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An assessment of renewable energy readiness in Africa: case study of Nigeria and Cameroon.

Mas'ud, Abdullahi Abubakar; Wirba, Asan Vernyuy; Muhammad-Sukki, Firdaus; Mas'ud, Ibrahim Abubakar; Munir, Abu Bakar; Yunus, Norhidayah Md

Authors

Abdullahi Abubakar Mas'ud

Asan Vernyuy Wirba

Firdaus Muhammad-Sukki

Ibrahim Abubakar Mas'ud

Abu Bakar Munir

Norhidayah Md Yunus



Abstract

Africa is blessed with abundant energy sources that can promote economic growth and provide sufficient capacity to meet up with the future electricity demand. This paper evaluates the progress made in renewable energy (RE) development in Nigeria and Cameroon together with the roadmaps for future implementation. Since the early 2000, Nigeria has identified RE as an additional source to improve electrical power generation, while Cameroon is yet to have a defined policy for RE development. Presently, in both countries, RE is being developed for empowering the local economies, but the RE incorporation to the national grid is yet to be implemented at a greater scale. Since Nigeria and Cameroon have similar climatic conditions, they can benefit from each other through greater cooperation in the RE sector. For the two countries, there is high solar irradiation and excellent wind speed that can be effectively utilized for electricity generation. For all these to benefit both nations, there is a greater need for good leadership and good governance.

Citation

MAS'UD, A.A., WIRBA, A.V., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., MAS'UD, I.A., MUNIR, A.B., YUNUS, N.M. 2015. An assessment of renewable energy readiness in Africa: case study of Nigeria and Cameroon. Renewable and sustainable energy reviews [online], 51, pages 775-784. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.06.045

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 28, 2015
Online Publication Date Jul 17, 2015
Publication Date Nov 30, 2015
Deposit Date Mar 1, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Renewable and sustainable energy reviews
Print ISSN 1364-0321
Electronic ISSN 1879-0690
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 51
Pages 775-784
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.06.045
Keywords Renewable energy; Nigeria; Cameroon
Public URL http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1399

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