Sheraton Lagos Unveils Gas Generator to Boost Energy Efficiency

Sheraton Lagos Hotel has taken a significant step towards operational excellence and sustainability with the inauguration of a new gas-powered generator and gas burners. This move aims to reduce costs, enhance energy efficiency, and minimize environmental impact after more than 40 years of operation in Nigeria.

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I’m here to commend the team of Marriot for allowing us to collaborate as we started to engage with them to ensure that our operations are run cost-effectively and to take advantage of a synergy to deliver quality services and also to improve the bottom line for the benefit of the stakeholders and fund providers for this project.

The hotel's parent company, Ikeja Hotel Plc, highlighted the collaboration between owners and operators as key to achieving this milestone. Group Managing Director Theophilus Eniola Netufo commended the team for working together to ensure cost-effective operations and deliver quality services. He noted this joint effort as a historic achievement for the company.

Martin Bredenoord, General Manager of Sheraton Lagos Hotel, emphasized the hotel's commitment to its "green key initiatives" and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) compliance. He pointed out the rising costs associated with electricity, diesel, and diesel engine maintenance. The gas generator, already showing significant cost savings during test runs, is projected to yield an 18-month return on investment.

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The whole point, is to show our green key initiatives to be able to save on the pollution on the planet and also to join in on our Environmental protection, Social responsibility, and corporate Governance (ESG) compliance.

Beyond the gas generator, the hotel is exploring other sustainable energy solutions. These include electric vehicle charging stations to promote sustainable transport and potential solar electricity installations for the parking area and building. The gas generator will be the primary power source, with diesel serving as a backup, further reducing reliance on traditional energy sources.

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We all know the rising costs of not only electricity, diesel and as well as the running costs and maintenance costs of diesel engines. The gas generator, we’ve already seen in the short time that we’ve test-run a very big drop in cost. For this gas generator, we’re looking at a 18-month return on investment from our calculations.