Energy Transition: Africa must come up with consistent policies to end energy poverty-Lokpobiri

 

 

From Adewale Sanyaolu, Houston, Texas

As the debate on the shift from fossil fuel production to renewables gather momentum, the Federal Government has urged African countries to come up with consistent and similar policies in other to end energy poverty.

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources(Oil), Mr. Heineken Lokpobiri, gave the charge in his remarks at the Africa Energy Forum with the theme: “The future of Energy Transformation in Africa: Clean Energy and Business Sustainability held on the sidelines of Oil Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, Texas.

The Minister said Africa must come up with consistent and similar polices, saying the biggest challenge towards achieving the energy transition is capital.

 

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