How Nasarawa secured $160k grant to boost clean energy solutions

Nasarawa State has secured a $160,000 grant from the African Climate Foundation to establish a Climate Investment Platform (CIP) aimed at advancing clean energy solutions and addressing climate change challenges.

Ibrahim Abdullahi, Managing Director of the Nasarawa State Investment Development Agency (NASIDA), made this announcement during a stakeholders’ meeting on the CIP project in Lafia this week.

He highlighted that the CIP would serve as a central hub for coordinating projects that support the state’s transition to sustainable energy solutions.

Developed in collaboration with Murty International, the initiative will promote climate-smart agriculture, eco-friendly construction, and other sustainability-driven projects.

Abdullahi further explained that the project involves creating strategic policies and action plans to reduce carbon emissions, providing capacity-building programs for businesses investing in green initiatives, and offering guidance on climate action in Nasarawa State.

With this initiative, Nasarawa becomes the first state in Nigeria to develop a Climate Investment Platform.

“The CIP is a key component of a broader strategy to position Nasarawa State as a leading destination for climate-smart investment,” he said.

Mr Sesan Adedapo, from Murty International, the implementing firm, said the project includes creating a science-based climate policy and action plan for Nasarawa State.

According to this report, Adedapo said they would also develop a Climate financing strategy to attract local and international investors to the state and provide technical assistance and capacity building for local businesses to adopt and implement energy-efficient technologies.

Also speaking, Dr Adnan Aminu, the Project Consultant, said the stakeholders’ engagement was meant to gather their insight on climate investment needs, priorities and challenges across key sectors — agriculture, Transportation, Energy, Waste management, Commerce and Industry.

Aminu also pointed out that the engagement was to get stakeholders’ support and commitment and identify local barriers to climate financing and policy or regulatory improvement opportunities.