Abstract
The provision of energy infrastructure is essential for economic growth, social cohesion, and environmental sustainability. Understanding the multiple functions and services it provides us requires firstly a deeper understanding of the factors that influence energy infrastructure itself. This paper focusses on the factors that influence the evolution of energy infrastructure in Nigeria. By studying different eras of energy use according to the technologies that were being implemented, resources that were available, and the political practice of the time it is possible to better frame the drivers of energy infrastructure. The paper explores the transitions of how Nigerians managed to obtain the vast majority of energy from food calories and traditional biomass, to the broad portfolio of energy sources that is in use today.
Highlights
Energy transition involves “long term structural changes in energy systems” [1] (p. 2) and [2].Many developed countries have gone through some energy transition, while some are still experiencing some sort of transition [1,3]
How much knowledge do we have on the historical energy transitions across most developing countries? How many records and research outputs really point to the factors that influenced such transitions? How many studies have been done on the influences of policy practices on energy transitions from a developing economy perspective? These are questions that the current bodies of research have not been able to satisfactorily answer
The authors have been unable to find academic research on the Nigerian historical energy transition. This is in spite of the importance of understanding historical transitions for enabling new sustainability transitions, as argued by Falcone [16]. It is in this context that this paper explores the past Nigerian energy infrastructure transition, with a focus on the historical development of energy demand and energy infrastructure provisions since 1800
Summary
Energy transition involves “long term structural changes in energy systems” [1] (p. 2) and [2].Many developed countries have gone through some energy transition, while some are still experiencing some sort of transition [1,3]. These are questions that the current bodies of research have not been able to satisfactorily answer. How much knowledge do we have on the historical energy transitions across most developing countries? How many studies have been done on the influences of policy practices on energy transitions from a developing economy perspective? Addressing these questions is important as a lack of knowledge of a country’s energy histories poses challenges in policy governance that can pave the way towards a more sustainable energy future [8]
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