Nigeria obtains its electricity from a variety of hydroelectricity and thermal energy systems. The energy derived from these sources consistently remained inadequate for domestic and industrial consumption needs. Furthermore, the high cost of running a business in Nigeria by dependency on fossil fuel for operating generators is capital intensive, unsustainable, economically unwise, and environmentally unfriendly.
Solar, wind, and biomass are the common constituents of renewal energy. Nigeria’s energy production from the above sources remains at an abysmal level. Available information past efforts at using solar energy by private enterprises and individuals as secondary power systems were not encouraging. Among the reasons for the failure of the previous efforts is lack of understanding of the workings of solar energy technologies, lack of institutional or regulatory bodies, and substandard products leading to sub-optimal performance.
As a result of intensified research, solar energy has witnessed tremendous technological improvement in recent times and is now acceptable and being popularized for sustainability and economic improvement at the grassroots by international organizations, Government Agencies, and Non-Governmental organizations (NGOs). Reasons for promoting photovoltaic include sustainable alternative energy, environmental friendliness, employment opportunities, improvement of living conditions, independence, etc. Developed economies have since begun the use of solar energy in urban cities as well as at the community level.