▪︎Ernest Ndukwe, Chairman of MTN Nigeria
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has moved a step forward in its carbon emissions target having reduced its total energy consumption in 2022 financial year ended, by 254,161.51 gigajoules.
” This represents a 21.6% reduction in energy consumption compared to 1,176,233.90 GJ in
2021,” said Ernest Ndukwe, the company’s Chairman.
Ndukwe, in the company’s just released 2022 sustainability report “Doing For Tomorrow, Today,’ said: “Our aggregate energy consumption amounted to 922,072.39 gigajoules (GJ), reflecting a 3.9% reduction in comparison to the previously reported figures (925,429.80 GJ).
” We expect this trend to continue as we remain committed to protecting and preserving the well-being of the environment,” he said.
He said that in line with SDG13, MTN Nigeria is committed to joining the global community in taking urgent action to combat climate change and its negative impacts.
” We are also focused on supporting the global efforts to accelerate climate mitigation and adaptation as enshrined in the Paris
Climate Agreement.
We acknowledge that one of the most important
issues of today is climate change, and we have heeded the call to respond with steadfast pledges and practical solutions.
MTN Nigeria is fully involved in the global “race to Net Zero” as we make incremental steps to reduce our carbon footprints and manage the potential negative environmental impacts of our operations,” he said.
” Given the significant contribution of energy generation activities to climate change, we have adopted responsible energy usage in our operations.”
Energy Management
We know that energy is crucial to our operations, as we need to power our data centres, base transceiver station (BTS) sites, office buildings and vehicles.
” Our primary sources of energy are diesel-powered generators and grid electricity.
Given the significant contribution of energy generation activities to climate change, we have adopted responsible energy usage in our operations.
Source: MTN Nigeria Sustainability Report 2022
In 2022, we completed a proof of concept for the use of renewable energy at some of our offices.
We are committed to achieving energy efficiency in our operations.
Our strategy involves reducing our use of diesel, deploying energy-efficient technologies, and achieving cost and energy efficiency.
We deployed smaller generator sets at some of our facilities for use during off-peak and non-office hours and installed more LED and
motion-sensor lighting across our buildings and switching centres. “
By Franklin Ocheneyi