LAGOS STATE MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES (MEMR)-
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR THE SELECTION OF PREFERRED BIDDERS FOR GRID SCALE RENEWABLE ENERGY (SOLAR, WIND ETC.) POWER PROJECTS FOR CLEAN LAGOS ELECTRICITY MARKET

LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT
MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES AND OFFICE OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
INVITATION FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (EOI) FOR THE SELECTION OF PREFERRED BIDDERS FOR GRID SCALE RENEWABLE ENERGY (SOLAR, WIND ETC.) POWER PROJECTS FOR CLEAN LAGOS ELECTRICITY MARKET

1. BACKGROUND
Lagos, the most populous city in Nigeria and the African continent has a population of over 20million, making it the largest metropolitan are in Africa, the financial center as well as the economic hub of Nigeria. As a result of the large population, the state faces pressing energy challenges due to its rapid urbanization and population growth and so have urgent need for sustainable alternatives to the already failing fossil fuel and hydro generated energy. The Lagos State Government in its commitment to advancing renewable clean environmentally friendly energy solutions to the prevailing energy challenges is intending to focus on renewable energy solutions to the prevailing energy challenges is intending to focus on renewable energy (solar, wind etc.) solutions to its citizens energy needs. The Lagos State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) in conjunction with office of public private partnership is pleased to announce its intention to allocate sites for grid scale renewable energy (solar, wind etc.) power projects as part of the state’s ambitious renewable energy agenda. In collaboration with the World Bank, the ministry aims to deploy 2 gig watts (GW) of renewable energy power capacity to address Lagos’s Energy challenges and promote sustainable development.