International Journal of Academic and Applied Research (IJAAR)
  Year: 2022 | Volume: 6 | Issue: 7 | Page No.: 100-109
OVERVIEW OF RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES IN BENUE STATE: IMPLICATIONS, CHALLENGES AND THE WAY FORWARD Download PDF
ATSUWE, B. A. Ph.D, OKOH, T., OKEKPORO, E.S

Abstract:
Energy crisis in Nigeria and indeed the states have reached an alarming rate owing to the fact that the country cannot meet up with the increasing demand for electricity by the ever increasing population of over 200 million people. Benue State is not an exception since there is obviously little supply of electricity to over 4,253,641 people in the states demanding to be hooked up to electricity. Again, the people of Benue are mostly rural dwellers who are either far off the grid or do not have access to electricity. This paper provides the renewable electricity answers available in the state for the government to explore so as to alleviate the sufferings of the people in the way of electricity. Since over 80% of human existence and life revolves round power...