NATIONAL ENERGY TRANSITION PLAN
Plan · Energy
A Plan serves as a roadmap to achieve universal energy access and reduce national greenhouse gas emissions. It mandates the shift toward clean cooking, renewable fuels, and reliable electricity for all communities. Ultimately, the plan aims to end energy poverty while achieving climate neutrality by 2060.
What Is This Policy?
The NETP is Nigeria’s strategic roadmap for achieving universal energy access, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and reaching net-zero carbon neutrality by 2060.
Who Does It Target?
The plan is directed at all Nigerians, particularly the over 140 million people who currently lack access to modern energy services. It targets households dependent on traditional biomass for cooking, rural communities without electricity, and urban populations facing unreliable power supply.
What Does It Aim to Achieve?
The central objective of the NETP is to end energy poverty while achieving climate neutrality by 2060. It seeks to expand access to modern energy services, including electricity, clean cooking, and renewable fuels, thereby improving living standards and driving industrialization. The plan also aims to reduce Nigeria’s reliance on fossil fuels, diversify the energy mix, and stimulate green jobs.
Key Features
Universal energy access: Delivering electricity and clean cooking solutions to all Nigerians. Renewable energy expansion: Large-scale deployment of solar, wind, and hydro power. Gas as a transition fuel: Leveraging Nigeria’s abundant natural gas to bridge the shift from oil to renewables. Green industrialization: Using clean energy to power industries and create jobs.
Current Status
Rollout Stage: active implementation Coverage: applies nationwide Beneficiaries to Date: Targeting over 140 million Nigerians without modern energy access. Funding: Requires over $410 billion by 2060, sourced from federal allocations, international climate finance, and private sector investment.
How to Access
Official plan available via: Federal Ministry of Power and Federal Ministry of Environment websites. Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) publications.
Important Terms
Term 1-Energy Poverty: The lack of access to modern energy services such as electricity and clean cooking. In Nigeria, this affects over 70% of the population Term 2- Just Transition: Ensuring that climate action does not worsen inequality but instead creates inclusive opportunities.
Official Resources
Federal Ministry of Power: https://power.gov.ng Federal Ministry of Environment: https://environment.gov.ng (environment.gov.ng in Bing) Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL): https://www.seforall.org Contact: Energy Transition Office, Abuja – [email protected] Link to document- Link to document
Legal Framework
Climate Change Act 2021; Paris Agreement 2015; Energy Commission of Nigeria Act; Electricity Act 2023; Petroleum Industry Act 2021; Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999; Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)