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local communities instead use much of her biomass resources such as
firewood or charcoal for lighting, cooking, heating and meeting relatedhouseholds needs in unsustainable practices. There is a lack of knowledge
among rural people about the health implication of local practices of
utilizing forest residues. The government needs to prioritize the forest as
a means of economic revenue and clean power generation. This must be
supported with clear legal and regulatory frameworks and strong institutions that foster government objectives and enhance forestry knowledge
amount the citizens, especially the local people.
Technologically, waste-to-energy (WTE) conversion has become an
increasing approach to power generation, especially for countries with a
significant amount of wastes. There is a large chunk of wastes or biomass
in Nigeria, which can be found in larger expanse in major cities where
households consumption and industrial and commercial activities are
regularly, increasingly higher. The government’s approach of getting rid
of such wastes by open burning has been a major state practice instead of
utilizing it for biofuel generation. Such practice is pointedly anti-climate
and environmentally unsound in terms of pollution or emission of greenhouse gases. The production of biogas from wastes is known to bring
immediate benefit.
87 This benefit can be extensive as biogas is characterized by adaptable technology likely to be scaled at household, industry
and community levels.
88 Thus, tapping Nigeria’s enormous wastes by
employing modern technology for WTE could bring tremendous social
and economic benefits. This will not only contribute significantly to
power generation but also offer crucial by-products such as fertilizer for
supporting and enhancing agricultural productivity, as well as ensuring
effective sanitary practice.
There is no gainsaying as to whether biomass remains an overlooked
energy resource in Nigeria. The truth is simple. There is a lack of interest
among states and national governments to utilize such resources. For
instance, a 5.5 MW biomass gasifier power plant owned by United
Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and formally
87 Mofoluwake M. Ishola and others, ‘Biofuels in Nigeria: A Critical Strategic Evaluation’ (2013)
55 Renewable Energy, 554–560.
88 Ibid.
C. N. Nwedu
local communities instead use much of her biomass resources such as
firewood or charcoal for lighting, cooking, heating and meeting relatedhouseholds needs in unsustainable practices. There is a lack of knowledge
among rural people about the health implication of local practices of
utilizing forest residues. The government needs to prioritize the forest as
a means of economic revenue and clean power generation. This must be
supported with clear legal and regulatory frameworks and strong institutions that foster government objectives and enhance forestry knowledge
amount the citizens, especially the local people.
Technologically, waste-to-energy (WTE) conversion has become an
increasing approach to power generation, especially for countries with a
significant amount of wastes. There is a large chunk of wastes or biomass
in Nigeria, which can be found in larger expanse in major cities where
households consumption and industrial and commercial activities are
regularly, increasingly higher. The government’s approach of getting rid
of such wastes by open burning has been a major state practice instead of
utilizing it for biofuel generation. Such practice is pointedly anti-climate
and environmentally unsound in terms of pollution or emission of greenhouse gases. The production of biogas from wastes is known to bring
immediate benefit.
87 This benefit can be extensive as biogas is characterized by adaptable technology likely to be scaled at household, industry
and community levels.
88 Thus, tapping Nigeria’s enormous wastes by
employing modern technology for WTE could bring tremendous social
and economic benefits. This will not only contribute significantly to
power generation but also offer crucial by-products such as fertilizer for
supporting and enhancing agricultural productivity, as well as ensuring
effective sanitary practice.
There is no gainsaying as to whether biomass remains an overlooked
energy resource in Nigeria. The truth is simple. There is a lack of interest
among states and national governments to utilize such resources. For
instance, a 5.5 MW biomass gasifier power plant owned by United
Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and formally
87 Mofoluwake M. Ishola and others, ‘Biofuels in Nigeria: A Critical Strategic Evaluation’ (2013)
55 Renewable Energy, 554–560.
88 Ibid.