The Federal Republic of Germany has expressed readiness to transfer technical know-how to key players in the Nigerian power sector as part of measures to solve the country’s energy crisis.
The Head of Energy and Environment Desk, Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Nigeria, Mrs. Barbel Freyer, said her government was interested in partnering Nigeria on the various alternative sources of power generation.
Freyer spoke in Lagos on Wednesday during a seminar on embedded power generation with leading energy industry players in Nigeria.
According to her, the German government was ready to share its success stories on research, development and feasibility aspects of solar, biogas and wind solutions to ending epileptic power supply.
She said, “The Federal Government of Nigeria has taken a big step in privatising the power sector which we think is a very good step. But there are still some issues.
“On the know-how level, we can bring German businesses and Nigerian power investors together to work on the technical aspects. We have a lot of know-how to transfer and we are hoping to find Nigerian business partners in order to take up the various challenges.”
The German Consul-General in Nigeria, Mr. Michael Derus, said there was a need for the Federal Government to take advantage of new technologies in order to ensure a regular supply of electricity that would enable local businesses to thrive.
He particularly advised Nigeria to take advantage of solar energy as a means of power generation, especially when the general climatic condition in the country favours it.
He stated that the embedded power generation model, which enables private producers to generate electricity from small plants and sell directly to the Discos for onward supply to consumers, had been quite effective in Germany.
Derus said, “What we are going to do is to present the solutions as it works in Germany and of course, it would be necessary to have meaningful adaptations to suit the local needs.
“If you look at the general climatic condition here in Nigeria closely, you would see that solar and wind energy power solutions would even be more favourable than in Germany.
“I think you should really take advantage of new technology with embedded solutions and solve some of the power problems you experience in order to bring about the development of the country.
“Embedded solutions have contributed to a very high and reliable energy security in Germany, which the country here, for various and well known reasons, is far away from. Although, it might not be the only solution, it could be a solution that could contribute in the long run to providing better energy supply.”
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