Investigating the strategic planning process and governance to promote grid-based renewable energy development in Nigeria.

Adedokun, Racheal; Strachan, Peter; Singh, Anita

Abstract

This study investigates the renewable energy planning process and governance for implementing grid-based renewable energy in Nigeria. The presentation assesses the barriers, enablers, and drivers for the energy transition. Despite the creation of policies and strategies to drive the transition to renewable energy (solar and wind) since 2014, the research found that there have yet to be any new renewable energy technologies deployed to the grid. As a theoretical lens, the presentation uses the multi-level perspective to examine this policy failure through semi-structured interviews with thirty-one industry and non-industry experts. The research findings show that though there are notable drivers and enablers to accelerate the transition, the barriers to the uptake of renewable energy on the Nigerian grid are multi-faceted and reinforce the existing regime systems dominated by fossil fuel energy sources. Hence, for there to be a transition to a low-carbon electricity grid in Nigeria, renewable energy needs to be in protected spaces and supported by the government and other key stakeholders.

Citation

ADEDOKUN, R., STRACHAN, P. and SINGH, A. 2023. Investigating the strategic planning process and governance to promote grid-based renewable energy development in Nigeria. Science talks [online], 5, article 100116. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sctalk.2022.100116

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 2, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Dec 9, 2022
• Publication Date: Mar 31, 2023
• Deposit Date: Dec 9, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 9, 2022
• Journal: Science talks
• Electronic ISSN: 2772-5693
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 5
• Article Number: 100116
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sctalk.2022.100116
• Keywords: Sustainable energy transition; Strategic planning; Governance; Renewable energy; Nigeria; Multi-level perspective
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1831957
• Related Public URLs: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2590325 (Journal article published in Energy Research and Social Science)
• Additional Information: This output consists of a MPE video article (31:37 mins), tables and figures which have been incorporated into a Zip folder on this repository.