Sylva, Kyari, others to interrogate energy transition at NAEC conference

By Adewale Sanyaolu

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva and the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mallam Mele Kyari, are to lead discussions at the Annual International Conference of Association of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria (NAEC)

The conference with the theme ‘‘Energy Transition: Shaping the Future of Nigeria’s Energy Industry, An Appraisal of PIA, Evolving Benefits and Challenges’’ holds on Thursday at Eko Hotels and Suites, Lagos.

Other discussants are; Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mr. Gbenga Komolafe, NCDMB, Wabote, international oil companies, Independents, including power sector operators and the regulator.

A statement by the NAEC Chairman, Olu Phillips, explained that  the conference is an annual event that attracts industry stakeholders, policy makers and the  public at large. 

This year’s conference, he said, is aimed at attracting global industry players, as well as policy makers.

“The Federal Government has declared 2021 to 2031, ‘A decade of Gas’. This gives the government and industry players the opportunity to tell Nigerians and the world the benefits derivable from a gas-propelled economy and its transition programmes.

“It provides the platform for Captains of industry, Regulators, Lawmakers and all other stakeholders to meet and deliberate on issues affecting the smooth operation of the energy industry, growth prospects and opportunities”, he said.

Special industry spotlight would be on ‘Decade of Gas: How NLNG is Advancing the Nation’s Economy Through Effective Gas Utilisation.