Modeling Long-Term Electricity Generation Planning to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Nigeria

Kim, Juyoul; Abdelhameed, Ahmed S.; Joseph, Soja Reuben; Ramadhan, Hilali Hussein; Nandutu, Mercy; Hyun, Joung-Hyuk

doi:10.3390/en14196258

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“…The findings of this study will be used as a reference source in modelling long-term energy mix, lowering CO 2 emissions in Nigeria (J. [82]).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Most research articles asserted that nuclear energy is the most reliable option for achieving national and regional CO 2 emission mitigation targets while meeting the energy supply need [81,82,84,88,89]. Furthermore, along with the rapid increase of emerging industrialized countries, the global geography of the development of nuclear energy is undergoing a spatial reconfiguration phenomenon, as indicated by studies on research and collaboration among nations.…”

Section: Nexus Between Nuclear Energy Generation and Thementioning

confidence: 99%

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The Role of Nuclear Energy in Reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions and Energy Security: A Systematic Review

Addo,

Kabo-bah,

Diawuo

et al. 2023

International Journal of Energy Research

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The energy sector accounts for about two-thirds of all human-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions due to the reliance on fossil-based fuels. This is a significant concern as it can have dire consequences on the survival of humankind and disrupt other natural processes. The research indicated that some mitigation measures to curb GHG emissions are to increase energy from low-carbon sources such as nuclear. However, due to the continuous adverse climate change impact, a comprehensive systematic review of research in this area must be conducted to inform policy practice and future studies. This study attempts to address this gap by mapping the global reflections on the potential of nuclear technology to mitigate GHG through a bibliometric review process. A total of 741 studies were retrieved from the Scopus database and a few from Google Scholar, spanning from 1962 to 2022, and analyzed using a science mapping tool—VOSviewer. The study confirmed that fossil fuels are a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions and contributor to greenhouse emissions. Those authors concluded that promoting clean and alternative energy sources to fossil fuels would help reduce carbon emissions. Although renewable energy has proven to be very efficient among pollution and climate change mitigation sources, nuclear energy is the most dependable option for meeting national and regional CO2 emission targets while meeting energy supply needs. The bibliometric analysis with VOSviewer suggested that only five African countries, including Ghana, have contributed to the research area with limited collaboration. As a result, it calls for stakeholders to make informed decisions to invest resources in research to address the challenge on the continent. The MESSAGE planning model is recommended for the study.

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“…The findings of this study will be used as a reference source in modelling long-term energy mix, lowering CO 2 emissions in Nigeria (J. [82]).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Nexus Between Nuclear Energy Generation and Thementioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Nuclear Energy in Reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions and Energy Security: A Systematic Review

Addo,

Kabo-bah,

Diawuo

et al. 2023

International Journal of Energy Research

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“…4 Road transport is the dominant mode of transportation in Nigeria, moving over 90% of internal goods and passengers across the country; hence it is the highest contributor to the nation's GDP amongst other sub-sectors. Known as the giant of Africa, Nigeria lies along the western coast of the second largest continent in the world, with a land mass of 910 768 km 2 and water body of 13 000 km 2 , totalling an area of 923 766 km 2 , with a population of about 211 400 708 5 ; this whole population is both directly and indirectly served by the road transport subsector. Nigeria has about 195 000 km road network; 36 182 km of this network is federal, 6 while the rest are state and local roads.…”

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Decarbonisation of the Transport Sector in Nigeria

Akujor

Uzowuru

Abubakar

et al. 2022

Environ�Health�Insights

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We reviewed the various sub-sectors of the Nigerian transport sector with their corresponding energy consumption rates. Results show that all the sub-sectors are solely dependent on fossil fuels to meet their energy demands and requirements, thus making the transport sector the highest consumer of fossil fuels, and consequently, the highest contributor to carbon footprint. This necessitates the need for gradual decarbonisation of the sector, but not at the expense of the nation’s economy, since the transport sector contributes about 3% of the nation’s GDP. We have therefore outlined measures to decarbonise the sector. These include revitalisation of the rail and water transport; encouragement of mass transit; improving the state of security on Nigerian roads; employment of low-carbon fuels (biodiesels); and use of electric vehicles.

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“…Their study arrived at this conclusion that using natural gas could reduce sub-Saharan Africa's CO 2 emissions. As natural gas is the most predominant source of electricity in Nigeria, Kim et al [36] suggest that optimized electricity generating technologies are nuclear and gas due to the growing population. In their scenario, including reduction of CO 2 emissions for the Nigerian case, starting from 2020, the country is supposed to decrease its share of oil power plants in electricity production and use natural gas as a transition fuel up until 2059.…”

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“…On the other hand, urgent actions are required to meet the 2030 goal on the reduction of GHG emissions. For example, by considering rapid population growth, Kim et al [36] suggest nuclear power as a best choice for another resource-rich country, Nigeria. In the meantime, climate change imperative poses additional threats for oil rich countries by leading to low fossil fuel demand and prices.…”

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Role of Natural Gas Consumption in the Reduction of CO2 Emissions: Case of Azerbaijan

Gurbanov

2021

Energies

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Azerbaijan signed the Paris Agreement in 2016 and committed to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 35% in 2030. Meanwhile, natural gas has been vital component in the total energy mix of Azerbaijan economy and accounted for almost 65% of the total energy consumption. In the overall electricity mix, natural gas-fired power plants generate 93% of the country’s electricity. Since global energy consumption is responsible for 73% of human-caused greenhouse-gas emissions, and CO2 makes up more than 74% of the total, this study investigates possible mitigation effects of the natural gas consumption on CO2 emissions for Azerbaijan. Author employed several cointegration methodologies, namely Bound testing Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach, Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS), Dynamic Ordinary Least Squares (DOLS), and Structural Time Series model (STSM). Author of this paper found that when the share of natural gas increases 1 percent in the total energy mix, CO2 emission per capita decreases approximately 0.14 percent as a result of the ARDL, FMOLS, and DOLS models. All three models provide cointegration between the share of natural gas in the total energy mix and reduction in CO2 emissions.

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Modeling Long-Term Electricity Generation Planning to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Nigeria

Cited by 6 publications

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The Role of Nuclear Energy in Reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions and Energy Security: A Systematic Review

The Role of Nuclear Energy in Reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions and Energy Security: A Systematic Review

Decarbonisation of the Transport Sector in Nigeria

Role of Natural Gas Consumption in the Reduction of CO2 Emissions: Case of Azerbaijan

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