Smart Energy Solutions in Power Sector: Overview of the Challenges in Nigeria Perspective

In the last few decades, power sectors are known to be growing faster worldwide with changing climatic condition meanwhile sustainable development is needed to confront some of the challenges. Sustainable energy technologies are one of the numerous requirements in the context of sustainable development. Increasing human population density and urban size requires a corresponding increase in technology-oriented energy development. Smart energy systems are technology-oriented information and communication technologies used in different parts of the world for improvement in access to energy to improve energy generation, transmission and distribution processes. The application of smart systems for energy harvest is a paradigm shift in the current global power sector. A smart application encompasses identifying, sensing and processing competences to utilize system networks to communicate among energy stakeholders using different internet networking devices. Smart energy systems enable ambiance communication intelligence to achieve some objectives. In the current state of researches with regards to the application of smart energy systems, there are lots of conspicuous challenges, especially in developing countries. Therefore, in this paper, the synopsis of the challenges threatening the diffusion of smart grid technologies in Nigeria is presented.