Otti Warns Against Coercive Energy Transition, Unveils Abia’s Clean Energy Plan

Otti calls for overhaul of energy strategy, cautions against past mistakes

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, urged stakeholders in the extractive industry to focus more on the new ecosystem with respect to the business of exploration of mineral resources. Otti made this known on Wednesday while declaring open, a two – day National Stakeholders’ Retreat and Board Meeting of Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative taking place […] The post Otti calls for overhaul of energy strategy, cautions against past mis…

Otti Warns Against Coercive Energy Transition, Unveils Abia’s Clean Energy Plan

Governor of Abia State, Dr Alex Otti, has cautioned that African nations must not be pressured into adopting energy transition timelines imposed by developed countries, asserting that each country should develop a strategy suited to its unique economic and developmental context. Governor Otti made this statement on Wednesday while addressing participants at the opening of the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) retreat…

African development in a world of energy transitions

From 7-9 April 2025, experts came together in Nairobi to discuss China’s role in Africa’s green energy transition and wider economic development. The workshop examined China’s complex engagement with the continent, the critical minerals sector and African “green” innovation. It was organised by Dialogue Earth in partnership with the Raoul Wallenberg Institute (RWI) and the University of Nairobi.Bigger questions ran through and emerged from the d…