Renaissance Energy takes industrialisation advocacy to Ibadan varsity, pledges end to energy poverty - ITREALMS

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The Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited has escalated its advocacy for energy security and industrialisation, committing to education, youth empowerment, and community development during a visit to the University of Ibadan (UI), reports ITREALMS.

Speaking at the university’s alumni homecoming event, Tony Attah, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Renaissance, stated that the key to Nigeria’s economic emancipation and growth lies in the eradication of energy poverty and the strategic embrace of sustainability, leveraging the country’s vast oil and gas resources.

Attah delivered the university’s Distinguished Alumni Lecture titled: ‘Energy, Security and Economic Sustainability: The Role of Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Sector in National Development,’ where he described energy and economic growth as inseparable. He emphasized that achieving energy security immediately unlocks economic opportunities with the potential to transform the lives of millions of Nigerians.



According to Attah, Renaissance was formed as a “child of necessity” to lead the path that would position Nigeria at the centre of African development and industrialisation.

“With Renaissance, it’s a new beginning in Nigeria and we are focused on just what we need to do to rally the necessary support from private and government stakeholders to frontally address energy poverty that has plagued us for decades,” Attah asserted.



The homecoming event featured several significant community investment initiatives supported by the company and Attah personally.

The event witnessed the inauguration of a state-of-the-art synthetic mini football pitch donated by Renaissance and its joint venture partners – NNPC Limited, TotalEnergies, and Agip Energy and Natural Resources. Attah described the pitch, named ‘Renaissance JV Arena’, as a lasting “symbol of excellence, vision, and commitment to youth and community development within the university.”

On a personal level, Attah, a UI alumnus, sponsored the renovation of the university’s Independence Hall reading rooms. He also teamed up with the Renaissance UI Alumni group to support the ‘Light Up U.I. Project’, a solar-powered streetlights scheme. Attah was earlier received at the Faculty of Technology by the Dean, Professor Isaac Bamgboye, and other principal officers of the faculty.



One of the highlights of the day was the conferment of an Award of Excellence on the Renaissance MD/CEO. The award was given in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the oil and gas industry, his leadership in sustainable energy development, and his unwavering commitment to education and community empowerment.

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