Lagos moves to explore nuclear energy for electricity
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday, said the state government is looking towards exploring nuclear energy as an alternative source of power supply in the state.
The governor, who revealed this at the 4th Corporate Assembly, tagged ‘BRF Meets Business’, held at the Lekki Free Zone, said the state government recognises the importance of power supply to economic development in the state, hence its resolve to explore all possibilities to addressing the challenge.
Fashola said the decision for the possibility of nuclear energy was one of the fallouts of the resolutions during the 2014 Economic Summit (Ehingbeti) to provide adequate power supply for the state.
He said the State Executive Council meeting on Monday devoted two hours to deliberate on nuclear energy for the state and how it could be deployed to into use within the next 15 to 24 months.
He added: “That shows you how we intend to address issues of power in the state. We sat down with one of the foremost practitioners, who is a Nigerian and he took us through all the protocols that is needed for the establishing because in less than three years, especially when we need not do distribution but places like the Lekki Free Zone can have the nuclear power between 15 and 24 months”.
The governor said the state government will not leave any stone unturned to ensuring the best for citizens of the state in its strive to solve the power problem.
Responding to questions from stakeholders from the Organised Private Sector (OPS) on the need for government to create more enabling environment, Fashola told the gathering that most of the regulations guiding their business operation were derived from laws inherited by the government.
Admitting that some of such laws may require modification, the governor, however, urged them to be on the side of the law, while they continue to engage government on grey areas.
The governor, who revealed this at the 4th Corporate Assembly, tagged ‘BRF Meets Business’, held at the Lekki Free Zone, said the state government recognises the importance of power supply to economic development in the state, hence its resolve to explore all possibilities to addressing the challenge.
Fashola said the decision for the possibility of nuclear energy was one of the fallouts of the resolutions during the 2014 Economic Summit (Ehingbeti) to provide adequate power supply for the state.
He said the State Executive Council meeting on Monday devoted two hours to deliberate on nuclear energy for the state and how it could be deployed to into use within the next 15 to 24 months.
He added: “That shows you how we intend to address issues of power in the state. We sat down with one of the foremost practitioners, who is a Nigerian and he took us through all the protocols that is needed for the establishing because in less than three years, especially when we need not do distribution but places like the Lekki Free Zone can have the nuclear power between 15 and 24 months”.
The governor said the state government will not leave any stone unturned to ensuring the best for citizens of the state in its strive to solve the power problem.
Responding to questions from stakeholders from the Organised Private Sector (OPS) on the need for government to create more enabling environment, Fashola told the gathering that most of the regulations guiding their business operation were derived from laws inherited by the government.
Admitting that some of such laws may require modification, the governor, however, urged them to be on the side of the law, while they continue to engage government on grey areas.
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