Electricity and Energy Transition in Nigeria

ISBN-13: 9781032175157 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 200 str.

Norbert Edomah

Opis

This book provides readers with a detailed account of the dynamics of energy infrastructure change in Nigeria’s electricity sector. It will be of great interest to students and scholars of energy transitions, energy technology and infrastructure, and African Studies more generally.

Spis treści

1. Introduction PART 1: Energy demand and supply theories  2. Theories underpinning electricity demand and infrastructure supply PART 2: Historical dimensions of the Nigerian energy transition 3 What really happened? The evolution of energy infrastructure provision (1800 – 2018) 4. What triggered change? Influences and drivers of energy systems change PART 3: Political dynamics of energy systems change 5. Governing energy 6. Governance and transitions 7.Politics on the consumer side 8. Energy and industrial policy: How poorly implemented energy policies impacts industrial growth PART 4: The future of energy 9. What should future electricity look like? 10. The quest for cleaner energy production 11. Implications of the on-going transitions and its consequences for the future of energy in West Africa 12. Conclusions

O autorze

Norbert Edomah is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Science and Technology, Pan-Atlantic University Lagos, Nigeria. His research interests include: industrial energy efficiency and cleaner production; influences underlying changes in energy supply infrastructure; politics of energy infrastructure supply; public policy to improve energy security; and planning and organization of the electricity markets in developing African countries. He is keen on understanding how people respond to (and influence) changes in energy infrastructure systems.