A total of €24.5m (N5.33bn) has been
earmarked by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry of
Economic Cooperation and Development to fund Nigeria’s renewable energy,
energy efficiency and rural electrification programmes.
The amount, which has its beneficiary as
the Federal Ministry of Power, will be used to promote the Nigerian
Energy Support Programme for five years.
The availability of the funds was
disclosed by the Head of Unit, Capacity Development, NESP, Mr. Felix
Nitz, during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the
NESP and the Renewable Energy and Efficiency Programme with 11 Nigerian
training institutions on Thursday in Abuja.
He explained that the MoU was part of
efforts by the EU, the German Government and the United States
Government to support skills development for Nigeria’s growing clean
energy sector.
Nitz
noted that the objective of the MoU was to create a skilled workforce
in Nigeria’s clean energy sector by empowering local institutions to
offer seven training courses in renewable energy and energy efficiency
for engineers, architects and technicians.
He said the courses included off-grid
renewable energy design for engineers, energy efficient building design
for architects and solar photovoltaic installation for technicians.
“Gone are the days when training is done
for training sake. For the clean energy sector to become an engine of
growth for the Nigerian economy, professionals have to be equipped with
relevant skills that render them employable in the industry,” Nitz said.
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