The British Government over the weekend gave a seal of approval for more foreign investments in Lagos, as plans get underway for the take-off of the first waste to energy plant in the State.
The Deputy British High Commissioner in Nigeria, Mr. Ben Llewellyn Jones, gave the official nod when he spoke at Igando Refuse Dumpsite after a guided tour of facilities of the West African ENRG, alongside State officials, led by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello.
In his phrases: “Though some people consider Nigeria and investments and appearance the opposite way, we say ‘appearance this manner’. We will help you and it's far a real opportunity right here as it's miles being confirmed nowadays and even possibilities to develop beyond even what is being finished now, that is so super”.
“It is honestly excellent what's being done the usage of British technology, finance and actual high-quality Nigerian force and knowledge to create some thing unique that is actually going to develop and grow”, the diplomat brought.
Jones reiterated that such a lot of problems of climate alternate, the venture of pollutants, task of drainage and of plastics stepping into the drains cropped up on the web page however are being solved with the aid of the West African ENRG waste conversion facility, that is so mind-blowing.
The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tunji Bello, at the same time as welcoming the crew, said the quest of West African ENRG to move from waste-to-wealth to setting up the first waste-to-strength facility speaks volumes approximately the conducive business ecosystem in Lagos.
Bello, who was with the Permanent Secretary, Environmental Services, Mrs. Belinda Odeneye, and LAWMA MD, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, said West African ENRG came to Lagos in 2014 and had its waste conversion plant unveiled by using Governor Fashola in 2015, pronouncing the company now plans to installation a waste-to-electricity plant.
“There had been a few periods of difficulties, that we have now efficaciously conquer. Now, we were able to restore all that they commenced with. They have also progressed a lot of factors. You ought to have determined for the duration of the inspection nowadays a number of conversion strategies from waste to plastics, rubber, cans and bottles”, Bello said.
The Commissioner stated from the brief and visual clips at the proposed waste-to-power task supplied by using West African ENRG, it's far clean that if the company gets more enablement, it would make similarly progress in waste conversion.
“Lagos has usually been a Mecca of investments. What we just need to do is to make certain that infrastructural tendencies are improved and tremendous development is being made in that regard. We have the roads, water and other infrastructural facilities ready”, he emphasized.
While taking the visitors spherical, the CEO of West African ENRG, Mr. Paul O’Callaghan, said his organization plans to make investments about $one hundred twenty five to $150 million greenbacks to construct a 25 megawatts waste-to-power facility that could system 2.Five tonnes of waste daily.
“At the instant, it takes three to four hours in the dry season to tip waste on the open landfill web page to the moist season that takes as lots as 24 hours depending at the weather. We are committing to beneath 30 minutes and aiming for 15 minutes turnaround time”, O’Callaghan explained.
He stated the brand new undertaking approach the PSP will circulate from homes to the waste-to-strength facility and within 15mins could be back on the streets amassing wastes, for this reason growing higher financial system for the PSP and a quicker and cleaner Lagos State.
O’Callaghan, who was in organisation of the COO, Lolade Oresanwo, expressed readiness to convert the Olusosun dumpsite to a waste-to-electricity facility that might be constructed to British requirements in terms of emission control if closed down, adding that it might take approximately 20 months to finish after groundbreaking.
The Managing Director of LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, who turned into a part of the group, expressed self assurance with what he noticed, keeping that there is potential to address the level of recyclables to be able to be generated from the society whilst sorting from supply.
“For me, that is an encouragement for us to give them an enabling environment to do something comparable round here and different elements of Lagos, in order that we are able to deliver improvement and prosperity to the round financial system in the State.
“We want to have the primary waste-to-electricity plant in Lagos earlier than the stop of the 12 months. So, following nowadays’s go to, we're in discussions with a view to supply them a Letter of Intent, with the opportunity of signing an MOU as soon as possible to start a step toward waste-to-electricity for Lagos State”, the MD defined.
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