By Chesa Chesa
Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, has secured the input and prospective strong partnership of innovator and entrepreneur, Mr. Daere Akobo, whose firm has the technical competence to qualify for high-level partnerships with German industrial conglomerates that can propel Nigeria’s climate action agenda.
Ngelale and Akobo held vital discussions in this regard on Tuesday covering several areas of collaboration although “there is significant work to do before this collaboration reaches the construction stage”.
This partnership will be quite significant as Nigeria seeks to build a brand new green industrial zone, Evergreen City, in the central part of the country where green energy technological inputs will be manufactured.
Highlighting the latest developments in a note to journalists, Ngelale explained: “On Tuesday morning, I relished a technical discussion with prized innovator and entrepreneur, Mr. Daere Akobo, in the presence of the German DHM, H.E. Johannes Lehne and the team from PANA Holdings.
“Mr. Akobo’s organization is one of Nigeria’s core indigenous EPC companies with the sustained technical competence to qualify for high-level partnerships with German industrial conglomerates across oil & gas, electric power, and other critical sectors.
“Areas of industrial manufacturing opportunity include, but are not limited to: Orcan Waste Heat Recovery Technology: Conversion of unused and waste heat energy from engines and industrial facilities into clean electricity that is immediately usable. (Organic Rankine Cycle Technology).
“Multi-Phase Pumping Technology: Technology that is deployed to help reduce gas flaring.
“Mokveld Zero Emissions Control Valves: Components that function to substantially reduce fugitive emissions.
“Amplified Geochemical Imaging (AGI): Non-conventional exploratory technology and capability to assess the integrity of Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) instrumentation.*
“Decarbonization of Nigeria’s Electric Power Grid: An ongoing agreement between Siemens and PANA Infrastructure to decarbonize the grid through a multi-phase approach can advance value chain localization through its participation in Evergreen City.
“Climate-Smart Agriculture Infrastructure Manufacturing: Production and deployment of instruments to support the local supply chain that will undergird integrous greenhouse farming.
“Continuous Emission Monitoring: Leveraging Infosys platforms to deploy metering solutions and develop a comprehensive dashboard for real-time monitoring and evaluation.*
“PANA Holdings has expressed targeted interest in building renewable energy and allied decarbonization technology manufacturing facilities in Nigeria’s green industrial zone, Evergreen City, with the support of the German government.
“While there is significant work to do before this collaboration reaches the construction stage, we are pleased with the cooperation of the private sector in turning H.E. President Bola Tinubu’s green industrial vision into a reality, and we remain dedicated to doing everything possible in order to turn hope into tangible opportunities for Nigerians.”
