Energy Crisis in Nigeria: Evidence from Lagos State

Isola Wakeel Atanda (), Ekundayo Mesagan and Olorunfemi Alimi
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Isola Wakeel Atanda: University of Lagos

Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, 2017, vol. XVII, issue 2, 23-28

Abstract: This study examined the nexus between urbanization and energy crisis in Lagos State using questionnaire to elicit information from one hundred randomly selected Lagos residents in Akoka and Onike areas. The study identified the energy supply gap within the Lagos metropolis and found that the energy requirement in the state for industrial, commercial, and domestic needs is not met by supply. It was observed that urbanisation is the root cause of energy crisis in the state and generators provides the main coping strategy for residents. It is therefore recommended that Lagos state should be allowed to generate its own electricity and distribute appropriately among the residents as against the current practice of contributing its generated power to the national grid.

Keywords: urbanization; energy crisis; electricity; Nigeria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L94 O18 Q42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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