Powering the Commercial Sector in Nigeria Using Urban Swarm Solar Electrification
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Sustainability 2020, 12(10), 4053; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12104053
Received: 15 March 2020 / Revised: 30 April 2020 / Accepted: 11 May 2020 / Published: 15 May 2020
(This article belongs to the Section Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability)
The commercial sector in Nigeria has been greatly hampered due to the poor availability of reliable electricity. In a 2014 World Bank report, nearly half of the firms doing business in Nigeria identified electricity as a major constraint, with over a quarter of them listing electricity as their biggest obstacle. The business losses due to electrical outages have been significant, with losses averaging about 16% of annual sales. The lack of access to reliable electricity is one of the biggest challenges to economic growth in Nigeria. This paper proposes a means of powering the commercial sector in Nigeria using urban swarm electrification. It outlines a conceptual framework for using a distributed network made up of grid-connected home solar PV systems as a viable option for providing the commercial sector with more reliable access to electricity. It further addresses the policy implications for the commercial sector with the enablement of more electrification options, implications that include strong economic impact, as well as the expansion and creation of new industries.
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Keywords:
renewable energy (RE); developing countries; solar home system (SHS); electricity generation; distributed network; microgrids
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Babajide, A.; Brito, M.C. Powering the Commercial Sector in Nigeria Using Urban Swarm Solar Electrification. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4053. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12104053
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Babajide A, Brito MC. Powering the Commercial Sector in Nigeria Using Urban Swarm Solar Electrification. Sustainability. 2020; 12(10):4053. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12104053
Chicago/Turabian StyleBabajide, Abisoye, and Miguel C. Brito 2020. "Powering the Commercial Sector in Nigeria Using Urban Swarm Solar Electrification" Sustainability 12, no. 10: 4053. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12104053
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