Coal to solve energy poverty? No way!

Nigeria remains the second largest flaring country in the world and emits around $1.8 billion worth of natural gas annually.

Gas Flaring - Disposing of natural gas keeps prices high

But what is more surprising than the eye-popping economic loss is the fact that so much gas is wasted despite the country’s rampant energy poverty.

The entire Nigerian population uses little more grid power than the area immediately surrounding Tokyo’s Narita airport.

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See Aminu Hassan and Reza Kouhy (2013) Gas flaring in Nigeria: analysis of changes in its consequent carbon emission and reporting, Accounting Forum 37 (2).

Gas Flaring: The Burning Issue