The Renewable Energy Programme (REP) is Nigeria's contribution to the African strategy on voluntary emission reduction in response to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC)[1] The Federal Ministry of Environment's Renewable Energy Programme is targeted at stimulating the energy sector by attracting capital as well as promoting the development of initiatives and technologies in Nigeria.[2]
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| Type | Programme |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | Abuja, Nigeria |
Main organ | Engr. (Mrs.) Bahijjahtu Hadiza Abubakar |
Parent organization | Nigerian Ministry of the Environment |
| Website | renewableenergy |
Mission
edit- Create awareness about Nigeria's challenges of clean energy supply
- Develop and commercialize the Renewable energy sector
- Provide avenues for private sector participation
- Influence government policy on alternative sources of energy that are clean, reliable, stable and sustainable
Goals
edit- Stable electricity supply
- Protection of the environment
- Reduction of Green house gas emissions
- Enhance Biofuels production through agricultural and household waste
- Convert rural cooking methods from firewood and fossil fuel to smokeless alternatives
- Address pollution, deforestation and vegetation loss
- Position Nigeria as a role model in Africa's contribution to the climate change commitments
- Job and wealth creation
Projects
editIn order for the programme to achieve its goals, such as mitigating the impacts of climate change, the following projects have been proposed:[3]
- Nigerian Biofuels Policy and Incentives
- The National Clean Cooking Scheme (NCSS)
- The Rural Energy Access Project (REAP)
- Energy Efficient Housing Scheme
- The Abuja Green City
- Renewable Energy Village
- The Nigerian Clean Energy Access Program (NCEAP)
- Rural Women Energy Security (RUWES)
- Clean Energy Transport Scheme (CETS)
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Our Objectives". renewableenergy.gov.ng. 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ "Clean Energy Initiatives – Federal Ministry of Environment". Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Nigeria - Domestic Activities". United Nations Environment Programme - Climate and Clean Air Coalition. Retrieved July 28, 2014.