Lagos State provides solar energy to 172 schools, 11 health centres

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Adefioye Iyunade

The Lagos State Government has said that it is providing solar power to 172 public secondary schools and 11 public health centres (PHCS).

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The Director-General, Lagos State Electricity Board (LSEB),  Mr Mukhtaar Tijani, who made this known during a news briefing on Tuesday in Ikeja said that the increasing energy demand in the state due to expanded civilisation and increase in population had led to concerns over the limited energy resources.

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Tijani said that the focus of the government was on a sustainable energy supply which entailed optimised use of energy to minimise pollution.

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According to him, the government is committed to transforming the city’s electricity landscape and making it the pride of the nation and Africa as a whole.

He said, “The approach to achieving the 2030 target on Sustainable Development Goal 7 which emphasises affordable and clean energy in the state has been captured in the developmental agenda of the present administration.

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“The making of Lagos a 21st Century Economy entails enhancing and facilitating access to clean energy technology including renewable energy, as well as advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel energy for the state.

“Part of the effort to improve the energy mix is the Lagos Solar Project which is an initiative that is focused on implementing stand-alone solar power solutions for public facilities.

“This project is currently providing solar power to 172 public secondary schools and 11 public health centres (PHCS).”

He said that the board would conduct energy audit for facilities across the state with the aim of developing comprehensive master plan that would serve as blueprint towards investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology.

Tijani said that this procedure was expedient as it provided the opportunity to assess the current energy level and needs of the state.

According to him, this will provide means of expanding the capacity to meet the desired needs as it will cut across all sectors of the state.

“The first phase of this exercise has been completed at state-owned healthcare facilities, educational institutions, waste management facilities, parks, water works, sports, theatres and cinemas across the five divisions of Lagos.

“We would not be limiting the audit to government and public facilities as the strategy is to incorporate the private sector to harmonise all energy sources in the state and have an inclusive management plan that will cater for future expansion,” he said.

 

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