Lagos State Government has announced plans to collaborate with Siemens Group for the provision of technology support for its waste-to-energy projects aimed at converting municipal waste into electricity in the state.
The state government, in a statement posted on its official X account, indicated that the partnership between it and the Siemens Group would be jointly supervised by the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.
The government disclosed that the state was generating between 13,000 and 14,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste daily, some of which had already been committed to various waste-to-wealth initiatives by a Dutch company, and Lafarge for power generation.
The X post partly reads: “The Lagos State Government on Monday hinted at a collaboration with the Siemens Group on Technology Support on waste-to-energy initiatives.
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“Speaking during a strategic meeting with representatives from Siemens Group held in Alausa, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab said the collaboration will be jointly handled by the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources as well as that of Energy and Mineral Resources”, it added.
The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who cited the Epe power plant and material recovery facilities in Ikorodu and Badagry as part of efforts to reduce landfill pressure and expand renewable energy in the state, said that a large share of state’s waste remained untapped, creating opportunities for new waste-to-energy projects.
Similarly, the Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Biodun Ogunleye, promised that with Lagos rapidly transforming to urban city, the state government would provide an enabling environment for private partners to invest in waste-to-power initiatives.
In his remarks, the Commercial Director of Siemens Group, Durgen Schumann, assured that the company would leverage its global expertise in power generation to help Lagos tackle waste challenges and boost electricity supply under the project.
