The European Union has commended Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah for making the state to become the first to key into the Nigeria Solar-for-Health Project (NISHP).
The NISHP is an initiative of the EU to provide 24-hour access to clean, efficient and reliable energy to public healthcare facilities across Nigeria.
Head, Green and Digital Economy Section, EU Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Inga Stefanowicz, gave the commendation yesterday during a working visit to Mbah at the Government House, on the sidelines of the official launch of the NISHP in Enugu.
She expressed the EU’s interest in harnessing renewable energy potentials in the state, saying “It’s a project that primarily addresses the issue of public sector service, being health service; that is also integrating this new approach of working through and with the private sector.
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“This programme is a reference for anything and everything when it comes to power sector development in Nigeria, looking at the entire ecosystem and the stakeholders.”
In his remarks, Mbah said since he assumed office, human capital development had been his administration’s preoccupation “Because we recognise the importance of providing the basic social services and the basic amenities for our people.”
He said the idea of having renewable sources “Is something we find very compelling to partner with, and when the proposal came, we did not spare any time or effort. We immediately latched on to it.”
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