Chinese renewable energy manufacturing firm, Sinoma, has expressed interest in siting its subsidiary in the proposed Evergreen City in Nigeria.
Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action (SPEC) and Presidential Spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a note made available to newsmen on Monday evening.
Ngelale said “After a long journey to Beijing from Accra over the weekend, Nigeria’s endeavour to achieve value chain localisation in renewable energy technology manufacturing took a significant step forward as I was hosted by the Chairman of Sinoma International Engineering Company, Mr. Yin Zhisong, to a dinner in the Chinese capital.
“A leading subsidiary of the CNBM Group, which boasts $85 billion in assets under management, 200,000 employees, 11,000 patents, and 26 R&D Institutes, Sinoma expressed strong interest in siting its formidable renewable energy technology manufacturing industry in Evergreen City as a strong demonstration of their belief in President Bola Tinubu’s green industrial vision. It was a productive and memorable introductory session.
“Following the hours-long evening reception, I joined a very important (1:00am Beijing time/1:00pm D.C. time) virtual discussion with a combined technical team from the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. State Department with respect to a follow-up on Nigeria’s development of a circular economy and the new programmatic, project-driven, private sector-led, and public sector-enabled initiative to co-create industrial clusters and consumer credit-tied financing packages to unlock Nigeria’s envisioned $1 trillion GDP in an inclusive fashion that creates opportunity for all Nigerians.”
Deji Elumoye
Editor’s Note: This story has been amended to reflect the fact that Sinoma only expressed interest rather than making a commitment as earlier indicated.
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