SMALL HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT: ONE SOLUTION TO ACHIEVE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS (MDGs)

Authors

  • J. O. AKANMU Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University Of Lagos, Nigeria. Author
  • A. Y. SANGODOYIN Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University Of Lagos, Nigeria. Author
  • V. O. S. OLUNLOYO Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University Of Lagos, Nigeria. Author
  • E. M. EZEH Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University Of Lagos, Nigeria. Author

Abstract

The provision of modern energy services is necessary for basic community services and equally dependent on existing energy or otherwise infrastructures. Modern lighting and telecommunications, reliable health care, water supply and irrigation, and local manufacturing would all be curtailed without modern energy services. Investment and income generation activities would never increase at the expected levels and the poverty would never be eradicated in the absence of adequate and sustainable modern energy services.

This paper looks at the small hydropower in Nigeria. The Federal government Policies on renewable electricity with particular reference to hydropower is highlighted. Development of small hydropower will enhance achieving National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS) and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) goals. Nigerian's Hydro Potential is high and hydropower currently accounts for about 32% of the total installed commercial electric power capacity. The overall large scale potential (exploitable) is in excess of 11,000MW

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Published

2008-09-30

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 3 (2008): NSE TECHNICAL TRANSACTION JOURNAL (NSE TT-J)

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