Just energy transition in Nigeria: policies and implications for regional political economy

Oluwasola E. Omoju and Emily E. Ikhide

Chapter 7 in Handbook on Energy Transitions in Africa, 2026, pp 114-129 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Energy transition is a critical aspect of climate change mitigation but has economic implications for oil and gas producing countries such as Nigeria. This chapter examines the subject of energy transition in Nigeria, with a view to understanding the key issues fundamental to achieving just energy transition, including from the regional political economy perspective. The chapter notes that while an energy transition is necessary for Nigeria, key issues such as the development-climate mitigation debate, fiscal dependence on oil revenue, economic transition, the peculiar challenge of clean cooking, inadequate funding, employment impacts, and access to clean technologies need to be considered. The chapter recommends that it is imperative for policymakers to pursue the energy transition within a broader economic transition agenda, mobilise private and international climate finance, develop social policies to support affected stakeholders, prioritise renewable-based cooking technologies, adopt a multi-sectoral transition policy, and engage and communicate with key stakeholders.

Keywords: Just Energy Transition; Economic Diversification; Nigeria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781035332236
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