Renewable energy resources for distributed power generation in Nigeria: A review of the potential

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue , 2013, Pages 257-268

  Mohammed, Y S ^a   Mustafa, M W ^a   Bashir, N ^b   Mokhtar, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Distributed Generation; Nigeria; Potential; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; CHARCOAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; RURAL AREAS; SUN;

CENTRALIZED POWER SYSTEM; HYDROPOWER POTENTIAL; NIGERIA; NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; POTENTIAL; PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 84874854378     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.01.020     Document Type: Review

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