The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the Niger State Government have signed 4 mission agreements with the goal of selling a inexperienced economic system, with a target of planting one billion trees over eight years.
NNPCL disclosed this in an announcement on Tuesday.
As a part of its dedication to local weather safety and carbon sequestration to attain its 2030 net-zero targets, NNPCL plans to plant 135 million trees on 100,000 hectares of land.
Other points of Nigeria’s inexperienced economic system targets, spearheaded by the Niger state authorities in collaboration with NNPCL, embody a Greenfield Hydroelectric energy mission, Mega Solar parks in establishments, and residential photo voltaic techniques for 250,000 households out of the 800,000 households in Niger state. Additionally, there are plans for a 500 million liters Ethanol Plant with related cropping of Maize/Sugarcane/Sweet Sorghum on 100,000 hectares of land in Niger state to provide over 500,000 tons of crops to feed the ethanol plant.
This growth follows a two-day inexperienced economic system summit hosted by Niger state, specializing in ‘Sustainable Future: Harnessing Green Assets Innovation for Niger State’s Development.’
