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With a population of over Two Hundred and Twenty Three (223) million, Nigeria remains the most populated country in Africa and the sixth-largest exporter of crude oil in the world. The country has a total installed capacity of 12,522MWe, with 83% contribution from fossil fuels, 14% from hydropower and 3% from solar and other sources. The country has been experiencing a lingering energy crisis that has negatively influenced industrialization and hindered its efforts toward achieving sustainable economic growth. Due to the frequent power outages and the need for self-generation by the industry and other stakeholders, Nigeria has made it necessary to include nuclear power into the country’s energy mix and has made tremendous progress towards building nuclear power infrastructure. However, considering the realistic economic situation and high construction cost associated with large scale nuclear reactors, such commitment is experiencing some delay because of dwindling economic situation. Nuclear industry expert’s inventiveness on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) serves as a means of ensuring that both low and middle-income countries featured in the drive towards including nuclear energy in the country’s energy mix as a step towards combating the devastating effects of climate change. Such SMRs offers numerous benefits when compared to large-scale nuclear reactors, in addition to its non-electrical applications. The focus of this present study is on near term deployment of SMRs into the country’s energy mix thereby boasting sustainable economic growth. With the help of IAEA energy modeling tool, Model for Energy Supply Strategy Alternatives and their General Environmental impacts (MESSAGE), analysis of various country’s energy resources will be perform thereby presenting the need for integrating SMRs towards boosting industrialization and promoting economic growth. The result of the analysis will present optimal deployment strategies of SMRs into the country’s energy mix.
| Country OR International Organization | Nigeria |
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| Email address | sojareuben@gmail.com |
| Confirm that the work is original and has not been published anywhere else | YES |
