Nigeria is starved of the needed energy for domestic and industrial uses. There is currently an excess electricity demand of over 10000MW being met by diesel engines with its concomitant negative effect on industrial competitiveness and climate change. This is a worrisome situation in view of the vast supply of renewable energy materials for power generation in the country. As an agrarian economy,Nigeria has ample opportunity to bridge the electricity demand-supply gap by utilizing its abundant biomass resources. However, the agricultural and wood wastes generated in the country are either dumped or burnt. This results in significant environmental hazards and health problems arising from methane and other harmful emissions. Alternatively, large amount of electricity can be generatedif the biomass and animal wastes and residues are ...
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