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Article

1 Jun 2009

Author:
Brian Shaad & Emma Wilson International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

[PDF] Access to sustainable energy: What role for international oil and gas companies? Focus on Nigeria

Increasingly the private sector is expected to have a key role to play in addressing some of the world’s development challenges. Moreover, there is a growing business case for the private sector to become involved in development, including the need to mitigate political and social risks, address community expectations and secure future investment opportunities with host governments. In this report we explore some of the ways that international oil and gas companies...can tackle energy poverty in the regions in which they operate. We focus on Nigeria, a country with huge energy resources, yet suffering an ongoing energy crisis; a country that benefits from considerable oil investment, revenues and aid money, yet faces major environmental and poverty challenges.