Renewable energy and sustainable development in Nigeria.
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2024
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Department Of International Relations, Faculty of Administration, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
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This study looked at Nigeria's renewable energy roadmap in relation to the aims of sustainable development, analyzed the policy thrust of renewable energy in Nigeria and how it can be achieved, and identified the obstacles that come with implementing renewable energy in order to achieve sustainable development. These were intended to give information about how Nigeria's national renewable energy policy may support sustainable development.
The study made use of both primary and secondary data. Numerous government organizations, academic institutions, and research centers engaged in sustainable development and renewable energy made up the study's population. From the study population, 14 respondents were purposefully chosen to make up the sample size. Key interviewees from organizations including the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), the Energy Research Center at the University of Lagos, the Renewable Energy Development Center (RETDC) at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, and other prestigious research centers and universities throughout Nigeria were interviewed in-depth in order to gather primary data.
Two professors from Obafemi Awolowo University's Department of Geography and Institute of Ecology and Environmental Studies were also added to offer further viewpoints. Social media services including Zoom, Google Meet, WhatsApp, Facebook, and LinkedIn were used for in-person or virtual interviews. Books, journal articles, newspapers, magazines, official publications, and online sources were the primary sources of secondary data. Descriptive analysis was used to analyze the data that was collected.
The findings demonstrated that if the institutional, financial, and technical obstacles were resolved, Nigeria's renewable energy program may hasten its pursuit of sustainable development. The study also discovered that although the roadmap for renewable energy aligned with Nigeria's sustainable development goals, its success or failure depended on the Nigerian government's capacity and readiness to overcome the aforementioned obstacles and encourage closer cooperation between all parties involved.
It was also found that the Nigerian government should prioritize making large investments in public education and enlightenment at all levels if it is to make any real progress in its transition to renewable energy. Ultimately, it was demonstrated that despite the aforementioned obstacles, Nigeria could reach the full potential of its vast renewable energy resources through its renewable energy roadmap by increasing stakeholder engagement, investing more in technology, and establishing effective and efficient regulatory frameworks. The study came to the conclusion that Nigeria could only achieve its sustainable development goals with a well-executed national renewable energy policy.
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xii, 196p.
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Adewale, D. O. (2024) Renewable energy and sustainable development in Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.