STATE HOUSE

NIGERIA ENERGY TRANSITION PLAN; STATE HOUSE LEADS THE WAY FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS

The President’s Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, has stated that the House of Representatives will lead the way in driving the global shift towards renewable energy options by government institutions in line with the Nigerian Energy Transition Plan.

The Plan seeks to address the dual crisis of energy poverty and climate change with renewable energy that contributes at least 30 percent to the energy matrix by 2030.

Professor Gambari had this to say at State House, Abuja, when he received in audience a three-person team from EM-ONE Energy Solutions who paid him a courtesy visit as a follow-up to an earlier presentation on the options available to State House to address its energy challenges.

According to the Chief of Staff, “the world is now focused on reducing the effect of climate change. What we are looking for is the energy solution that comes with environmental sustainability. For us in the House of Representatives, there is a need to live by example. Just as I was impressed with your first introduction, your growing capability and technological innovation continued to enhance your ability to meet your projections. I am happy to note that it could actually improve the renewable energy solution with more space for solar panels.”

“I’m also glad you came to update us, as this will improve our process of deciding which way to go. The House of Representatives can’t afford not to be ahead of the curve with the First Family here, and we can’t afford blackouts and we need to reduce how much we spend on diesel and reduce our carbon footprint; so this is the direction we want to go in, ”he stressed.

EM-ONE CEO Mir Islam thanked the Chief of Staff for the opportunity given to the team, noting that having grown up in this country, “we don’t want Nigeria to be left behind in the global energy landscape. transition program.

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“More than 50 percent of the Government House’s energy need can be provided in Phase One and can go up to 80 percent, but due to space limitations with the possibility of exporting excess generated energy to the grid. under the Nigerian Transitional Energy Plan on Public Utilities”.

He added that the company’s pilot renewable energy at the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in Mabushi, Abuja, is a good case study for other public buildings in Nigeria, noting that a similar project would provide the resilience and cost-savings measure. of costs that the House State requires.

According to him, “The State House, being a very important building, would be a model for all other public buildings to follow, especially since climate change is now a global focus point.”

In his remarks, Permanent Secretary of the State House, Tijjani Umar, said that he brought in the team on the order of the Chief of Staff to find the best way out of the growing power challenges of the State House; prohibitive cost of power generation, as well as the unsustainable carbon footprint on the environment, which is ungreen and also expensive to maintain. Based on this, we invited EM-ONE for a presentation that recommended the option of a renewable energy solution that is the current trend around the world.

“So, you provided options in your initial presentation that will allow us to reduce what we spend on energy, and you’re here with an additional value-added follow-up presentation to allow us to make a decision on a sustainable energy solution for the House of Representatives. Omar said.

Abiodun Oladunjoye

Director, Information

January 29, 2023