Lafarge Africa Seeks Stronger Ties with NERC To Explore Areas Of Mutual Collaboration

The management of Lafarge Africa PLC, a building solutions company and member of Holcim Group has sought stronger ties with the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC to enable it to scale up the company’s power generation capacity.

The Managing Director and CEO of Lafarge Africa PLC, Lolu Alade-Akinyemi, stated this on Tuesday during a courtesy visit to NERC in Abuja.

“I want to acknowledge the vibrant role that NERC has played regarding the evolution of the power sector. The regulatory clarity and forward-thinking policies have laid a solid foundation for a more resilient and reliable energy landscape.

"We are here to deepen our partnerships to scale-up our capacity,” noted Alade-Akinyemi.

NERC Chairman, Sanusi Garba who received the Lafarge team, welcomed the dignitaries, noting the Commission's willingness to provide support to Lafarge.

NERC Vice Chairman Dr Musiliu Oseni called for the constitution of a technical team of NERC and Lafarge to further discuss energy scale-up requests.