Mohammed Shosanya
Niger state Government have signed Green Economy and Energy Development Partnership agreement for the development of four unique projects.
The projects include, Greenfield Hydroelectric power project, Mega Solar parks in institutions and home solar system for 250,000 households out of the 800, 000 households in Niger state, 500 million liters Ethanol Plant with associated cropping of Maize /Sugarcane/Sweet Sorghum on 100,000 hectares of land in Niger state to produce over 500,000 tons of crops to feed the ethanol plant,according to a statement.
According to the statement,NNPC has also plan to plants 135 million trees on 100,000 hectares of land as part of its commitment to climate protection and carbon sequestration towards its 2030 net zero targets.
The statement also quoted the Governor of Niger state as expressing his commitment to planting 1 billion trees on 1 million hectares of land over the next 8 years.
The plan has already gotten the commitment of NNPC which is the largest oil and Gas company in Africa,while Niger state also hopes to partner with other global oil and gas, shipping, airlines, Cement companies, and the United Nations and its agencies in achieving the 1 billion trees target.