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which increases the efficiency of solar panels financed by Westa.Solar and a grant from the TotalEnergies is committing $60 billion to
by making them follow the path of the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Development investment in renewable energy in the next
sun,” Togolese mines minister Mila Aziable Office. The contract is expected to meet 10 years, with 10 per cent of that investment
explained during the opening ceremony. almost a quarter of the energy needs of the expected to come to Nigeria.
Togo, which imports more than half of its packaging products maker. Speaking at a virtual parley with
energy from Nigeria and Ghana, is banking “This is the first of what we hope to be many journalists, the Executive General Manager,
on solar power to develop access to electricity solar power projects for C&I companies in Total Country Services, Mrs. Bunmi Popoola-
for its 8mn residents. Nigeria,” said Kolawole Akinboye, Westa. Mordi, highlighted steps that would help
“This project is the fruit of our ambition Solar Nigeria Country Manager. According in adapting the new name, logo and visual
to bring universal access to electricity and to him, Petrichor will save over NGN235mn identity of the company.
provide clean and renewable energy to all,” ($572,000) over the next 10 years thanks to THISDAY had reported that the
Togo’s president Faure Gnassingbé said on this project. shareholders of Total Group, had in a meeting
social media. Westa.Solar intends to develop and implement in Paris, in May, approved the resolution to
“I am thrilled it was done in record time” a large pipeline of C&I solar projects in the change the company’s name from Total to
(18 months), he added. region over the next few years. It will offer TotalEnergies, thereby anchoring its strategic
The inauguration of this platform is the customisable systems that range in size from transformation into a broad energy company
latest in a push to increase access to electricity 50 kW to 5 MW. in its identity.
and develop renewables in the West African She said the change was at the heart of
country. the company’s strategy to achieve carbon
neutrality by 2050 and that it was also an
RENEWABLES opportunity to shed light on the Group’s
ambition in relation to its operations.
Total targets more set precise, demanding targets for 2030. We
SOL AR “Beyond our ambition for 2050, we have
RP Global, Oolu create solar renewables, LNG production will produce more renewable electricity and
LNG,” Popoola-Mordi said.
JV in West Africa in Nigeria by 2030 the decline in output from fields currently
“We will also need new oil projects to offset
Renewables developer and investor RP Global Total Companies in Nigeria has unveiled its in production while decarbonising our
and solar distributor Oolu Solar are launching corporate vision in line with the change of the hydrocarbon production chain by avoiding
a joint venture (JV) in West Africa to serve Total Group to TotalEnergies. and reducing emissions and capturing
commercial and industrial (C&I) customers The organisation aims to produce more residual emissions,” she added.
in the region. renewable electricity and Liquefied Natural
The JV, called Westa.Solar, has already Gas (LNG) by 2030.
delivered a 0.5-MWp solar project under The oil major also outlined its broad
the power purchase agreement (PPA) model energy lineup that includes oil, gas, electricity,
to Petrichor Industries in Nigeria, mainly hydrogen, biomass, wind and solar.

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