The British Government over the weekend gave a seal of approval for more foreign investments in Lagos, as plans get underway for the take-off of the first waste to energy plant in the State.
Feb 14, 2021
CEO West Africa ERNG, Mr Paul Callaghan, COO West Africa ERNG, Lolade Oresanwo, Commissioner for The Environment and Water Resources, Tunji Bello, Deputy British High Commissioner, Mr Ben Llewellyn-Jones, Permanent Secretary, Environmental Services, Mrs Belinda Odeneye and MD Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) during a visit to the WestAfrica ERNG facility at the Igando landfill site, Alimosho over the weekend.
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Ahead of the establishment of the first waste-to-energy facility in Lagos State, officials of the British High Commission in Nigeria and the Lagos State Ministry of Environment have conducted a site visit to WestAfrica ENRG facilities in the state.
Waste- to- Energy: Foreign firm plans $150M 25 megawatts facility in Lagos
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By Olasunkanmi Akoni
The British Government has expressed support for more foreign investments in Lagos State, as moves for the first Waste to Energy plant in the state commenced.
This happened as a foreign energy firm, West African ENRG, disclosed plans to invest $150 million to build a 25 megawatts waste to energy facility that would process 2.5 tonnes of waste energy daily.
The Deputy British High Commissioner in Nigeria, Mr Ben Llewellyn Jones, made the remarks at the weekend during an inspection tour of Igando refuse dumpsite facilities of West African ENRG, in the company of state officials, led by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tunji Bello.