The Lagos State Government has revealed plans to boost electricity supply to residents through innovations and landscape transformation.
TheConscience reports that the government said the move, which was in response to the concerns of limited energy resources and increasing energy demands in the State due to expanded civilisation and increased population, was an integral part of its THEMES agenda which strives to achieve the 2030 target on Sustainable Development Goal 7, focusing on affordable and clean energy in the State.
Speaking at a media parley held at the Lagos Energy Academy, Ikeja, on August 8, the General Manager of the Lagos State Electricity Board, Engr. Mukhtaar Tijani explained that efforts towards transforming the City’s energy landscape are in top gear as the government desires to expand the energy services across the State.
This online newspaper gathers that Tijani said that increasing electricity supply needs in the State, due to expanded civilisation and increased population, have led to concerns over the limited energy resources, hence, the government’s efforts on boosting electricity supply.
According to him, while a sustainable energy future including electricity supply boost requires structural reform and the facilitation of technology transfer, the four pillars of development – Economic, Political, Social and the Environment – must be considered.
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Speaking further, the General Manager explained that the approach towards achieving the 2030 target on Sustainable Development Goal 7, which focuses on affordable and clean energy in the State, has been captured in the developmental agenda of the present administration.
Highlighting some of the programmes of the Governor Babjide Sanwo-Olu administration on improving electricity supply, he said: “Part of the efforts to improve the energy structure is the Lagos Solar project which is an advanced power resolution initiative that is focused on implementing embedded solar power solutions for public facilities.
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“This project currently provides solar power to 172 public boarding secondary schools and 11 Public Health Centres and is designed to deliver 5MW of sustainable solar power to all rural, riverine and public boarding Secondary Schools located within the rural areas “, he revealed.
He revealed that the State, under the Public-Private Partnership structure, will soon embark on the retrofitting of street lights from High-Pressure Sodium Bulb (HPS) to Light Emitting Diode (LED), noting that this will afford the Agency the opportunity to transmit and utilise energy in an environmentally responsible manner.
