In Amakpa community in Edo state, Solar panels have powered a borehole for the past four years. The experience has been without hitches, a win-win for the villagers as Adesesde Oghademegbe explains in this short video.
There are states and countries that are able to produce 100% of their electricity needs from renewable energies, such as Iceland, Bhutan, Norway or even Germany (at lunch time when the sun is shining). From a technological perspective, the question is no longer, Does Solar Have the Capacity to Power Industries?, as there is no practical limit to the generation capacity of solar, or indeed renewables as a whole. The question for Nigeria is, Which Renewables Work Best in What Locations? And is there enough grid capacity to absorb the additional power generated in solar, wind or biomass plants? The coming years will see rising interest by industrial investors as well as industrial customers in renewables energies - especially in off-grid scenarios, as the national grid is struggling and as the global climate regime after the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement is likely to impose penalties on carbon emissions. This webpage aims to reveal Nigerian stories and perspectives around renewables, and the articles invite the reader to leave comments and start a debate about the Energy Future of Nigeria
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