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Improving Nigeria's renewable energy policy design: A case study approach
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Gungah, A and Emodi, NV and Dioha, MO, Improving Nigeria's renewable energy policy design: A case study approach, Energy Policy, 130 pp. 89-100. ISSN 0301-4215 (2019) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2019.03.059
Abstract
Nigeria has embarked on various programmes and policies in trying to make its energy system efficient.
Renewable energy (RE) is one at the heart of this reformation. However, the country's energy reforms within the
ambit of RE suffer setbacks, owing to poorly utilized RE resources and initiation of relevant policies.
Consequently, these setbacks widen the gap between energy demand and supply. This has motivated the need to
appraise the effectiveness, efficiency, equity and institutional feasibility of Nigeria's RE legal and policy framework. The study adds to literature by adopting a case study approach to initiate improvement of the effectiveness and efficiency of the Nigerian RE legal and policy framework. Our results disclose an urgent need to
drive a coordinated and consistent legal intervention, specific and time-bound targets, political commitment,
policy choice and design, funded research and development activities, social awareness and public engagement,
in order to improve RE development and deployment in Nigeria. Additionally, enacting well-conceived RE laws
in Nigeria and building relevant institutions, were identified to be crucial in achieving expansive and sustainable
RE development for the country.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | Nigeria, renewable energy, case studies, energy access, energy policy, policy design |
Research Division: | Environmental Sciences |
Research Group: | Environmental management |
Research Field: | Natural resource management |
Objective Division: | Economic Framework |
Objective Group: | Other economic framework |
Objective Field: | Ecological economics |
UTAS Author: | Emodi, NV (Mr Nnaemeka Emodi) |
ID Code: | 141877 |
Year Published: | 2019 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 10 |
Deposited By: | Sociology and Criminology |
Deposited On: | 2020-11-30 |
Last Modified: | 2021-02-10 |
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