- July 26, 2021
- Posted by: adminer
- Category: Trade and Industry
Nigerians, and by extension, their businesses, expend about N7 trillion annually on power generation, a Renewable Energy expert, Mr Stephen Ogboko, has said.
Ogboko, also the Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, Off Grid Tech Solutions Ltd., made this known at a virtual news conference in Lagos.
He spoke on the theme: “Analysing the Benefits of Technological Innovation.”
According to him, this is inefficient, expensive, noisy, polluting and of poor quality.
He said that inadequate power supply had been a major challenge facing businesses in the country, forcing them to source for alternative power supply for their operations.
The executive director said: “Nigeria is among the countries with a very high need of electricity.
“A significant amount of the economy is powered largely by small scale generators and almost 50 per cent of the population have limited or no access to the grid.
“This could be effectively tackled with the deployment of off-grid renewable energy solutions by making electricity more cost effective and environmentally friendly.”
He described renewable energy from off-grid resources as sustainable and cost-effective for farmers and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).