President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to participate in the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit scheduled for January 27–28, 2025.
The Summit, hosted by the Government of Tanzania in collaboration with the African Development Bank Group and the World Bank, aims to advance Mission 300, an initiative designed to provide electricity access to 300 million people in Africa by 2030.
In Dar es Salaam, African leaders, private sector stakeholders, development partners, and civil society groups will convene to strategize on accelerating energy access across the continent.
The event will serve as a platform for sharing knowledge, expertise, and resources to address Africa’s energy challenges. Discussions will center on expanding energy access in underserved regions, promoting renewable energy, enhancing energy efficiency, and mobilizing private sector investments.
On the first day, at the ministerial level, participating countries, including Nigeria, will present their national energy strategies—termed compacts—detailing their approaches to achieving universal energy access within five years.
On the second day, Heads of State will endorse the Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration, outlining a unified roadmap for Africa’s progress toward the Mission 300 objectives.
In a statement issued on Saturday, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information and Strategy), disclosed that President Tinubu will deliver a national statement reaffirming Nigeria’s commitment to achieving universal energy access and its leadership role in Africa’s energy sector.
He will also highlight Nigeria’s ongoing clean energy initiatives and strategies to drive integrated energy delivery across the continent.
The President will be accompanied by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu; the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu; the Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen; and other senior government officials.
President Tinubu is expected to return to Abuja after the summit.
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