President Bola Tinubu is set to depart Abuja on Sunday for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to participate in the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit scheduled for January 27–28.
Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy disclosed this in a statement.
The Summit, jointly organised by the government of Tanzania, the African Development Bank Group, and the World Bank, is focused on advancing “Mission 300,” an ambitious initiative aimed at providing electricity access to 300 million people across Africa by 2030.
In Dar es Salaam, African leaders, private sector stakeholders, development partners, and civil society groups will converge to strategize on accelerating energy access across the continent.
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The event will serve as a platform to exchange ideas, expertise, and resources to tackle Africa’s pressing energy challenges.
Key discussions will revolve around enhancing energy access in underserved regions, promoting renewable energy, improving energy efficiency, and encouraging private sector investment in the sector.
On the first day, ministerial representatives, including Nigeria, will present national energy strategies, known as “compacts,” detailing their approaches to achieving universal energy access within the next five years.
On the second day, Heads of State will formally adopt the Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration, a unified roadmap to drive Africa’s progress toward the Mission 300 targets.
President Tinubu is expected to deliver a national statement reiterating Nigeria’s dedication to universal energy access and its leadership role in Africa’s energy transformation.
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He will also outline Nigeria’s ongoing clean energy initiatives and strategies to foster integrated energy delivery across the continent.
Accompanying the President on this important trip will be Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu, Special Adviser to the President on Energy Olu Verheijen, and other senior government officials.
President Tinubu will return to Abuja after the summit.
