Abstract

Despite the enormous potential of Nigeria to generate electricity from photovoltaic solar systems, the diffusion of this technology still remains low. The present multi-disciplinary study, which aims to span a period of nine (9) months through a combination of multi-actor, multi-domain, and multi-level approaches, seeks to identify and investigate the barriers and drivers to solar PV electricity systems in rural areas in Nigeria. Firstly, after literature review, interviewing the experts and thematic analysis, transition barriers (categorized under social, economic, political, institutional, and technical) will be identified, and MAXQDA software will be used for data analysis based on the Fuzzy Delphi technique. In the second phase, interviews with experts and the use of the Strategic Options Development and Analysis (SODA) method will be used to indicate the impact of the identified barriers on the functions of resource allocation, legitimization, and system orientation. Finally, some mechanisms will be proposed to overcome these obstacles.

 Keywords: Solar PV, Rural Areas, Electrification, Nigeria, Renewable energy

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