Manya Rathore
Research expert covering India
Renewable energy in Nigeria - statistics & facts
On the basis that Nigeria's costs on renewable energy technologies are reduced, and its planned energy scenario built on existing national policies are implemented, renewable energy in the country is expected to provide close to 60 percent of the nation’s energy demand by 2050. This would stem from the share of renewables in the total installed generation capacity of Nigeria's power sector. In fact, there is a generally rising electricity demand in Nigeria. By extension, the position of the country as the most populous country in Africa puts its sufficiency in electric power supply into question. As of 2022, only about 61 percent of the nation's population had access to electricity. Could renewable energy provide a sustainable solution to this limited energy access and the overall clean energy grid?
