Ogun State Government says it will key into the new national policy which allows states to generate their own energy through circular economic practices for further Industrial growth.
Commissioner for Environment,Mr Ola Oresanya gave the assurance while welcoming a delegation of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation UNIDO National Experts on Advancing Nigeria's Green and Just Transition to Net Zero Through Circular Economy Practices to Ogun State in Abeokuta.
Oresanya said since clean energy is so important to the state as the Industrial capital of the country with over seven hundred large and over three hundred smaller industries as well as production of more than one thousand, four hundred metric tonnes of plastic and more than one thousand,two hundred papers been recycled with ferrous and non-ferrous metals been recycled in the state,there is the need to key into the national policy on energy through circular economy practices that will lead to production of cleaner energy in the state "
"This is necessary so that use of fossil fuels which adds significantly to the production cost of companies with its harmful effects such as air emissions and various forms of pollution which impacted negatively on the environment can be reduced or be eliminated"
"Already the state is already on the right track to achieve this as the first state in Nigeria to adopt Compressed Natural Gas CNG to power its public transportation system and also the first to use electric bikes to replace bikes that burn fossil fuel"
Oresanya also revealed that the state government is also encouraging companies domiciled in the state on benefits of circular economy practices through transition to cleaner energy while the state government is partnering with the Oyan Dam on Hydro Power which is another form of clean energy to satisfy Industrial and domestic needs and sell to other states of the federation.
Also speaking,the Delegation Lead for the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation UNIDO National Experts,Mr Oluyomi Banjo said Ogun State is one of the five states that passed the organization's assessment tests on Advancing Nigeria's Green and Just Transition to Net Zero Through Circular Economic Practices which confirmed that there are things the state is doing about circular economy that are right and just.
He said with the state government adoption of national policy on energy through circular economy, more industries will come to the state which will lead to Industrial and economic growth as well as environmental safety.
Academia, Industrialists, Energy and Safety Experts took turn to address the UNIDO assessment team on their readiness to Advancing Nigeria's Green and Just Transition to Net Zero Through Circular Economic Practices in the state
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