TotalEnergies Nigeria has unveiled its strategies for achieving net zero carbon emission targets, as well as the sustainability initiative plans as part of efforts to join other actors to move closer to achieving a cleaner energy regime by 2050.

The foremost energy company revealed that it had also intensified efforts at supporting local communities and creative individuals by providing more educational scholarships, infrastructure and health facilities in line with its corporate social responsibilities (CSR).

The Manager, CSR Strategy and Performance, TotalEnergies Nigeria, Lucky Deekor, made this known during a presentation at the just-concluded Nigeria Annual International Conference & Exhibition (NAICE) 2024, in Lagos.

Deekor said the company had invested massively in gas and solar energies in the country, while plans were in the pipeline to expand the scope.

“In Nigeria we are moving deeply into solar, we generate electricity and are planning to establish large solar farms in the near future,” he said.

Deekor also noted that to achieve its 2050 net zero target, TotalEnergies would be providing as many people as possible with energy that is more reliable, more affordable and more sustainable. “Our approach to sustainability is structured around four axis including; climate and sustainable energy; caring for the environment; acting for the well-being of employees; and having a positive impact for stakeholders”

To achieve this goal, he said the company focuses on energy consumption, carbon emissions, environment and care. Already, TotalEnergies has reached zero gas flare in Nigeria, the only IOC in Nigeria that has achieved such feat.

On CSR, Deekor said the company has established TotalEnergies Foundation Initiative focusing on education, infrastructure, health and climate and sustainable energy, and road safety, among others. He said the company has built and donated schools, Information Communication Technology (ICT) centers, school science laboratories, mammography centers to tackle cancer, maternal and child referral center, medical oxygen plant, infectious disease center, diagnosis centers among others to support the local communities.
Besides, he said TotalEnergies built and donated plastic recycling plants in Port Harcourt, and provided gas-powered electricity to over 17 Egi communities in Rivers State, adding that it has also provided solar powered borehole and water treatment plants and engage in public campaigns.

Deekor said the oil multinational does not relent on economic empowerment, as it donated an entrepreneurship development center for women in Port Harcourt, and trained 3,563 people in vocational skills. He added that the Startupper of the year initiative also encourages startups to integrate the dimensions of sustainable development and contribute to the local economy, as well as promoting female entrepreneurs.