Renewable energy (RE) is the key element of sustainable, environmentally friendly, and cost-
effective electricity generation. An official report by International Energy Agency (IEA) states …

Access to electric power supply has always had a significant role in promoting
improvements in all the society sectors, nevertheless nowadays 1.3 billion of people still do …

In this study, current perspectives of solar energy utilization as a renewable energy option in
Nigeria are examined and discussed from the standpoint of sustainable development. The …

This paper reviews the scientific production of renewable energies, namely, solar, wind,
biomass, hydropower and geothermal, from 1979 to 2009. The production of all the …

Nigeria is faced with chronic electricity crisis that has resulted in the crippling of most sectors
of the economy. It is estimated that only 40% of Nigerians are connected to the national grid …

The transition to renewable energy technologies raises new and important governance
questions. With small hydropower (SHP) expanding as part of renewable energy and …

There is a growing interest in the application of microgrids around the world because of their
potential for achieving a flexible, reliable, efficient and smart electrical grid system and …

Fossil fuels-based conventional grid extension in developing countries from centralized
power systems in urban centres to rural areas is usually capital intensive and in most cases …

In terms of fuel resource, hydropower possesses a prominent advantage over any other
large power plants which burn fossil fuels to generate electricity. Moreover, due to the …

Over 80% of the current Nigerian primary energy consumption is met by petroleum. This
overdependence on fossil fuels derived from petroleum for local consumption requirements …