Can Nigeria sustainably meet its electricity needs?

Irrespective of this deficiency in power generation in Nigeria, the country can sustainably meet all its electricity needs having been well situated where it has huge potentials for fossil fuel sources and renewable energy (RE) sources, such as wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, large- and small-hydro power and in fact, tidal energy.

Does Nigeria have good alternative energy resources?

Irrespective of the electricity challenges witnessed in Nigeria, it was shown that the country is naturally blessed with satisfactory alternative energy resources with capacity able to meet its existing and future energy requirements .

Is Nigeria's power sector dependent on poor performing thermal power plants?

Evident from the open domain is that, Nigeria power sector is highly dependent on poor performing thermal power plants. Most of these thermal power plants run on either simple gas turbine or simple steam turbine cycles with efficiency of 27–34.67% [14,104,105].

Is Nigeria struggling to meet electricity demand?

Globally, demand for electricity has seen a steady increase, with nations striving to meet the demand. However, Nigeria is abysmally struggling to meet the increasing demand with the meagre per capita electricity consumption of 151 kWh, which is lower than the average of per capita electricity in Africa.

How much electricity is generated in Nigeria?

Presently, the grid-tied electricity installed capacity in Nigeria, estimated at 13,435 MW is primarily generated by fossil and hydro-power plants at approximate distribution of 82.3% and 17.7%, respectively.