Oritsegbubemi Omatseyin
Lagos — A German firm, PANA Holdings, has expressed interest in building renewable energy and allied decarbonisation technology manufacturing facilities in Nigeria’s green industrial zone, Evergreen City, with the support of the German government.
Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, SPEC, and Presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, who confirmed this, said there would be significant work to do before the collaboration reached the construction stage. According to him, the company’s interest in the project aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s green industrial vision.
Ngelale, said he had a conversation with renowned innovator and entrepreneur Mr. Daere Akobo in the presence of German DHM H.E. Johannes Lehne and the PANA Holdings team.
He said: “Mr. Akobo’s organisation is one of Nigeria’s core indigenous EPC companies with the sustained technical competence to qualify for high-level partnerships with German industrial conglomerates across oil & gas, electric power, and other critical sectors.
“Areas of industrial manufacturing opportunity include but are not limited to Orcan Waste Heat Recovery Technology: Conversion of unused and waste heat energy from engines and industrial facilities into clean electricity that is immediately usable. (Organic Rankine Cycle Technology).
“Multi-Phase Pumping Technology: Technology that is deployed to help reduce gas flaring.
“Mokveld Zero Emissions Control Valves: Components that function to substantially reduce fugitive emissions.
“Amplified Geochemical Imaging, AGI: Non-conventional exploratory technology and capability to assess the integrity of carbon capture utilization and storage, CCUS, instrumentation.
“Decarbonisation of Nigeria’s electric power grid: An ongoing agreement between Siemens and PANA Infrastructure to decarbonize the grid through a multi-phase approach can advance value chain localization through its participation in Evergreen City.
“Climate-Smart agriculture infrastructure manufacturing: Production and deployment of instruments to support the local supply chain that will undergird integrous greenhouse farming.
“Continuous emission monitoring: Leveraging Infosys platforms to deploy metering solutions and develop a comprehensive dashboard for real-time monitoring and evaluation.”
“While there is significant work to do before this collaboration reaches the construction stage, we are pleased with the cooperation of the private sector in turning President Bola Tinubu’s green industrial vision into a reality, and we remain dedicated to doing everything possible in order to turn hope into tangible opportunities for Nigerians.
Ngelale also met with the leadership of the NCCC leadership team on the current developments, preparations for upcoming events and progress on several subsets of projects, focal points, and international climate co-operation matters.
