期刊名称：The International Journal of Applied Economics and Finance
印刷版ISSN：1991-0886
电子版ISSN：2077-2149
出版年度：2012
卷号：6
期号：4
页码：148-156
DOI：10.3923/ijaef.2012.148.156
出版社：Asian Network for Scientific Information
摘要：Since after the Arab oil embargo of 1973, net oil importing countries developed the agenda for substituting fossil fuel and to date, renewable energy has become a major power source for most countries. This motivated for a study which analysed the possible impact of global renewable energy consumption on the Nigerian economy (Net Oil and Gas Export) over the period 1980-2008. The empirical results were obtained by analysing the data using the statistical time trend analyses (descriptive) in explaining the problem under investigation. The findings revealed that renewable consumption by Nigerias major oil and gas importers causes significant negative impact on its economy in terms of reduced crude oil and gas export. The result suggests that Nigeria as a mono-cultural economy should uncover alternative corridors other than oil and gas export to provide revenue in order to accelerate Nigerias economic growth and development.
