Nigeria Energy Forum to improve efficiency, investments in power sector
The forthcoming Nigeria Energy Forum (NEF 2018) will focus on improving efficiency, access and investments in the energy sector of Africa’s largest economy, the organisers say.
According to Adekunle Makinde, a former National Chairman of the Nigeria Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (NIEEE), the forum will be organized by a team of young Nigerians who are emerging and leading energy research stars in Europe, in collaboration with NIEEE and the European Regional Development Fund.
The forum will hold from April 17 to April 18 at the Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. The organisers in a release, said they have extended an invitation Yemi Osinbajo, Nigeria’s vice president, to present an executive keynote address. Babatunde Fashola, minister of Power, Works and Housing has also been invited to speak at the forum, pending confirmation.
Speaking on this year’s forum, Oluwole Daniel Adeuyi, the Chairman of the Forum, said: “This year’s forum will allow key energy stakeholders in Nigeria to exchange knowledge with the international community, build technical capacity and accelerate development of sustainable energy services.”
“The confirmed keynote speakers are Mustapha Bakkoury, president, Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy; Fuad Siala, senior advisor, OPEC Fund for International Development, Austria; John Funso Adebayo, NIEEE National Chairman, Adeola Adenikinju, of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and Yuri Tsitrinbaum, CEO, Lumos Nigeria”, Adeuyi said.
The forum will feature 4 top-class hands-on capacity building workshops on Energy Management Systems, by the U.N. Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO); Energy Research Collaboration, by FLEXIS Project, Cardiff University, UK; Solar PV Maintenance by ASteven International; and Smart Electricity Distribution by Siemens, Nigeria.
“Over 150 participants will acquire new energy skill sets through exposure to innovative technologies, practical demonstrations, and interactions with energy experts, exhibitors and training providers,” said the release.
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