Techno-Economic Analysis of Biomass Energy Utilization through Gasification Technology for Sustainable Energy Production and Economic Development in Nigeria

Table 7

Total biomass energy potential in Nigeria.

Biomass resource	2005	2010	2015	2020	2025	2030	2055	2040	2045	2050
Agro-residue	1924.2	2575	3445.9	4611.5	6171.2	8258.4	11051.6	14789.6	19791.8	26485.9
Livestock wastes	152.6	199.0	261.5	346.4	462.7	623.4	847.3	1161.6	1606.1	2239.0
Forest Residue	5.5	7.2	9.4	12.3	16.1	21.1	27.5	36.0	47.0	61.5
Municipal Solid Wastes	376.7	438.1	481.9	534.4	589.9	660.0	730.1	814.8	893.6	987.1
TOTAL (PJ)	2459.0	2319.3	4198.7	5504.6	7239.87	9562.9	12656.5	16802	22338.5	29773.5

Source: ECN [7].