Abstract
This paper focuses on investigating the linkages and consequences of the policy decision process in the governance of energy infrastructure in Nigeria. It attempts to gain a better understanding of the role of policy makers and institutions in the provision of energy infrastructure in Nigeria. Using a combination of semi-structured interviews and documentary evidences from published literature, this study reveals three essential areas where the policy-making processes (and therefore policy makers) intervene in the provision of energy infrastructure. These are: (1) granting access to historical data; (2) regulations; and (3) permitting/issuance of licenses. This study also reveals three major unintended consequences of the policy decision processes and institutions in the governance of energy infrastructure provisions in Nigeria, which are: (1) government financing corruption in the energy sector; (2) economic delusion; and (3) uncontrolled growth in energy demand driven more by export and not local internal demand.
Highlights
Energy is important today, and will still remain important going into the future [1]
This paper aims to answer the question: “What are the linkages and consequences of the policy decision processes and institutions in the governance of energy infrastructure provision?” While considering energy in this study, what is implied is the broad spectrum of energy sources, which includes coal, natural gas, crude oil, and renewables
In investigating the linkages between energy infrastructure provision and policy making within the Nigerian context, the interviews conducted revealed three major themes, which are viewed as the lenses through which those in the policy space exert some sort of influence on the affairs of the Nigerian energy industry [42]
Summary
Will still remain important going into the future [1]. A great deal of emphasis, in many parts of the world, still remains in securing energy supply [4,5] For some countries, it is about reducing dependence on imports and looking for new energy sources, routes, and suppliers that make a better economic sense [6]. It is about reducing dependence on imports and looking for new energy sources, routes, and suppliers that make a better economic sense [6] It is about having a strong economy, while minimizing any adverse effect on the climate, driving job creation, and having a gradual transformation of the entire transport system from predominantly fossil fuel based, among other sectors [7,8]. The focus is on having a fully integrated internal energy market, without regulatory or technical barriers, in order to freely compete and provide the best energy prices that can drive growth in the economy [9]
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