Remote area power supply in Nigeria: the prospects of solar energy

Bugaje, I. M.

doi:10.1016/s0960-1481(98)00814-3

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“…Bugaje [15] analyzed power supply options for remote areas in Nigeria. The study considered three options: solar powered systems, conventional diesel generating plants, and connection to the national grid, and observed that solar photovoltaic systems are the most economically viable.…”

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Electricity access in Nigeria: Viability of off-grid photovoltaic system

Akpan¹,

Isihak²,

Udoakah

2013

2013 Africon

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This study examines the viability of providing electricity to an un-electrified village in North-Eastern Nigeria using a mini-grid based off-grid solar photovoltaic system. The study employs the life-cycle cost to estimate a 25-year life-time cost of an off-grid electrification project using solar photovoltaic panels and compares with the cost of paying for grid-electricity within the same period. Comparing the cost of off-grid electrification with grid-extension is more appropriate; however, data on the cost of grid extension in Northern Nigeria are scarce. Thus, electricity tariff is used as a proxy since the Nigerian electricity market has been deregulated and the electricity tariff is expected to be market-reflective. The result shows that such project will not be economically viable at the prevailing commercial lending rate as it yields a negative net present value. However, the project becomes viable with adequate government support through the reduction in commercial lending rate for such projects and provision of start-up grants (as production subsidy). Such subsidy will not result in economic waste since the target is clearly defined. Apart from government financial incentives, creating necessary support mechanism in terms of legal and regulatory frameworks to encourage private investment will be necessary. In addition, engaging the community in the construction and maintenance of the project will ensure sustainability.

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Electricity access in Nigeria: Viability of off-grid photovoltaic system

Akpan¹,

Isihak²,

Udoakah

2013

2013 Africon

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“…• Solar Lighting (Sastry 1997, Devraj andHaribabu 2015) • Water heating (Peter and Nayar 2002) • Telecommunications (Adurodija, Asia and Chendo 1998;Chaurey and Kandpal2010) • Power generation during peak loads (Koner & Dutta 1998;Deng and Liu 2012) • Captive power generation (Sastry 1997, Devraj andHaribabu 2015) • Remote area applications (Bugaje 1999;Chaurey and Kandpal 2010) • Water Pumping (Sastry 1997;Devraj and Haribabu 2015)…”

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Experience and Familiarity’s Role in the Diffusion of Photovoltaic Technologies

2018

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Due to large shortfalls of electric-power generation, solar photovoltaic energy is one of the special-purpose decentralized forms of power-generating units that the government is trying to promote in an attempt to alleviate the power problem in India. Rogers' innovation decision model comprises of a sequence of stages progressing from knowledge acquisition to persuasion or interest followed by the adoption/rejection decision. Rogers emphasizes knowledge as the means to persuading decision makers to adopt or reject an innovation. Another major variable in Rogers' model is persuasion, the formation of a favourable or unfavourable attitudes toward the innovation being considered for adoption. Kaplan proposed an improved way of explaining how potential adopters mature to a level of innovation interest. In an attempt to fill the gap between Knowledge and Interest, Kaplan identified Motivation, Context, Experience and Familiarity, variables that were hither to ignored. The present study explores the importance of decision makers' Experience and Familiarity with solar based technologies in the diffusion of these technologies. The data was collected from managers in hotels, using a structured questionnaire. The results of descriptive analysis shows that these managers had a moderate level of Experience and Familiarity with applications such as solar water heating, solar lighting etc. Therefore, concerted efforts must be directed toward providing potential adopters with more direct Experience with different PV based applications. Familiarity with the existing efforts to demonstrate and use different PV based applications in India can be increased through appropriate measures taken by the government.

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“…RESs are sustainable, limitless and environment friendly. The potentials of electricity generation from RESs in Nigeria have been demonstrated in several studies, separately; solar [2,29,40], wind [41][42][43][44][45], SHP [46][47][48], and jointly [3,[49][50][51]. In recognition of the importance of RESs in electricity generation, the REMP road map targets an increase in renewable-energy contribution to electricity generation in Nigeria over short, medium and long term as shown in Table 1.…”

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“…These services are made possible directly or indirectly by electricity. It is therefore worrisome that a large percentage of rural areas in Nigeria are still not connected to the national grid [2]. The only 10% of rural households and 40% of the country's total population that are presently connected to electricity grid [3], are facing a highly unreliable, frequent outages, blackouts or brownouts, and total breakdown that can last weeks or even months.…”

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Towards understanding the benefits and challenges of Smart/Micro-Grid for electricity supply system in Nigeria

Dada

2014

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Remote area power supply in Nigeria: the prospects of solar energy

Cited by 29 publications

References 4 publications

Electricity access in Nigeria: Viability of off-grid photovoltaic system

Electricity access in Nigeria: Viability of off-grid photovoltaic system

Experience and Familiarity’s Role in the Diffusion of Photovoltaic Technologies

Towards understanding the benefits and challenges of Smart/Micro-Grid for electricity supply system in Nigeria

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