The Potential for Wind Energy in Nigeria
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MULTI-SCIENCE PUBLISHING COMPANY
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This paper discusses some of the issues of wind energy development and utilization in
Nigeria. It surveys the various initiatives of governments and researchers at assessing the
prospects and availability of wind energy for electricity production and identifies indices
suggesting wind availability. Inland, the wind is strongest in hilly regions of the North, while
mountainous terrains of the middle belt and northern fringes have high potential for great
wind energy harvest. However, due to varying topography and roughness of the country,
large differences may exist within the same locality. Mean wind regimes in the north and
south were also found to lie between 4.0 − 7.5 m/s and 3.0 − 3.5 m/s respectively at 10 m above
the ground. It is suggested that Nigeria can adequately utilize wind for power generation
over much of the country, if the identified challenges are overcome and the suggested
strategies are implemented.
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QC Physics, T Technology (General), TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery