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

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab6"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:14.48em"/><col style="width:3.55em"/><col style="width:3.28em"/><col style="width:3.38em"/><col style="width:3.41em"/><col style="width:3.37em"/><col style="width:3.51em"/><col style="width:3.49em"/><col style="width:3.61em"/><col style="width:3.40em"/><col style="width:3.33em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="11"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"><b>Year </b></td><td class="align_center"><b> 2005 </b></td><td class="align_center"><b>2010</b></td><td class="align_center"><b> 2015</b></td><td class="align_center"><b>2020</b></td><td class="align_center"><b>2025</b></td><td class="align_center"><b>2030</b></td><td class="align_center"><b> 2055 </b></td><td class="align_center"><b> 2040</b></td><td class="align_center"><b>2045 </b></td><td class="align_center"><b>2050</b></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="11"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Population Estimate (‘000,000)</td><td class="align_center">129</td><td class="align_center"> 150</td><td class="align_center"> 165</td><td class="align_center"> 183</td><td class="align_center">202</td><td class="align_center"> 226</td><td class="align_center"> 250</td><td class="align_center"> 279</td><td class="align_center">306</td><td class="align_center">338</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">MSW estimate (‘000,000 tonnes)</td><td class="align_center">29.7</td><td class="align_center"> 34.5</td><td class="align_center">37.9</td><td class="align_center">42.1</td><td class="align_center"> 46.4</td><td class="align_center">52.0</td><td class="align_center"> 57.5</td><td class="align_center">64.2</td><td class="align_center"> 70.4</td><td class="align_center">77.7</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Energy potential (10<sup>15</sup>J)</td><td class="align_center"> 376.7</td><td class="align_center">438.1</td><td class="align_center">481.9</td><td class="align_center"> 534.4</td><td class="align_center">589.9</td><td class="align_center">660.0</td><td class="align_center">730.1</td><td class="align_center">814.8</td><td class="align_center">893.6</td><td class="align_center"> 987.1</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="11"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>Source: ECN [<a href="/journals/jen/2018/4860252/#B5" target="_blank">7</a>].<br/></div></td></tr></table>

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