Accelerating the transition to a renewable energy powered grid in Nigeria.

Adedokun, Racheal; Strachan, Peter; Singh, Anita

Abstract

Nigeria is plagued with electricity challenges which have had devastating economic implications with an annual loss of $26.2bn (World Bank 2020b) coupled with climate consequences, thereby stalling sustainable development. Currently, electricity is mainly generated from fossil fuels and supplied through the grid. However, just around 40% of the Nigerian population are connected to the national grid and are faced with incessant interruptions and blackouts. Consequently, the nation has the largest energy access deficit in the world as 85 million Nigerians do not have access to grid electricity (World Bank 2020b). Renewable energy (RE) has been identified to address the challenges of energy poverty and growing demand in the country. Therefore, the government created various strategies, policies, programmes, and regulations to encourage and facilitate the transition. Though Nigeria possesses abundant renewable energy sources, including solar and wind power, this to date have largely remained untapped.

Citation

ADEDOKUN, R., STRACHAN, P. and SINGH, A. 2022. Accelerating the transition to a renewable energy powered grid in Nigeria. Presented at the 2022 All-energy exhibition and conference, 11-12 May 2022, Glasgow, UK.

• Presentation Conference Type: Poster
• Conference Name: 2022 All-energy exhibition and conference
• Start Date: May 11, 2022
• End Date: May 12, 2022
• Deposit Date: Oct 6, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: May 2, 2024
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: Sustainable development; Fossil fuels; Renewable energy (RE); Energy poverty; Nigeria
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1769284