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Foundation Urges FG To Embrace Renewable Energy
Communications Man
ager, Mr Chibueze Ebii, Heinrich Boll Foundation Nigeria, has called on the Federal Government to embrace renewable energy to meet its energy need.
Ebii made the call at a media round table on the launch of the Nigeria Coal Atlas in Abuja recently.
Coal Atlas in Nigeria is a document that provides facts and figures about coal mining in the country.
The document also provides information on the health risks, business prospects and the role of coal in the energy mix next to gas, oil and solar.
The official said it was practical and environmental friendly to use renewable energy such as solar, wind, small hydro, and biomass than using coal.
“Renewable is becoming cheaper; it will create more jobs than coal and it has become affordable now as prices for solar equipment have fallen by 80 per cent.
“Small hydro turbines come cheaper than solar: UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has calculated that a community of about 2,250 people needs to invest N200 to get a 150 kilo watts installation.’’
According to him, clean coal technology is very expensive; there is no investor that wants to go into it; rather they will prefer to invest in renewables.
In her presentation on “the history of coal in Nigeria,’’ Mrs Abiodun Baiyewu-Teru, Country Director, Global Rights Nigeria, said coal was discovered in 1909 at Udi Ridge in Enugu.
Baiyewu-Teru said it was used as a source of energy and to power railway at that time.
She said coal was a major incentive for colonial rule in Nigeria, including large deposit of minerals across south and north regions.
“So alluring and the wide spread were these deposits that the colonial government amalgamated the territories for easier management of extraction and transportation on natural resources to Europe.’’
The official, however, said while the benefits of the coal miners were largely economic and immediate, it had negative and long effects, especially on the environment.
She said the effects were compounded by failure of the government to reclaim most of the mines, especially those abandoned during civil war.
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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
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