FG lauds NNPC’s foray into renewable energy

Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu

The Federal Authorities has recommended the Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm (NNPC) for venturing into the occasion of renewable vitality all through the nation.

The Minister of Science and Know-how, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, gave the commendation on Thursday all through his go to to NNPC’s pavilion on the continuing Know-how and Innovation Expo 2018 on the Eagles’ Sq. in Abuja.

Onu talked about the corporate’s foray into renewable vitality would help the nation maintain vitality security, improve nationwide monetary system and place her for the fuel export market.

“It's essential that we spend an entire lot of our vitality to arrange for the long term and the long term is in renewable vitality.

“I actually really feel joyful that that is occurring. We're collaborating with NNPC in that respect to make it a actuality,” Onu talked about.

He disclosed that the Ministry was interfacing with the corporate to rework flared gas into methanol.

The minister moreover talked about that methanol and ethanol manufacturing inside the nation would go a good way in stabilising vitality present inside the nation.

“Due to the abundance of pure gas in Nigeria, we should all the time have the flexibility to transform all the flared gas into methanol which may make it additional useful in vitality, power and petrochemical industries.
“We have now to assemble a robust chemical commerce in Nigeria to permit us industrialise in a style that will make us really an superior nation.”

The 2018 Science and Know-how expo with the theme: Fast monitoring Sustainable Enchancment of Nigeria by way of Science and Know-how, which started on March 5, ends on Friday.