Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, made the disclosure during a workshop for validation of the National Action Plan for Gender Mainstreaming in Energy Access, with the theme, Gender Mainstreaming in Energy Access, organised by the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Abuja.
“The action plan will not only allow the country to meet regional requirements of removing the barrier of equal participation of men and women in energy access, but also align Nigeria’s 30:30:30 electricity vision to SDG goal numbers 5 – Gender Equality, 7 – Affordable Energy and 13 – Climate Change.”
She clarified: “The policy aims at addressing the barriers hindering women from benefiting optimally in the energy sector, because the industry is male-dominated in policy-making.