Nigeria is well positioned as one of the nations of the world with abundance resources in the areas of oil, gas, petrochemical and solid minerals. Despite this feat, the nation is still struggling to meet up with the local production of raw materials for its industry. With its recent interest in the transitioning to clean, affordable and sustainable electricity, Nigeria is in dire need to meet up with the continuous energy demand. This calls for urgent need for local production of raw materials for it to be self-reliant in the local production of solar PV modules. This research therefore provides insight on the availability of required critical materials deposit in the country which has been serving as one of the major barriers of indigenous solar PV manufacturers such as NASENI Solar Energy Limited in the country. Related literatures were reviewed to adequately formulate the research problem statement. This work will serve as a policy redirection to interested stakeholders in the industry.
Key words: Solar PV module; Solar panels manufacturing; Nigeria; Petrochemical and solid minerals
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