Power generation scenarios for Nigeria: An environmental and cost assessment

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 968-980

  Gujba, H ^a   Mulugetta, Y ^b   Azapagic, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electricity scenarios; Energy policy; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL COST; CAPITAL COSTS; CAPITAL INVESTMENT; COST ASSESSMENT; ECONOMIC COSTS; ELECTRICITY SECTOR; EXPANSION PLANS; GHG EMISSION; LONG TERM; MEDIUM TERM; NIGERIA; NIGERIANS; POWER SECTOR; RENEWABLES;

COST REDUCTION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; INVESTMENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

COST; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOSSIL FUEL; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

NIGERIA;

EID: 78650416158     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.11.024     Document Type: Article

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