Lagos Drives Clean Energy Initiative To Power ICT Sector

• The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu is leading the way to drive the use of cleaner energy to power the booming ICT sector in the State.
• The Ministry of Energy & Mineral resources, disclosed this at the first stakeholders’ virtual roundtable with the ICT industry on Thursday 4th February.

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In furtherance of its efforts towards providing a more efficient power solution, the Lagos State has initiated moves to drive the use of cleaner energy to power the booming ICT sector.

This was made known at the Ministry of Energy & Mineral resources, first stakeholders’ virtual roundtable with the ICT industry on Thursday 4th February.

The Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources, at the virtual Roundtable, highlighted the intentions of the State Government to achieve significant reductions in carbon emissions.

EKO HOT BLOG gathered at the session tagged “Clean Energy Initiative to Power the ICT Sector in Lagos, the Commissioner, Ministry of Energy & Mineral Resources, Engr. Olalere Odusote emphasized the importance of the ICT sector in achieving the State’s ambitions of becoming a Smart City and a 21st Century Economy as evidenced by the ongoing deployment of 6000km of fibre optic cables across the State.

He added that Lagos has the highest density of ICT infrastructure in Nigeria, and the sector accounts for about 410,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per annum in the State.

He enjoined the attendees to collaborate with the State on its journey towards a low carbon economy by embracing cleaner energy sources such as Solar, Wind, and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).

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Engr. Odusote noted that the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is focused on providing the leadership and the enabling environment and is crafting the appropriate policies to support this transition.

In her contribution, the General Manager of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), Dr, Adedolapo Fasewa, said that Lagos State “is committed to supporting Nigeria to achieve the objective of net-zero emission target by 2050 under the C40 Cities Alliance alongside 9 other African cities”.