Analysis of Renewable Energy Resources and Estimation of Power Generation Capability in South-South Geo-Political Zone, Nigeria

Chizindu Stanley  Esobinenwu

doi:10.55927/ajmee.v3i1.14967

Authors

Chizindu Stanley Esobinenwu University of Port Harcourt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55927/ajmee.v3i1.14967

Keywords:

Socioeconomic Growth, South- South zone, Pump, Renewable Energy Resources, Power Generation

Abstract

Energy availability is a key to socioeconomic growth and industrial development of any society. It is not gain saying that Nigerians in all the six states in south-south geopolitical zone have limited access to electricity from the grid especially those living at remote and rural areas. This research was undertaken to assess the renewable energy resources domiciled in all the states in south-south geopolitical region and estimation of power generation to meet the energy demands and needs of both urban and rural population in Nigeria. Two renewable energy resources were investigated namely: solar and wind energy resources. The result obtained indicates that 18,609.27MW of electricity can be generated with the use of photovoltaic solar technology in the zone. The study also revealed that wind energy resources can generate 142,289.267MW of electricity by exploiting the 1% of available effective wind area in all the states in the zone. Therefore, this study recommended that the policymakers should entrench friendly policies to attract investors to exploit these resources to enhance power generation in Nigeria in order to improve the wellbeing of the citizens.

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