Nigeria electricity crisis: Power generation capacity expansion and environmental ramifications

Energy

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 354-367

  Aliyu, Abubakar Sadiq ^a,b   Ramli, Ahmad Termizi ^a   Saleh, Muneer Aziz ^a  

^a Faculty of Science   (Malaysia)

^b NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Energy crisis; Environmental ramifications; Nigeria; Power generation; Power sector reform; Vision 20:2020

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; METEOROLOGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; POWER GENERATION;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY-GENERATION SYSTEM; ENERGY CRISIS; ENVIRONMENTAL RAMIFICATIONS; GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES; NIGERIA; POWER GENERATION CAPACITIES; POWER SECTOR REFORM;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION;

ELECTRICITY; ENERGY MARKET; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; LAND USE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PETROLEUM; POWER GENERATION;

NIGERIA;

EID: 84885951399     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.09.011     Document Type: Article

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