NAEC rallies stakeholders to chart path for energy transition, gas utilisation
Top energy industry leaders will on October 3, 2024, converge on Lagos for the Association of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria (NAEC) Annual International Energy Conference 2024.
The organisers revealed that the conference would focus on the role of natural gas as an energy transition fuel, addressing Nigeria’s Trilemma of Finance, Energy Security, and International Politics.
The National Chairman of NAEC, Ugo Amadi, in a statement, said that the captivating lineup of activities for the association’s 2024 conference, promises to tackle Nigeria’s most pressing energy challenges head-on.
Amadi said the conference’s main theme- “Gas as Energy Transition Fuel: Navigating Nigeria’s Trilemma of Finance, Energy Security, and International Politics,” was carefully curated to address the critical national discourse and provide strategic solutions to guarantee Nigeria’s energy security and sustainable future.
He said: “The conference will feature a dedicated session on “Actualising the Decade of Gas: Powering Nigeria’s Energy Sufficiency, Industrialisation, and Economic Prosperity,” and other sessions that will talk about the pivotal role of natural gas in driving Nigeria’s energy sufficiency, industrialisation, and overall economic prosperity.
The NAEC chairman further said that the third session of the conference will look at issues around: Solving the Gas-To-Power Debacle: Unlocking Investments For NESI, Analysing Tariff Adjustment, Frequent Grid Collapses, and 6,100 MW Target by December for Sustainable Growth
He noted that the session promises to tackle the longstanding challenges in the gas-to-power sector, unlocking investments, addressing tariff adjustments, and achieving the ambitious 6,100 MW target for sustainable growth.
Amadistated that the 2024 conference, marking the inaugural edition under his leadership at NAEC, would serve as a pivotal platform for influential figures to exchange insights, knowledge, and peer-reviewed analyses concerning the opportunities and challenges confronting the diminishing investments in Nigeria’s energy sector.
Similarly, Chairman of the NAEC 2024 Conference Committee, Adeola Yusuf, revealed that the upcoming conference promises to be a game-changer for Nigeria’s energy industry.
According to Yusuf, the conference would bring together a diverse array of players, including ministers, CEOs, industry captains, regulators, lawmakers, and other key stakeholders, adding that with the participation of industry leaders and experts, the event promises to deliver actionable insights and innovative strategies to propel the sector forward.
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