Italian oil and gas firm, Eni, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cote d’Ivoire to promote decarbonisation in the West African nation.
The MoU provides for initiatives in the field of Natural Climate Solution aimed at offsetting greenhouse gas emissions through the protection, sustainable management and restoration of degraded natural ecosystems; agricultural development initiatives focused on the cultivation of oil crops and the collection of natural waste and Used Cooking Oil (UCO), to be used as bio-feedstock for biorefineries (biogas, biomethane); the identification and possible development of power production projects from renewable or low carbon sources, with a focus on solar power; the implementation of local development projects in line with the National Development Plans of the Government of Cote d’Ivoire and with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations, including clean cooking initiatives focused on the construction and distribution of improved cookstoves which contribute to access to energy and emission offset, while at the same time creating development opportunities for local SMEs.
The MoU, which was signed between Eni and Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Energy, took place during a meeting with Ivorian President Alhassan Ouattara and Eni CEO, Claudio Descalzi.
In addition, Eni and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research have also signed an MoU between Eni Corporate University and the Institut National Polytechnique Houphouët-Boigny to cooperate on capacity building initiatives to contribute to the training of local human resources.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com