According to Peter Scott, Global CEO of BURN production, his company intends to construct a production facility for cooking stoves in Ogun.
Mr. Scott made this statement on Tuesday when visiting Ajuri, the presidential assistant for climate action, in Abuja. According to Mr. Ngelale, the visit followed up on a first meeting with Mr. Scott and the establishment of the Ogun plant, which would be an improvement over the company’s Kano assemble-only facility.
In light of the growing national emphasis on clean cooking as a means of generating income and a focal point for the just transition, he said, “companies will be supported with clean-finance incentives to empower our people to create sustainable solutions for tomorrow.” Mr. Scott worked in Central America and Sub-Saharan Africa for 13 years as a consultant for cooking stoves. The first and only solar-powered production facility of its kind was opened by BURN in Kenya in 2014.
BURN wants to grow into Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and Ghana within the next three years. According to Mr. Ngelale, he also hosted Joao Soares, the chief of the Brazilian embassy, with whom he had discussions about current and upcoming prospects in the fields of green industry and climate action.
“The two countries stand as critically important allies in the global south, as they are the most populous in Africa and South America,” Mr. Ngelale stated. He stated that in order to achieve climate justice and guarantee new economic prospects for their rapidly expanding populations, the two countries will need to strengthen their industrial and other types of cooperation. (NAN)
