President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to participate in the 2-day Africa heads of state energy summit scheduled for January 27-28, 2025.
This was made known in a statement issued by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Saturday in Abuja.
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 to provide electricity access to 300 million people in Africa by 2030.
In Dar es Salaam, African leaders, private sector leaders, development partners, and civil society groups will strategise to accelerate energy access across the continent.
The summit will provide a platform for sharing knowledge, expertise, and resources to address Africa’s energy challenges.
Discussions will focus on accelerating energy access in underserved regions, renewable energy, energy efficiency, and mobilising private sector investment.
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 towards the ‘Mission 300’ objectives.
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The statement said Tinubu is expected to deliver a national statement reaffirming Nigeria’s commitment to achieving universal access to energy and its leadership role in Africa’s energy sector.
He will also highlight Nigeria’s ongoing clean energy initiatives and its strategy to drive integrated energy delivery in the continent.
Accompanying the president on the trip are the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, the Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen, and other senior government officials.
Tinubu is expected back in Abuja after the summit.
