Technology options for increasing electricity access in areas with low electricity access rate in Nigeria

Akpan, Uduak

doi:10.1016/j.seps.2015.05.001

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“…Today the south-south and south-west geopolitical zones, along with the city of Lagos in the south-east zone, are the most highly urbanized and densely populated regions in Nigeria. Kano is the only northern state to match those in the south in terms of population density (Akpan 2015). As a whole, the northern population is much more widespread geographically and Yobe and Borno states, the birthplace and home of Boko Haram, have the lowest population densi- State, 2013(Source: Akpan 2015 ty in the country outside of their singular urban centers.…”

Section: -The Continuing Effects Of the Colonial Policy Of Indirect Rulementioning

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Understanding Boko Haram

Courtin¹

2017

Women and the War on Boko Haram

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Understanding Boko Haram

Courtin¹

2017

Women and the War on Boko Haram

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“…Nigeria, which is the largest economy in Africa, is also faced with similar challenges. Even though Nigeria has an installed capacity in excess of 12,000MW, the operational capacity of all the generating facilities is about 6,000 MW, which is not sufficient to cater to the electricity needs of the country and often result in sporadic outages [2], [3]. Lighting is one of the basic end-uses of electricity, but the sporadic electricity outages in Nigeria has made it difficult for citizen to meet this basic need using grid-based electricity, especially at night.…”

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Municipal Street Lighting Systems Energy Cost and Carbon Footprint Estimation in Uyo, Nigeria

Udoakah

Mudaheranwa

Cipcigan

2019

2019 IEEE PES/IAS PowerAfrica

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This paper analyses the energy cost and carbon emission footprint of the current street lighting systems in Uyo Nigeria. Using a life cycle assessment approach, a comparative analysis of the carbon footprints of the diesel powered system alongside the two lighting schemes namely: the High Pressure Sodium (HPS) and Light Emitting Diodes (LED) systems were examined. The analysis shows that the LED systems although having an initial high replacement cost, are the most economically viable, offering the least energy cost per annum with very minimal carbon emission footprint as opposed to the diesel powered HPS system which has both high energy cost and carbon emission footprints. Besides this, LED lighting systems when compared with HPS offers a combination of improved nighttime visibility, reduced operations/maintenance cost and decrease in carbon emission. It is hoped that the results of this study would influence municipal authorities in their choice of lighting schemes.

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“…Despite the abundance of energy resources in the country as observed by [2], the country has continued to experience shortage in supply of electrical power and has not been able to generate the maximum required amount of energy it needs for the growing population which is currently estimated to be over one hundred and eighty-five million (185,000,000) [3]. Even the electricity supply to the consumers that are connected to the grid is unreliable and often times described as epileptic [4]. The power generation report as released by the Ministry of power indicates that the peak generation to date is 5,074.7MW and the generation capacity is 6707.3MW [5].…”

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Evaluation of Wind Energy Potential for Power Generation in some Coastal Cities in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Udoakah

Ikafia²

2018

Elektrika

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The wind potential of three coastal sites, Ibeno (Latitude 4° 33' 54.2"N & Longitude 8° 4' 21.3"E), Oron (Latitude 4°48'26.53"N & Longitude 8°14'15.74"E) and Okobo (Latitude 4°41'48.48"N & Longitude 8°15'23.23"E) in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria was investigated. Using data obtained from the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) and the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron for Ibeno, Okobo and Oron respectively for a period of five years (2012-2016), a statistical analysis was performed. Using empirical method, the overall average Weibull distribution parameters in terms of k and c, mean power density and mean wind speed were determined for the three locations to be 3.29, 4.74 & 4.11, 7.72, 6.54 & 6.40 m/s, 344.68, 236.10 & 185.18 w/m2 and 8.24, 7.26 & 6.70 m/s respectively for Ibeno, Oron and Okobo. The results indicate that all the locations had a wind speed range higher than the 5-6 m/s recommended for electricity generation and a wind density value greater than 100 W/m2. Resulting from the analysis, the overall annual energy production was projected to be 15.23, 10.45 & 8.19 GW for Ibeno, Oron and Okobo respectively, leading to the conclusion that the three cities located along the coastal lines of Akwa Ibom, would be viable for commercial wind power production.

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Technology options for increasing electricity access in areas with low electricity access rate in Nigeria

Cited by 28 publications

References 34 publications

Understanding Boko Haram

Understanding Boko Haram

Municipal Street Lighting Systems Energy Cost and Carbon Footprint Estimation in Uyo, Nigeria

Evaluation of Wind Energy Potential for Power Generation in some Coastal Cities in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

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