This report critically examines the role of hydropower in Nigeria’s energy landscape, assessing challenges and lessons from global leaders like Brazil and India to inform Nigeria’s strategy. Hydropower currently contributes ~29% of Nigeria’s grid power, offering a low-carbon energy solution.…
The Energy Cross Road podcast is an initiative that seeks to synthesize new information, insights and trends that can help Africa develop suitable pathways for its energy transition implementation. The podcast regularly engages key stakeholders, industry experts, policy makers and…
Introduction The Nigerian National Energy Masterplan (2022) [1] is a policy instrument that remains one of the most ambitious outlooks for the future of energy in Nigeria. Nevertheless, as the country sets off on this important process of attaining energy…
Achieving net-zero by 2050 requires massive adoption of energy transition technologies such as renewables, electrification, decentralization and grid modernization, energy efficiency and conservation mechanisms amongst others. In fact, these technologies are required to attain significant deployment levels, if net-zero by…
Energy transition is a hot topic that is at the frontline of climate change mitigation. Focused on ensuring a dynamic from fossil fuel-based energy systems to clean energy systems, implementation of energy transition directly interacts with the elements of nation’s…