Mkpoikana Udoma
Port Harcourt — A building solutions company, Lafarge Africa Plc, has sought stronger ties with the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to scale up the company’s power generation capacity.
Lafarge Africa Plc, a member of Holcim Group, has also applauded NERC for evolving Nigeria’s power sector to a more reliable energy landscape.
The Managing Director and CEO of Lafarge Africa Plc, Lolu Alade-Akinyemi, made the request to scale up the company’s power generation during a courtesy visit to the Commission in Abuja.
Alade-Akinyemi said, “I want to acknowledge the vibrant role that NERC has played regarding the evolution of the power sector.
“The regulatory clarity and forward-thinking policies have laid a solid foundation for a more resilient and reliable energy landscape.
“We are here to deepen our partnerships to scale-up our capacity,” noted Alade-Akinyemi.
Responding, NERC Chairman, Sanusi Garba who received the Lafarge team, assured of the Commission’s willingness to provide support to Lafarge.
Similarly, NERC Vice Chairman Dr Musiliu Oseni, called for the constitution of a technical team of NERC and Lafarge to further discuss energy scale-up requests.