The Head of Co-operation, European Union Delegation, Massimo De Luca, has said that the EU is able to start the procurement of kit for the 5 chosen states in furtherance of its technical help for the Nigeria photo voltaic for well being undertaking.
The 5 states which have been chosen for the undertaking are Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Enugu, Ogun, and Plateau.
De Luca disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja throughout the second steering committee assembly of the technical help for the NISHP, an EU-funded programme.
“We’re already launching and able to start tools procurement for the 5 chosen states of Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Enugu, Ogun, and Plateau,” he stated.
He reiterated EU’s dedication to executing the undertaking which can give attention to increasing entry to scrub, environment friendly, and dependable power provide.
A Stakeholder Supervisor, NTU Worldwide noticed that the second steering committee assembly which has introduced collectively all collaborating states, mentioned core problems with sustainability and operations to ship the photo voltaic for well being tasks of their state and on the state degree specializing in state possession, stakeholder tasks, upkeep, and distribution.
“We’re channeling strategic discussions round how we will completely tackle the problem of sustainability and what non-public sector fashions are wanted to ship in every state and the way they are going to in the end function throughout the States.
“We additionally introduced in a telecom supplier from American Towers to focus on their expectations, as they anticipate receiving energy from a mini grid.
“Typically, we’re right here to rub minds with the EU, Ministry of Energy, Rural Electrification Company, on the Nationwide degree to map out sustainability plans and the way the undertaking can be sustainable.” he added.
Additionally Talking on the occasion, Ibrahim Shehu, consultant of Sunday Owolabi, Director of Renewable Power and Rural Entry on the ministry stated
it’s a welcome initiative as a result of it’s going to empower our well being centres, particularly the Major Well being Care.
“Sustainability is the principle concern and with the counterpart findings from the State, there can be a whole lot of commitments from the States.
“On power provide and sustainability, enterprise actions across the well being services will assist generate income that may preserve the grids whereas strengthening the worth chain across the well being care techniques in Nigeria.
“Photo voltaic tasks are capital intensive and in an effort to have good off takers and never simply the Major Well being Care, they need to think about viable websites and areas which have actions to give attention to whereas at this undertaking.” he added
The senior particular assistant to Ogun State Governor on Particular Duties and SDGs, a renewable Power Engineer, Damilola Otubanjo, stated, “This type of interplay is vital. “I commend the EU for this excellent initiative i’m notably captivated with this undertaking as a result of it’s my house.
“For my state actually, I really feel that a lot of the impacts can be with deploying to extra Major Well being Care techniques,we will discover a whole lot of smaller major well being facilities that actually have energy wants and give attention to them as a substitute of larger and fewer secondary ones.
“It’s a privilege that Ogun State is likely one of the first beneficiaries, we now have to reciprocate the goodwill of the EU by guaranteeing that the undertaking doesn’t fail, we need to scale up and broaden on this and never simply on distribution.” he added.
The Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) experiences that the NISHP undertaking which can run from 2024 to 2027 goals to bolster the nation’s healthcare system by offering solar energy to public well being services in collaborating states.
Implementing companions are GIZ, NTU, and American Towers. (NAN)