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region for carbon sequestration by protecting associated carbon dioxide production with According to a report by This Day, the
it from burning and intensive grazing leading carbon sequestration methods would make Vice President Osinbajo noted that the
to an increase in the ability of the vegetation Tlou the first carbon neutral power producer ongoing projects being executed by the Rural
to store carbon over time. This will assist Tlou in Botswana. Electrification Agency (REA) were critical
to be able to supply carbon neutral power TLOU ENERGY to the achievement of that objective and
to the considerable number of potential reduction of Nigeria’s carbon footprints.
customers in the region. A significant regional Osinbajo said that this is in line with the
power consumer, the Orapa diamond mine RENEWABLES globally endorsed Climate Change agenda and
operated by Debswana and located north Nigerian President’s Buhari administration’s
of Tlou’s gas fields has publicly stated their Nigeria wants 30% power effort to connect more communities to off-
objective to decrease their carbon footprint.” grid power and reliable energy sources, writes
The Lesedi project area can be considered to come from renewable Vanguard news.
as shrub savanna containing various tree According to reports, around 85mn people
species. The subdivisions found within sources by 2030 lack access to electricity in the West African
Tlou’s project area are predominantly rural country.
with most of the land being deployed for Nigeria says that it wants 30% of its total Meanwhile, the World Economic Forum
livestock agriculture. Tlou is in the process power supply to come from renewable energy says that as the country recovers from the
of negotiating the acquisition of land to sources by the year 2030. Covid-19 pandemic, the government should
reduce livestock numbers and implement fire Nigerian Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo use this particularly unique moment to
mitigation measures. This will substantially disclosed that Nigeria is planning to have at reset and accelerate progress on delivering
increase the amount of available woody least 30 percent of its total electricity supply sustainable energy.
biomass which can be used to claim carbon from renewable sources, majorly solar power WEF says that the pandemic has
credits within the project area. in the next nine years. highlighted the deep divide in Africa on
Carbon credits can then be offset against The vice president was speaking at the energy access progress.
the carbon dioxide associated with Lesedi’s gas inauguration of a 1.12MW Solar Hybrid In March 2020, The African Development
fired power generation component noting that Project at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Bank (AfDB) and the Nigerian government
gas will in any event produce considerably University, Bauchi on Thursday. launched the National Electrification Project
less carbon dioxide compared with that The West African country also plans to (NEP).
generated by coal and diesel. Balancing Tlou’s reduce carbon emission by 20% by 2030.

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