The Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Amina Mohammed, the Special Representative to the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, Damilola Ogunbiyi and President of The Rockefeller Foundation, Dr Rajiv J. Shah are among the dignitaries who will join him to launch the Nigeria Integrated Energy Planning Tool.
The launch will hold virtually in collaboration with Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and support from the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet and The Rockefeller Foundation.
Others expected at the event are Minister for Power Abubakar Aliyu; Minister of State for Power Goddy Jedy Agba; Minister of State for Environment Sharon Ikeazor; Managing Director, Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Ahmad Salihijo; and Vice President for Infrastructure, World Bank, Riccardo Puliti.
According to a press statement by SEforAll Director of Communications Sherry Kenny, PPP the new data-driven, the interactive platform will support the country’s ambition of achieving Social Development Goal (SDG7) – universal energy access – by 2030.
The Nigeria Integrated Energy Planning Tool, powered by extensive geospatial modelling and layers of data, is the first truly-integrated energy planning platform that incorporates the requirements for universal residential electrification, institutional electrification, powering of productive uses, and access to clean cooking.
Stating the importance of the tool, the statement says it will promote a holistic approach to achieving SDG7 and energy development while also supporting local manufacturing, expanding local solar technology value chains, and potentially creating thousands of new jobs in Nigeria’s energy sector.
