Key barriers to the implementation of solar energy in Nigeria: a critical analysis.

Abdullahi, D.; Suresh, S.; Renukappa, S.; Oloke, D.

Abstract

Nigeria, potentially, has abundant sunshine throughout the year, making it full thirst for solar energy generation. Even though, the country's solar energy projects have not realised a fair result over the years, due to many barriers associated with initiatives implementation. Therefore, the entire power sector remains incapacitated to generate, transmit and distribute a clean, affordable and sustainable energy to assist economic growth. The research integrated five African counterpart's solar energy initiatives, barriers, policies and strategies adopted as a lesson learned to Nigeria. Inadequate solar initiative's research, lack of technological know-how, short-term policies, lack of awareness and political instability are the major barriers that made the implementation of solar initiatives almost impossible in Nigeria. The shock of the barriers therefore, constitutes a major negative contribution to the crippling of the power sector in the state. Future research will concentrate on initiatives for mitigating solar and other renewable energy barriers.

Citation

ABDULLAHI, D., SURESH, S., RENUKAPPA, S. and OLOKE, D. 2017. Key barriers to the implementation of solar energy in Nigeria: a critical analysis. IOP conference series: earth and environmental science [online], 83(1): proceedings of the 2nd International conference on green energy technology (ICGET 2017), 18-20 July 2017, Rome, Italy, article 012015. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/83/1/012015

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: 2nd International conference on green energy technology (ICGET 2017)
• Acceptance Date: Aug 18, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Jul 20, 2017
• Publication Date: Sep 7, 2017
• Deposit Date: Mar 21, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 21, 2023
• Journal: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
• Print ISSN: 1755-1307
• Electronic ISSN: 1755-1315
• Publisher: IOP Publishing
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 83
• Issue: 1
• Article Number: 012015
• Series ISSN: 1755-1315
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/83/1/012015
• Keywords: Solar energy; Nigeria; Barriers; Implementation; Initiatives
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1919661