Address the nation's challenges of moving towards clean, reliable, secure and competitive energy o Develop and implement strategies/policies that would regulate the renewable energy sector as obtained in global best practices o And ensure that the renewable energy sector develops sustainably and profitably 2. Partner with all the three tiers of Government, relevant government Agencies, NGOs, FBOs, CBOs, as well as local and international investors 3. Partner with Multilateral Agencies, national and international financial institutions 4. Make sure the renewable energy sector is safe for investors and the renewable energy sector develops in line with global best practices o As renewable energy industries continue to develop, the primary driving forces are less likely to be environmental and more likely to be employment potential and job creation.The employment potential for the global renewable energy industry is significant. And as global petroleum output declines, fossil energy jobs may become scarcer, allowing a shift to the labour-intensive renewable energy industries. Hence we: In April 2012, Nigeria became a State Partner in the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) to reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) with initial focus on methane, black carbon, hydroflourocarbons (HFCs). Nigeria is currently the Co-Chair of the coalition made up of over 40 countries and 38 Non State partners including the World Bank, WHO andUNEP. Necessitating action on SLCPs reduction could address, inter alia, reducing black carbon emissions from heavy duty diesel vehicles & engines in the transport sector, mitigating SLCPs from brick production, mitigating SLCPs from landfills and municipal solid waste sector, promoting HFC alternative technology and standards, accelerating methane and black carbon reductions from oil and natural gas production, improving cook stoves and domestic heating; reducing methane emissions in agriculture production systems , and reducing SLCP emissions from open burning in forest/agricultural practices. The Various achievements of the Renewable Energy Programme in the last few years of its establishment are highlighted on our Partnership that work and our On- going projects. PARTNERSHIPS THAT WORK Nigeria-German Energy Partnership. Nigeria-Nordic ( Sweden, Finland & Norway)Energy Forum. Bank of Industry/ UNDP Access to Renewable Energy Programme Nigeria- India Partnership on Renewable Energy development. Inter-Ministerial Committee on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ICREEE). Secretariat is in the Ministry of Power Renewable Energy Investment Team Committee ( NIPC, Customs, FIRS, Immigrations). Secretariat is in NIPC Partnership with National and International corporations And a Host of Others ONGOING PROJECTS THE RURAL WOMEN ENERGY SECURITY (RUWES) PROJECT: Ten (10) rural women Cooperatives are already empowered with the RUWES Business Model Package-tricycle loaded with the cleaner energy lighting and cooking kits aimed at creating viable market potentials for the women while creating jobs for foundry workers, welders, mechanics etc in cookstoves production. THE NATIONAL CLEAN COOKING SCHEME (NCCS): The NCCS is an aggressive drive to reduce and eventually eliminate cooking with solid and fossil fuels such as firewood and kerosene, 138