The Anambra State Government is collaborating with Shell Energy Nigeria to introduce gas as a source of energy that will guarantee steady supply and promote industrialisation in the state.
This was the high point of speeches made during the Anambra Energy Stakeholders Forum held in Awka for industrialists and Managing Directors of oil firms in the state aimed at preparing their minds on the need to shift from diesel to gas as an alternative to electricity.
Presenting a keynote speech at the event, the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Solo Chukwulobelu, who spoke on the topic, “Industrialisation in Anambra: Realities, Challenges and Opportunities,” explained that the journey of the plan for the state to embrace the innovation began two years ago and is coming to a climax with the stakeholders forum as a significant approach by Governor Soludo to change Ndi Anambra from consumers to producers, adding that Anambra has the potential and enabling environment that would make the policy thrive for the benefit of all concerned.
Earlier in her speech, the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Mrs Chiamaka Nnake, said that Governor Soludo has since began the plan through the provision of amenities like good roads and cities that would enable investors live in Anambra, do business in the state and enjoy themselves,thereby making Anambra first choice destination for investors.
The Managing Director of Shell Energy Nigeria, Mr Ralph Gbobo, and the Managing Director of Shell Energy Ghana and Head of New Business, Shell Energy Nigeria, Mr Brian Murivki, said the initiative was to make things easier for industrialists as they have a well designed strategy to shift from diesel to gas and provide the next chapter of industrial growth in the state and impact of reliable, affordable natural gas, which will among other things reduce operating costs, volatile prices and strengthens competition, as they have already done in some states in Nigeria.
