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Lagos, LCFE Unveil Investment Opportunities In Energy Sector

by Olushola Bello
7 months ago
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The Lagos State government in collaboration with Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange (LCFE), has  unveiled vast investment opportunities in electricity in the State.

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Following the enactment of  Lagos State Electricity Law 2024, which empowers the state government to generate its electricity, key stakeholders  highlighted potentials for investment in electricity through various financial instruments, including equity, fixed income securities and derivatives .

Speaking to the participants at the Breakfast Meeting organised by Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange (LCFE) in collaboration with Lagos State government with the theme, ‘Building a Competitive Electricity Market Place: Strategies to attract Investment and boost Confidence in the Lagos Electricity Market, using the Capital Market’,  the Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu reiterated commitment of Lagos State to creating an enabling environment for investors, with a focus on promoting sustainable development and economic growth.

 

Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by the deputy governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat urged Lagosians to take advantage of the new  Electricity Law for investment

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According to him, the use of energy to generate electricity as opposed to the use of generators will reduce environmental pollution. In our new arrangement through Lagos State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources and Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange (LCFE), there are lots of investment opportunities. Investors will make more money.

 

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The managing director and chief executive officer, LCFE, Akin Akeredolu-Ale, expressed optimism that collaboration of the Exchange with the Lagos State government would provide limitless opportunities for investment in Electricity.

 

Akeredolu-Ale stated that “the Lagos Power Market size is estimated at about $15 billion in 2025, and is projected to grow at a CAGR of 4.28 per cent during the forecast period (2025-2030).

 

“Today, we are officially launching the LCFE Electricity Receipt Quotation (LERQ) Electricity Board with the following products tradeable on the bourse: Power generation contracts,  Power distribution contracts,  Power infrastructure contracts, Electricity commercial papers, Metering contracts,  Renewable energy contracts and Electricity receivables contracts

 

“Some of our core functions are provision of markets to trade electronic receipts of commodities, creation of liquidity on any investment, de-risking, advocacy and  capacity building.”

 

He noted that “there are many investment opportunities in hydrocarbons in the global space . We shall develop commodities contracts to trade electricity, providing a platform for investors to participate in the electricity market.”

 

Akeredolu-Ale  assured that “our market provides opportunities for price discovery. We are ready to securitize power assets. There are huge opportunities in this area.”

 

Also, the chairman of LCFE, Onyenwechukwu Ezeagu lauded the Lagos State government for its continued  collaboration with LCFE, explaining that the Energy Bill would encourage innovative products tradeable on Commodities Exchanges.

 

Meanwhile, the director-general of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr. Emomotimi Agama, represented by the commissioner of Operations, Bola Ajomale explained that the Commission was ready to support the lofty initiatives of the Exchange.

 

Energy and finance experts discussed various options to invest in electricity and the consideration of investors in any financial market.


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