President Bola Tinubu will leave Abuja on Sunday for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to attend the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit on January 27-28, 2025.
The summit, organized by the Tanzanian government in collaboration with the African Development Bank Group and the World Bank, aims to further the “Mission 300” initiative, which seeks to provide electricity to 300 million people in Africa by 2030.
In Dar es Salaam, African leaders, private sector representatives, development partners, and civil society groups will collaborate on strategies to accelerate energy access across the continent.
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The summit will serve as a platform to exchange knowledge, expertise, and resources to address Africa’s energy challenges, as stated in a release by President Tinubu’s Special Adviser, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday.
The discussions will focus on improving energy access in underserved regions, promoting renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency, and attracting private sector investment.
On the first day, at the ministerial level, participating countries, including Nigeria, will present their national energy strategies, referred to as compacts, outlining their plans to achieve universal energy access within five years.
On the second day, Heads of State will adopt the Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration, which will establish a unified roadmap for Africa’s progress toward the Mission 300 goals.
During the summit, President Tinubu will deliver a national statement reaffirming Nigeria’s commitment to universal energy access and its leadership role in Africa’s energy sector. He will also highlight Nigeria’s ongoing clean energy projects and its strategy for integrated energy delivery across the continent.
The President will be accompanied by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu, Special Adviser on Energy Olu Verheijen, and other senior government officials.
He will return to Abuja after the summit.
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