Federal Government has urged investors to consider channeling heavy investments on hydropower, the same way they have been investing heavily on solar power technology.
The Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu has identified increased investment on hydropower as a veritable means of achieving the climate change objective of the country.
“If we have not seen as much investments in the small hydropower as much as we have seen in solar, it only means that some things are missing and that is why this capacity Worksop is key for us to bridge the gap and realise this project.” Regional Director and UNIDO Representative to ECOWAS UNIDO Regional Hub, Jean Bakole, raised concerns over the poor electricity access as well as the demand and supply gap, despite the tremendous amount of various renewable energy sources the region was endowed with.
The UNIDO rep added that, an integrated and systematic technical guidelines had become necessary to promote sustainable development of small Hydropower in the affected regions. “This policy helps for universal access to electricity with an increased in the rural population having access to mini grids energy or isolated systems by 25 percent in 2030.
“I believe that this workshop will provide us with a lot of information on how to overcome some of these challenges both in the development, the operations limiting small hydropower power systems within our region.”
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