The Lagos State government says it has signed a partnership deal with a Dutch-owned Harvest Waste Consortium to build a waste-to-energy plant that will provide electricity for about 40,000 homes.<\/p>\n
This was announced by Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, via his X page on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The project is aimed at turning waste in the commercial city into energy.<\/p>\n
Sanwo-Olu stated that the deal is a ground-breaking one as it seeks to generate energy for the benefit of residents internally.<\/p>\n
He explained that the plant will process 2,250 tonnes of waste daily and transform it to 60-75 megawatts of electricity.<\/p>\n
He stated,<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, I announced that Lagos State has formalised a ground-breaking partnership with Harvest Waste Consortium to build a high-efficiency Waste-to-Energy plant on the Epe landfill. This project will transform our waste management and energy production.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe new Waste-to-Energy plant will process 2,250 tonnes of waste daily, generating 60-75 megawatts of electricity annually.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThis innovation will power 40,000 homes, significantly enhancing our energy security and reducing our environmental footprint.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n According to the governor, the partnership with the Dutch firm represents a monumental step forward in waste management strategy with a promise to reduce 550,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions daily, improve air quality, and divert 95% of our waste from landfills.<\/p>\n He added,<\/p>\n \u201cBeyond environmental benefits, this project will stimulate economic activities, attract major investments, and create jobs in Lagos. It\u2019s a testament to our commitment to building a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable city for all<\/em>\u201d<\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWith the full backing of the Dutch government and the expertise of Harvest Waste Consortium, we are turning our waste into wealth. Together, we are building a better Lagos.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n While not disclosing the financial commitments involved in the deal, the governor stressed that the collaboration marks a new era of international cooperation to solve local challenges.<\/p>\n New media aide to the governor, Jubril Gawat,further disclosed in a tweet that the waste plant project will\u00a0 \u201cstimulate economic activity, attracting major investments to Nigeria and creating 300-500 jobs during the construction phase and 110 permanent jobs over the plant\u2019s operational lifespan of more than 25 years.\u201d<\/p>\n The aim is to provide a sustainable alternative to the current practice of waste dumping while diverting more than 95-98% of waste from landfill sites.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Lagos State government says it has signed a partnership deal with a Dutch-owned Harvest Waste Consortium to build a waste-to-energy plant that will provide electricity for about 40,000 homes. This was announced by Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, via his X page on Tuesday. The project is aimed at turning waste in the commercial […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":32853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32850"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32850\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32858,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32850\/revisions\/32858"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}