Group Partners Energy Institute On Skills Development

Some associations in the renewable energy sector have expressed readiness to partner with the Asteven Energy Institute for skills and manpower development.
Representatives of the Council for Renewable Energy Nigeria (CREN) and Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria (REAN) disclosed this to The Tide source in Lagos.
They spoke on the sidelines of a courtesy visit and facility tour of the Asteven Energy Institute, Mowe.
Dr Segun Adaju, President of the Renewable Energy Association of Nigeria (REAN), said the sector required adequate manpower and skills for better services to the industry.
Adaju said that the Federal Government had embarked on several renewable energy projects, mostly solar-based initiatives for inclusion in the energy mix of the country and as well reduce the lack of energy access.
According to him, government initiative is laudable, bearing in mind that the single most negative factor in ensuring business growth in the country is the lack of sustainable and constant electricity.
He said the need for an alternative energy source had become imperative, considering the country’ population of over 200 million people.
The president said that the population was expected to increase by 25 per cent by 2025 and an estimated energy deficit of 45 per cent.
“That’s close to 95 million people not having energy access, and the remaining 55 per cent under an inconstant load sharing plan,” Adaju said.
He decried the dearth of skilled manpower in the sector, paving the way for proliferation of unaccredited training centres and influx of foreign technical manpower resource.
He added that the partnership with Asteven Energy Institute was to bridge the gap in skill manpower.