As of the third quarter of 2023, around 75 percent of fuels used in electricity production in Nigeria were from thermal sources. On the other hand, electrical energy production from hydropower sources represented some 25 percent of the total production. Over the examined period, thermal sources occupied the largest proportion.
Share of thermal and hydro power sources in electricity generation in Nigeria from Q1 2021 to Q3 2023
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Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. (December 15, 2023). Share of thermal and hydro power sources in electricity generation in Nigeria from Q1 2021 to Q3 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306155/share-of-fuel-sources-in-electricity-generation-in-nigeria/
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. "Share of thermal and hydro power sources in electricity generation in Nigeria from Q1 2021 to Q3 2023." Chart. December 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306155/share-of-fuel-sources-in-electricity-generation-in-nigeria/
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. (2023). Share of thermal and hydro power sources in electricity generation in Nigeria from Q1 2021 to Q3 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306155/share-of-fuel-sources-in-electricity-generation-in-nigeria/
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. "Share of Thermal and Hydro Power Sources in Electricity Generation in Nigeria from Q1 2021 to Q3 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306155/share-of-fuel-sources-in-electricity-generation-in-nigeria/
Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Share of thermal and hydro power sources in electricity generation in Nigeria from Q1 2021 to Q3 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306155/share-of-fuel-sources-in-electricity-generation-in-nigeria/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of thermal and hydro power sources in electricity generation in Nigeria from Q1 2021 to Q3 2023 [Graph], Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, December 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306155/share-of-fuel-sources-in-electricity-generation-in-nigeria/