The Federal Government is working on plans to switch to sustainable renewable sources of energy to power facilities at the nation’s 23 airports and other aerodrome facilities across the country managed by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
The new move will see managers of the airport reduce the use of fossil fuels as secondary source of power and consolidate the use of solar energy and the conversion of some of its operating airport infrastructure and air navigation equipment to gas powered.
Besides, the government is also looking at exploring other sources of power, including the waste to power options and other interventions. Confirming the development, the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Olubunmi Kuku, said the authority is exploring all sustainable models that will not only reduce the cost of running the airports but improve its carbon footprints.
To drive the initiative, Kuku said Nigeria, through FAAN and other aviation agencies, have already embarked on a Carbon Accreditation Programme put together by the global airports regulator: Airports Council International.
