The Federal Government has expressed readiness to collaborate with Hecate Global Renewables and other renewable energy companies to develop and sustain the energy sector in the country.
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji disclosed this when a delegation of Hecate Global Renewables (USA) paid him a courtesy in Abuja.
Nnaji explained that the development of the energy sector will boost our quest for industrialization, job creation and the desired economic boom of Nigeria.
Minister said, partnering with Hecate Global Renewables is timely and in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of this Administration, targeting improved power generation will enhance the completion of the various renewable energy projects in the country.
Nnaji, therefore, said the Ministry is ready to collaborate with Hecate Global Renewables Company if it is prepared to kick-start the sector’s projects in the country.
Also speaking, the Director-General, Energy Commission of Nigeria, (ECN) Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi said that the International Renewable Energy Agency has conducted some studies on Solar Energy which will enhance climate change mitigation of greenhouse gasses as well as improve the health of humanity.
Earlier, The Head of Business Development, Sub-Saharan in Africa, Ms Catharine Jimmy Mfere, said that Hecate Global Renewables Company is one of North America’s largest renewable energy generation and Battery Storage project that develop, build, own and operate portfolio utility- scale green generation, renewable energy and battery storage in targeted growth markets
She further stated that their main aim in coming to Nigeria is to collaborate with the Ministry and work together in order to manage the energy sector to a world standard.
In the same vein, she noted that the company has executed a lot of projects in the United States of America and African countries such as Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Zambia, amongst others.
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