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  A MAED Model Analysis of Biomass and Biofuels Demand in Nigeria

  By Aminu Haruna Isa, Johnson O. Ojosu, Promise U. Chukwu, Joseph S. Olayande

  Abstract: Biomass forms 85% of the energy resources commonly utilized for cooking and heating in the rural areas of Nigeria where about 60% of the population lives. The total consumption of biomass in Nigeria grows from 153 million tons in 2007 to 160 million tons in 2009. Hitherto, the demand for energy from biomass resources keeps increasing despite efforts to introduce the use of biofuels. Also, the supply failed to meet …

  Published in Journal of Alternate Energy Sources & Technologies · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2014 · pp. 29–36 Read article →