{"id":209712,"date":"2022-08-12T07:09:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T06:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=209712"},"modified":"2022-08-12T07:09:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T06:09:46","slug":"why-i-declined-teslas-offer-to-get-raw-materials-from-nigeria-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/08\/12\/why-i-declined-teslas-offer-to-get-raw-materials-from-nigeria-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I declined Tesla\u2019s offer to get raw materials from Nigeria \u2013 Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, has explained why he turned down an offer by Tesla Inc to get raw lithium from Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>According to Financial Times, there has been more than eightfold surge in the price of lithium, one of the components used in electric car batteries, since the start of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s largest carmakers have been pitted against each other and drawn in governments as they all race to increase and safeguard supply at the heart of a global competition.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a summit titled, \u201cLeveraging Future Minerals for Sustainable Development\u201d, Adegbite said a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/08\/11\/elon-musk-sells-6-9bn-tesla-stocks-ahead-of-twitter-court-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tesla<\/a> representative approached him at a summit in Saudi Arabia and showed interest in getting Lithium from Nigeria but he rejected the bid and asked Tesla to set up battery industry in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The minister said establishing the battery industry would improve the value chain of mineral exploration in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/07\/02\/minister-nigeria-suffering-from-under-utilisation-of-mineral-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adegbite<\/a> said mineral demand from electric vehicles and battery storage is predicted to grow 10 to 30 times by 2040.<\/p>\n<p>He said electric vehicles and battery storage would account for about half of the energy minerals demand over the next two decades, spurred by the increasing demand for battery materials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigeria is richly endowed with critical minerals. Lithium and tantalum are found in parts of the extensive pegmatite belts of Nigeria,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the future minerals are the metallic or non-metallic elements essential for the growth and functions of modern technologies.<\/p>\n<p>He said many nations were aggressively initiating policies and strategic models to ensure the accelerated development of the critical energy minerals.<\/p>\n<p>Adegbite said in July, the U.S Senate passed an act with incentives for developing critical minerals, adding that Australia is also considering investment packages to stimulate exploration.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, China also stepped up imports from developing nations to bolster critical minerals stockpiles.<\/p>\n<p>Observing that the growing demand for critical minerals is propelled by the urgent need to secure a low-carbon future, he said, \u201cCountries are increasingly relying on rare earth elements and critical minerals to support their climate commitments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adegbite said the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change emphasised the need to decline the use of non-renewable components in energy generation.<\/p>\n<p>He said renewable sources of energy provide an alternative to the energy transition economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe consequence of this major shift is a high demand for critical minerals for use in climate-friendly technologies. The World Bank has estimated the demand for these minerals to triple by 2040. Undoubtedly, the deployment of critical minerals for a clean energy transition will remain significantly intensive for a long time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, has explained why he turned down an offer by Tesla Inc to get raw lithium from Nigeria. 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