Challenges to policy implementation in renewable energy development in Nigeria

Nigeria, rich in oil and gas, is among the top ten oil producing countries worldwide and plays a vital role in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). It has over 33 billion bbl oil reserves with 2.7 billion tonnes of coal reserves as conventional energy sources. It also has...

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Main Authors: Yamusa, Shehu Usman, Ansari, Abdul Haseeb, Mustafa, Maizatun
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spelling iium-334922013-12-23T03:08:20Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/33492/ Challenges to policy implementation in renewable energy development in Nigeria Yamusa, Shehu Usman Ansari, Abdul Haseeb Mustafa, Maizatun K Law (General) Nigeria, rich in oil and gas, is among the top ten oil producing countries worldwide and plays a vital role in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). It has over 33 billion bbl oil reserves with 2.7 billion tonnes of coal reserves as conventional energy sources. It also has tremendous potential for renewable energy sources such as small hydropower, solar energy, wind energy and biomass energy. Yet the country does not have enough power supply to sustain its economic development. Sustainable economic development is engendered though sustainable energy and sustainable power generation from all sources. Where there is no sustainable power generation, the country’s economic growth and per capita GDP will go on declining. In view of this, this paper examines the issues pertaining to capability of power generation and energy demand and makes special reference to efforts that have been made so far in that area in the country. The paper further examines a number of challenges the country is facing in the implementation of its energy policy and laws by various government agencies. penseejournal.com 2013-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33492/1/PENSEE-1.pdf Yamusa, Shehu Usman and Ansari, Abdul Haseeb and Mustafa, Maizatun (2013) Challenges to policy implementation in renewable energy development in Nigeria. Pensee Journal, 75 (11). pp. 374-383. ISSN 0031-4773 http://www.penseejournal.com/index.html
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Yamusa, Shehu Usman
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Challenges to policy implementation in renewable energy development in Nigeria
description Nigeria, rich in oil and gas, is among the top ten oil producing countries worldwide and plays a vital role in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). It has over 33 billion bbl oil reserves with 2.7 billion tonnes of coal reserves as conventional energy sources. It also has tremendous potential for renewable energy sources such as small hydropower, solar energy, wind energy and biomass energy. Yet the country does not have enough power supply to sustain its economic development. Sustainable economic development is engendered though sustainable energy and sustainable power generation from all sources. Where there is no sustainable power generation, the country’s economic growth and per capita GDP will go on declining. In view of this, this paper examines the issues pertaining to capability of power generation and energy demand and makes special reference to efforts that have been made so far in that area in the country. The paper further examines a number of challenges the country is facing in the implementation of its energy policy and laws by various government agencies.
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author Yamusa, Shehu Usman
Ansari, Abdul Haseeb
Mustafa, Maizatun
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Ansari, Abdul Haseeb
Mustafa, Maizatun
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title Challenges to policy implementation in renewable energy development in Nigeria
title_short Challenges to policy implementation in renewable energy development in Nigeria
title_full Challenges to policy implementation in renewable energy development in Nigeria
title_fullStr Challenges to policy implementation in renewable energy development in Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Challenges to policy implementation in renewable energy development in Nigeria
title_sort challenges to policy implementation in renewable energy development in nigeria
publisher penseejournal.com
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