The Chief Executive Officer,
MTN Nigeria Communications Limited
Victoria Island,
Lagos
Dear Sir,
MTN BIOFUEL BASE STATIONS
Our attention has been drawn to a joint statement by your company, Ericsson and the GSM Association (GSMA) to the effect that MTN Nigeria will adopt biofuel to power its base stations in the country.
The statement released to the international media late last year said MTN is embarking on the biofuel project in Nigeria “to demonstrate the potential of biofuels to replace diesel as a source of power for mobile base stations located beyond the reach of the electricity grid.”
The statement was categorical that MTN has commissioned pilot biofuel-powered base stations in Lagos, and that the scheme will later extend to rural regions of South- Eastern and Western Nigeria.
It was also stated that groundnuts, along with pumpkin seeds, jatropha and palm oil will be used in the initial pilot test.