Strengthening Nigeria Renewable Energy Practices and Policies for Sustainable Development in the 21st Century

Gilbert T. D. Ametefe, and Margaret D. Ametefe

College of Education, Zing, Nigeria

Abstract: Nigeria is an energy resource rich country, endowed with abundance of renewable energy (RE) resources. However, Nigeria is yet to exploit these huge available energy potentials with less environmental and climatic impacts. On the contrary, the National supply is at present almost entirely dependent on fossil fuels and firewood. The purpose of this presentation is to highlight the role of renewable energy for development in Nigeria. It examines the current level of the use of renewable energy systems and thereafter put forward necessary policy measures that are essential in order to promote the use of the technologies for the necessary economic advancement in the 21st century.

Key words: Nigeria, renewable energy, development