The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics has suggested the Federal Authorities to advertise the re-planting of timber as greater than 17 million Nigerian households have embraced using firewood as a cooking gas various.
A brand new report ‘NIGERIA RESIDENTIAL ENERGY DEMAND-SIDE SURVEY REPORT 2024’ by the NBS in collaboration with key stakeholders such because the Federal Ministry of Energy (FMP), Vitality Fee of Nigeria (ECN), European Union (EU), and the Worldwide Vitality Company (IEA), is geared in the direction of decarbonisation and the promotion of an environment friendly power provide that can help fast financial development and improvement.
In response to the report, 40.7 per cent, roughly 41 per cent of Nigerian households bought fuelwood (firewood) within the final 30 days.
The report comes within the wake of biting hardship throughout the nation, and the federal government’s push in the direction of residents embracing cleaner gas options totally different from the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol similar to fuel, Compressed Pure Gasoline (CNG), Liquified Pure Gasoline (LPG), photo voltaic and others
The report had x-rayed a complete of 63,742,899 family members (48.2% feminine, and 51.8% male), giving a complete of 12,734,044 complete households throughout the six geo-political zones of the nation, particularly: Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Ekiti, Oyo, Enugu, Kwara, Plateau, Kano, and Sokoto.
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In response to Worldometer, Nigeria’s present inhabitants as of October 2024 is 234, 243, 959 million and 42,057,041 million households.
A breakdown of 41 per cent of 42,057,041 million households offers a complete of 17,243,386 million households who can’t afford cleaner technique of getting ready their meals, and must resort to using firewood.
Nigeria’s Vitality Transition Plan which goals to realize net-zero emissions by 2060 as declared on the 2021 UN Local weather Change Convention of the events (COP26), has expressed the dedication of the nation to diversify our power sources.
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“About 41 per cent of households reported buying fuelwood, intently adopted by slicing/assortment (39.0 per cent), and solely 18.9 per cent of households used different means similar to barter, present, borrowing and so on.
“Greater than half of the fuelwood lower/collected by households are branches, stems, and timber. The outcomes reveal that 55.3 per cent of fuelwood lower/collected had been branches, stems and timber, whereas 67.8 per cent of households used fuelwood both for home, agricultural, industrial, cultural or spiritual functions,” the report learn partly.
The survey additionally discovered that one in each 5 households (22.0 per cent) used charcoal throughout the reference interval.
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Amongst households utilizing charcoal, 21.6 per cent bought the product, and solely 0.3 and 0.6 per cent acquired it via their very own manufacturing, and different means respectively. Moreover, the outcomes present that 19.4 per cent of households reported, utilizing LPG throughout the reference interval. Which means that about one in each 5 households use LPG.
The common month-to-month expenditure on LPG stood at N10,239.7 throughout the surveyed states.
Over 58 per cent of households are related to the nationwide grid throughout the 9 states surveyed, and 86.6 per cent had electrical energy provide throughout the reference interval. Out of the entire households related to the nationwide grid, 85.2 p.c used an estimated billing system whereas 14.8 p.c reported utilizing a pre-paid billing system.
As well as, the typical month-to-month expenditure of households on electrical energy was estimated at ₦4,155.8 throughout the reference interval.
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“It’s endorsed that following the broad use of fuelwood, the federal government ought to promote the re-planting of timber and using clear power similar to LPG, wind, photo voltaic and so on, to cut back environmental issues similar to air air pollution, local weather change, water air pollution, thermal air pollution, and strong waste disposal,” the report suggested.
As well as, NBS mentioned the federal government ought to encourage the institution of extra Liquefied Petroleum Gasoline (LPG) stations and native manufacturing of fuel cylinders, and different equipment with added worth to decrease the end-user’s price; and optimise electrical energy era by decentralising the nationwide grid via mini-grids.
The report comes within the wake of constant collapse of the nationwide grid, with the newest being the North states thrown into complete darkness for 9 days as of Tuesday.
The Nigerian Electrical energy Regulatory Fee (NERC) First Quarter 2023 Report reveals that 28 grids are related to producing crops, but the infrastructure falls in need of assembly the height demand of 32 terawatt hours, leaving roughly 92 million Nigerians unconnected to the nationwide grid.
“This deficiency is projected to worsen with out substantial sectoral investments, insufficient transmission traces lead to energy outages. As of 2022, the prevailing era capability stood at 25,633Ckm of line size which is anticipated to rise to 29,226Ckm by 2028,” the report added.
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