Plan to power Lekki Free Zone with nuclear energy underway

In line with policies focused on power, agriculture, transportation and housing (PATH), Governor BabatundeFashola of Lagos state, has revealed plans to power the Lekki Free Zone (LFZ) with nuclear energy as an alternative for manufacturing and other businesses in the area.
He disclosed this at a meeting with the organised private sector (OPS) at the LFZ in Lekki, emphasising the importance of power supply to businesses all across the country.
“We spent over two hours at the executive council meeting deliberating on Nuclear energy for the state and how it could be deployed into use. That shows you how we intend to address issues of power in the State. We sat down with one of the foremost practitioners who is a Nigerian and he took us through all the protocols that is needed,” he said.
He also informed that apart from this consideration, all other power supply options were being explored.
“In less than three years we can establish it, especially when we need not do distribution, but places like the Lekki Free Zone can have the Nuclear Power between 15 and 24 months. No option is off the table as we move forward in our strive to solve the power challenge for the State.”
Underscoring Lagos place in the business in Africa, McKinsey had said the GDP of Lagos alone can be compared to that of Angola
This may be the impetus of the governor when he described his government as a sub‐national government, taking the issue of powering the state very seriously.
The private sector was represented was represented at the meeting by members of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and the Nigerian Employers Consultative Association (NECA), among others.