Abstract
Based on the concept of Development Law, it would require creating and implementing a viable and strategic regulatory framework for the rapid development of off-grid renewable energy (RE) systems in order to improve access to sustainable energy, especially for rural dwellers. Concerning the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI), its regulatory framework is fraught with conflicting provisions, which are largely responsible for the slow pace of RE development. The same regulatory framework that empowers State Governments to promote off-grid electricity (a major turf for RE) within their respective domains appears to take back these powers through the backdoor, a situation this chapter refers to as the ‘conflict of electricity laws’. This poses adverse consequences for energy investments, operations and all-round socio-economic development. This chapter aims to expose and analyze this ‘conflict of electricity laws’ and how they have caused the slow development of off-grid RE in Nigeria to proffer salient solutions to achieve rapid off-grid RE development for energy sustainability.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Energy Transitions and the Future of the African Energy Sector: Law, Policy and Governance |
| Editors | Victoria R. Nalule |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 141-188 |
| Number of pages | 48 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030568498 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783030568481 |
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| Publication status | Published - 13 Oct 2020 |