Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria(MEMAN) has unveiled new energy strategic pathway that will support carbon emissions reduction in line with federal government’s initiative as enshrined in COP28 commitment.
The new strategies aligns with the association’s rebranding from MOMAN to MEMAN, which was unveiled in Lagos yesterday.
Speaking on the initiative, the managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited(NNPCL) Retail, Mr. Huub Stokman, explained that, the rebranding of the association is in line with its new strategic pathway towards launching the body into providing services along energy transition focusing essentially in solar energy, liquified petroleum gas, compressed natural gas at various members outlets.
Stokman reiterated the association’s support to Nigeria’s energy transition plan and efforts of the federal government to actualise its net zero carbon emission target by 2060, saying, the initiative will support MEMAN’s trainings for its members to improve efficiency and safety in the petroleum downstream sector operations.
He said, his members are committed to the energy transition and the sustainable decarbonisation of its respective businesses. “As a collective, we have embarked on several impactful initiatives and projects that signals that commitment to cleaner energy,” he said.
Also speaking, the Authority chief executive officer(CEO) of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, assured the Authority’s commitment to ensure Nigeria keys into global energy transition plan, as the strategy is constantly evolving, driven by advancement in technology.
Ahmed, who was represented by director in the agency, Mustapha Lamorde, described MOMAN’s transition from an oil and gas association to an energy association, as strategic as it clearly depicts that the constituents of the association are conscious of energy transition and environment sustainability.
He noted that, the energy sector in Nigeria must evolve from business
as usual or risk falling behind in the transition to net-zero carbon emissions.
The Authority chief executive, however, noted that, in the transition exercise, the sector and the country is faced with energy poverty, old and insufficient infrastructures, growing energy demand and industrialisation, a vibrant young population, few energy
