Enugu, UK Energy Investors Back Nigeria Climate Summit in London

The Enugu State Government has joined a growing list of participants confirmed for the Nigeria Climate Investment Summit scheduled to hold in London next month, as United Kingdom-based energy investors and firms signal interest in Nigeria’s expanding green investment opportunities.

Organisers of the summit, GLOBE Legislators and SOStainability, disclosed this in a statement, noting that the increasing international interest in the event reflects Nigeria’s rising profile as a destination for climate finance and renewable energy investments.

The summit, which is being positioned as one of the flagship events of the 2026 London Climate Action Week, is expected to attract investors, development finance institutions, policymakers and private sector operators interested in financing energy transition and climate-related projects across Nigeria.

According to the organisers, the initiative aims to mobilise international financing and multilateral support for renewable energy and climate projects in states including Enugu and Lagos.

They added that recent figures from Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics showed that the United Kingdom remained the country’s largest source of Foreign Direct Investment, with inflows estimated at about $12.21bn between 2023 and 2025 following diplomatic and investment engagements led by President Bola Tinubu.

The statement highlighted Enugu State’s climate governance reforms under Governor Peter Mbah, including the domestication of the national climate change law and implementation of a state climate action plan.

It also noted that Enugu became the first Nigerian state to domesticate the Electricity Act 2023 and has since begun developing electricity generation and distribution infrastructure while establishing a Ministry of Environment and Climate Change.

In a letter to the organisers, Secretary to the Enugu State Government, Chidiebere Onyia, confirmed the state’s participation and expressed readiness to engage international investors on energy transition opportunities.

Chief Executive Officer of SOStainability, Oke Epia, commended the state government’s decision to participate, describing Enugu as one of the leading sub-national governments driving climate governance reforms in Nigeria.

He said the summit would provide the state with an opportunity to attract green financing and donor support for major development projects.

Meanwhile, the Worshipful Company of Fuellers, a London-based organisation representing investors in the energy and transport sectors, also pledged support for the summit during a recent event held at Grocers’ Hall in London.

Speaking at the gathering, the group’s Master, Ashutosh Shastri, said the organisation remained committed to supporting sustainable energy initiatives in the United Kingdom and partner countries, including Nigeria.

During the event, the group described the Nigeria Climate Investment Summit as a timely platform for strengthening partnerships around climate finance and clean energy investment.

Chief Executive Officer of GLOBE Legislators and London Climate Action Week Ambassador, Malini Mehra, also described the summit as an important initiative coming at a time when global climate discussions are increasingly focused on financing and implementation.

According to her, the summit will help connect Nigeria’s climate and energy transition projects with global financial institutions, investors and diaspora networks.

She said the event would leverage London’s financial and diplomatic institutions to support climate partnerships and implementation of national energy transition strategies across Africa.

The summit is expected to bring together Nigerian governors, lawmakers, regulators, corporate executives, development finance institutions, investors and members of the diaspora community to discuss climate finance opportunities and energy transition projects.

Organisers said discussions would focus on Nigeria’s climate policy reforms, renewable energy investments, carbon market opportunities and implementation of reforms under the Electricity Act 2023.

The event will also examine investment prospects linked to Nigeria’s National Carbon Market Framework, updated Nationally Determined Contributions and state-level climate action plans.

The Nigeria Climate Investment Summit is being convened by GLOBE Legislators, the parliamentary focal point of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Parliamentary Group, in partnership with SOStainability.