According to the most recent assessments from the Society for Planet and Prosperity, GCA Capital Partners, and Climate Advisers Network, which were issued almost 75% of the electricity used in Nigeria is generated by diesel and gasoline-powered generators.
According to findings by the coalition, fewer than 5,000 megawatts of the approximately 25,000 megawatts of power used in Nigeria came from the national electrical system and were generated by diesel and gasoline-powered generators.
At a press conference in Abuja, the groups announced this information as well as 11 essential steps that must be taken to inspire swift decisions and creative solutions in order to meet Nigeria’s net-zero goal.
The first approach is to raise the generation, according to Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, President of the Society for Planet and Prosperity.