The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited group managing director, Mele Kyari, has called on developed countries to put Africa countries in a special concession in energy transition as putting the continent at the same speed as industrialized nations could spark an energy crisis.
Kyari made the call within the week at the 30th convocation lecture of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger state, when he spoke on how NNPC limited has positioned itself to lead Africa in energy transition.
Speaking on “Energy Transition and Energy Accessibility – The New Paradigm,” the NNPC boss emphasized that “Putting every country in the same energy transition speed could therefore result in unanticipated collateral damage that can spark energy crisis and deny developing countries access to available and cheaper energy for growth.”
Kyari, who Explained NNPC’s strategy for a smooth and realistic energy transition, said that the nation’s apex oil company has set the necessary machinery in motion to lead Africa in transition to low-carbon and renewable energy.
According to Kyari, NNPC was deepening natural gas utilization under the National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP).
He said the company is currently extending the natural gas infrastructure backbone from Ajaokuta in Kogi state to Kano through Abuja and Kaduna under the AKK Gas Pipeline Project.
“Besides, the NNPC boss explained that this mega pipeline would be fed by both Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) and Obiafu-Obrikam-Oben (OB3) gas pipeline through Oben node in Edo State, and deliver 2bscf of natural gas to power plants and industrial off-takers along Abuja, Kaduna and Kano,” he said.
He maintained that as a national oil company and a global player, NNPC was ready to shift to renewable energy.
By Sunday Elom
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