Authors : Innocent Okechukwu, Yekini Suberu Mohammed, Aminu Asumo Maruf, Abdulrahman Okino Otuoze, Benjamin Amough Kwembe and Suleiman Usman Hussein
Abstract: In the 21st century, rural energy is the key to a good standard of living and sustainable economic development. Nigeria has been facing a serious economic destitution ever from the beginning of the unpredictable fluctuations in crude oil prices in the international market. The country solely depends on oil for foreign earnings and relies predominantly on fossil fuels for power generation. Biogas for power generation is one of the many approaches to a cleaner production of electricity. The Nigerian government has demonstrated a profound curiosity to diversify the nation�s economy through investment in agriculture which requires electricity to promote sustainable development. Therefore, this study presents a prospect for the utilization of biogas (methane (CH4)) for electricity generation in Nigeria. The application of biogas for energy generation offers an opportunity for onsite power generation in remote rural communities of developing countries. In this study, a biogas potential of 19.176 million m3CH4/year was estimated with an electricity production capacity of 29 billion kWh from animal residues based on available data from livestock production in Nigeria in 2016. Furthermore, a total of 64.3 Gg CH4 emission which is equivalent to 1.607.5 Gg of Carbon dioxide (Co2) and expected to be saved via anaerobic digestion was estimated.
Innocent Okechukwu, Yekini Suberu Mohammed, Aminu Asumo Maruf, Abdulrahman Okino Otuoze, Benjamin Amough Kwembe and Suleiman Usman Hussein, 2020. Analysis of the Potential of Biogas Production from Animal Manures for Small Scale Renewable Electricity in Nigeria. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 15: 1790-1796.