Following a visit to Nigeria by Assistant Secretary for Energy Resources Geoffrey R. Pyatt, the United States Department of State, today announced the formation of an Energy Security Dialogue with Nigeria to advance collaboration on “our shared energy and climate goals.”
According to a statement made available to Alltimepost.com by the Office of the Department’s Spokesperson, this dialogue will bring together the combined resources of the U.S. government to engage with “our Nigerian counterparts on issues including energy access, energy security, decarbonization, clean energy supply chains, and methane emissions reduction.”
Home to Africa’s largest democracy, population, and economy, Nigeria will play a key role in the global energy transition, the State Department said.
The United States, it stated, is committed to Nigeria’s success in achieving its energy and climate goals and looks forward to hosting the first Energy Security Dialogue in the coming year.
Pyatt was in Abuja, Nigeria, from June 18-20, where he highlighted U.S. engagement on Nigeria’s clean energy transition as well as its ongoing support for reforms and decarbonization of Nigeria’s large traditional energy sector.
