La raffinerie Dangote réduira la dépendance du Nigeria à l'égard des importations de produits pétroliers et créera des emplois. Mais elle n'est peut-être pas la meilleure pour l'environnement.
- Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
Dangote refinery will reduce Nigeria’s dependence on imported petroleum products and create jobs. But it may not be the best for the environment.
The Ajaokuta steel plant stands unused after 40 years of construction and US$8 billion in investment.
The illegal refinery process ignores all environmental, health and safety procedures and can have catastrophic consequences.
Nigeria’s national electricity grid has collapsed more than 200 times since 2010, regularly resulting in widespread blackouts.
As a short term measure, modular refineries may help Nigeria with its fuel crisis. It is however not likely to be a long term solution.
The Buhari government must do more to solve Nigeria’s intractable energy problems.
Nigeria can make some changes to harness its energy resources and lower its carbon footprint while providing power to its people.
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