#PoweringAfrica: When Ajay and I started this we said we can't do Mickey Mouse business... so we set up this unprecedented partnership called #Mission300. We are not alone. It's a partnership that will scale, that will transform. - @akin_adesina
#COP28UAE: REA, @NASENIHQ Cooperation Agreement went full circle earlier today at the #ChinesePavilion, Blue Zone, #COP28 where a landmark agreement was signed with Shenzhen Lemi Technology Development Company Limited of China.
COP28 wahala signing of MOU between @therealanif_ and @NASENIHQ in Dubai.
2: why wasting public funds when you can sign the agreement in Abuja?
What is the issue?
3: negotiations started from Nigeria and concluded in Dubai at the highest level with SHENZHEN LEMI TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED.
So what did they achieve?
4: $150m Lithium- ion battery manufacturing and processing factory in Nigeria was achieved.
5: The Chinese firm signed off during COP28 and demanded that the two Nigerian agencies must sign that MOU immediately.
6: The President gave them go ahead to sign as a pre - requisite condition for the factory to be established.
7: So it is a win win for Nigeria.
8: Don’t forget that REA is to facilitate access to electricity and promote clean renewable energy. Then, NASENI on the other hand is tasked with the development of science and engineering innovation through strategic investments.
9: For Solid Minerals Ministry, they will quickly issue a license for them to establish the factory.
10: Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment is backing this project.
11: The so called negative comments from the 9th House of Rep forced China not to release money for PH - Maiduguri, Lagos- Calabar, Abuja - Lokoja railway projects.
12: Let us allow govt officials to work and secure investments for us.
13: it is my hope that @abati1990 will read. This information will help him to understand why the two agencies ( REA & NASENI) signed the MOU in Dubai.
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Earlier today, stakeholders convened at the #GermanPavillon at #COP28 on the question of “decentralized energy provision and production”.
The Executive Director, Technical Services at the REA, Engr. @BarkaSajou joined Christian Achtelik, Councilor of the city of Stadt Köln, Councilor Nkosenle Madlala of the South African Metropolitan eThekwini Municipality, and Vice-president of the German Association of Cities, ICLEI Co-Chair for climate action and Lord mayor of Bonn, Ms. Katja Dörner.
The panel was moderated by Sonja Berdau, climate expert from Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH - GIZ.
Did you miss it? Click here https://t.co/fSdND4BPP8 to watch Barka Sajou share his insights on decentralized energy systems, community-led sustainability mechanisms, energy data management systems, and more.
At #COP28, We are Open to Expanding Our Partnerships to Impact More Lives:
9 Days to the #REASideEvent at #COP28UAE, we take stock of strategic efforts on energy access and climate action through the REA.
As the Federal Government of Nigeria strengthens the energy sector through data-driven policy frameworks and initiatives, the goal is to:
⭕️ Fast-track the energy access interventions for socioeconomic growth in last-mile communities.
⭕️ Transform climate finance mechanisms to deliver on climate-resilient solutions.
⭕️ Strengthen the Productive Use Market through innovative, people-centered solutions and business models.
⭕️ Improve the investment climate for private sector players and investors.
⭕️ Strengthen electricity markets across the 36 states of the federation, optimizing the objectives of the 2023 Electricity Act to deliver fit-for-purpose energy access interventions.
⭕️ Support research, development and innovation efforts to deliver on practical solutions to existential development challenges.
⭕️ Strengthen project sustainability mechanisms for sustainable development.
To join us at all the Side Event on the 5th of December, click here https://t.co/joVrME5KMn.