Open AccessSTATUS OF SOLAR PV UTILIZATION FOR ENERGY SERVICES IN THE NIGERIAN HOUSING ESTATE
Author(s) -
Olalekan Aquila Jesuleye,
Adeyemi Oluwaseun Adepoju,
Olutosin Foluso Arigbede
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of engineering applied science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2455-2143
DOI - 10.33564/ijeast.2020.v04i10.070
Subject(s) - solar energy , business , estate , photovoltaic system , environmental science , natural resource economics , finance , economics , engineering , electrical engineering
This paper assessed the current status of Solar Photovoltaics (PV) and other energy sources for various household appliances in the Nigerian housing estates. A total of 292 questionnaires were administered to Solar PV users in the estates to elicit information on solar PV use. Model for Analysis of Energy Demand (MADE-II) was used to analyze the primary and other secondary data obtained for the study. The results showed that the current contribution of solar PV in energy demand split for the estates was still very low with a total share of 7.3% in spite of various government interventions. Its usage level constituted an insignificant share of 27.2%, 59.6%, 16.3%, 0%, 0%, 0%, 0% and 6.9% for the total lighting, computing/internet, entertainment, process heat, cooking, refrigeration, water pumping and ventilation services requirement respectively. Keywords— Alternative Means, Energy Supply, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Sustainable Development