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Politically
speaking, nearness to the source of raw material is one of the factors to be considered
in location of an industry and it is gladdening to note that the Vice President,
Professor Yemi Osinbajo, recently laid the foundation for the construction of
the first solar cells production plant in Gora, Nasarawa state on Friday 24th
March 2023. The state is known as the “home to solid minerals” and is endowed
with an abundance of silicon and silica that are the basic raw materials in the
production of Solar cells.
The project is a $325.8m project of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, NASENI, in collaboration with the China Great Wall Incorporated Corporation, CGWIC. It is made up of three segments that include a Production and Research Plant that has four sections of a Polysilicon section of 1,000 ton per annum; Ingot of 50MW per annum; Wafers of 50MW per annum, and Solar cells of 50MW per annum. The two other segments comprises of an Electric Power Transformer Production Plant and a High Voltage Testing Laboratory.
In his speech at the occasion, the Vice President said, “This landmark achievement places Nigeria within the ranks of countries pushing the boundaries in the use of climate-smart alternative energy sources, particularly solar power”. He further disclosed that “In Sub-Saharan Africa, $50 billion worth of diesel fuel is used each year, with diesel generators producing more energy than the entire energy grid in 17 countries in the region”.
From the above remarks by the VP, the completion of this project will positively impact the Nigerian economy in several ways that include, accelerating the decarbonization process so as to move the country further away from fossil fuel usage; reduction of the initial cost of solar renewable energy thereby improving the availability and affordability of solar panels; create employment for Nigerians; knowledge transfer in the form of training those who will work in the factory and generate additional revenue for government thereby improving the quality of life of Nigerians.
The project is a $325.8m project of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, NASENI, in collaboration with the China Great Wall Incorporated Corporation, CGWIC. It is made up of three segments that include a Production and Research Plant that has four sections of a Polysilicon section of 1,000 ton per annum; Ingot of 50MW per annum; Wafers of 50MW per annum, and Solar cells of 50MW per annum. The two other segments comprises of an Electric Power Transformer Production Plant and a High Voltage Testing Laboratory.
In his speech at the occasion, the Vice President said, “This landmark achievement places Nigeria within the ranks of countries pushing the boundaries in the use of climate-smart alternative energy sources, particularly solar power”. He further disclosed that “In Sub-Saharan Africa, $50 billion worth of diesel fuel is used each year, with diesel generators producing more energy than the entire energy grid in 17 countries in the region”.
From the above remarks by the VP, the completion of this project will positively impact the Nigerian economy in several ways that include, accelerating the decarbonization process so as to move the country further away from fossil fuel usage; reduction of the initial cost of solar renewable energy thereby improving the availability and affordability of solar panels; create employment for Nigerians; knowledge transfer in the form of training those who will work in the factory and generate additional revenue for government thereby improving the quality of life of Nigerians.
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