SOLAR ENERGY, A PANACEA TO RURAL ELECTRIFICATION UTILISATION: A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA
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Date
2012
Authors
Omoregbee, Henry
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Energy Technology & Management Conference ETMCon, University of Ibadan.
Abstract
Solar energy has always been one of the abundant renewable energies in Nigeria, and
today there is a gap between its availability and utilization. This is underlined by the
fact that the average sunshine hour per day is 6hrs and the reserve estimate is 3.5-
7.0KWh/m2-day. At present in Nigeria, electricity installed capacity sourced from coal, oil,
water, gas and fossil nuclear materials is about 3500MW compared with projected
electricity demand of 15,730MW by 2015. The continued usage of coal, oil, water, gas
and fossil nuclear is faced with a lot of challenges ranging from the release of
greenhouse gases, un-replenished and restricted installation among others. This paper
examines solar energy utilization in Nigeria, vis-à-vis rural energy consumption and
makes recommendations on how to fully harness solar energy to augment electricity
generation into the national grid for increased power supply to rural communities.
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Solar , Energy , greenhouse gases , National grid , Power. , Nigeria