Politik für erneuerbare Energien in Westafrika (EN)

The report examines the challenges facing Nigeria's energy transition, noting that economic crises and security issues have marginalised climate action in political discourse. It suggests that the government can drive renewable energy adoption by reinstating VAT and import duty exemptions for solar components and by completing the Presidential Power Initiative to improve grid stability. The author argues for a realistic energy vision that avoids suboptimal pathways and leverages existing agricultural networks for climate-smart interventions.

• Climate change has been largely absent from the manifestos and debates of Nigeria's leading presidential candidates, as the government is preoccupied with economic instability, insecurity, and a US$10 billion fuel subsidy bill.
• Climate change is directly linked to Nigeria's internal instability, specifically through devastating floods in 2022 that affected 34 of 36 states and the intensification of resource competition between farmers and herders due to extreme heat and erratic rainfall.
• The removal of VAT and import duty exemptions for solar equipment has increased retail prices for solar solutions by 15-40%, and reinstating these incentives is recommended to lower the upfront cost barrier for consumers.
• Nigeria's inability to implement utility-scale solar projects (>50MW) is due to poor transmission and distribution infrastructure that cannot handle solar variability, as well as the government's failure to provide payment guarantees for 14 power purchase agreements (PPAs).
• The Presidential Power Initiative (PPI), a partnership with Siemens Energy AG and the German government, aims to increase transmission capacity from 5 to 25GW by 2025, which is essential for integrating renewables into the national grid.
• Existing agricultural frameworks, such as the Anchor Borrower’s Programme (ABP), can be used to cost-effectively deploy climate-smart agriculture, including drought-tolerant seeds and early warning systems, in a sector responsible for 23% of Nigeria's GHG emissions.
• Nigeria's 2060 Net Zero ambition, based on a McKinsey Energy Transition Plan, is viewed as lacking realism because it relies on industries where the country has no competitive advantage, such as hydrogen and electric vehicles.

APA

Daggash, H. A. (2023). Politik für erneuerbare Energien in Westafrika (EN). Africa Policy Research Institute. https://afripoli.org/de/politik-fuer-erneuerbare-energien-westafrika-en

Chicago

Daggash, Habiba Ahut. Politik für erneuerbare Energien in Westafrika (EN). Africa Policy Research Institute, 2023. https://afripoli.org/de/politik-fuer-erneuerbare-energien-westafrika-en.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{daggash2023politik, author = {Daggash, Habiba Ahut}, title = {{Politik für erneuerbare Energien in Westafrika (EN)}}, institution = {Africa Policy Research Institute}, year = {2023}, month = mar, url = {https://afripoli.org/de/politik-fuer-erneuerbare-energien-westafrika-en}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }