David Ogbokor, Dennis Brown Ewubare
This study examines the contribution of energy use to mining sector growth in Nigeria. The specific objectives are the effects of fossil fuel use, renewable energy use, alternative energy use, and total electricity use on mining sector value added to the gross domestic product (GDP). The time series data for each of the variables were obtained from secondary sources, including the World Bank, International Energy Agency (IEA) and Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) National Data Accounts. This study utilised least squares method to estimate the ARDL model. Evidence of a positive and significant effect of fossil fuel energy use on the mining sector value added in the long run. The estimated parameter showed that the mining sector value added increased by 1.607% following a percentage increase in the fossil fuel energy use. This finding suggests that the mining sector tends to rely on fossil fuels to increase output. The results further showed that the renewable energy use and alternative do not significantly affect mining sector value added in both the short and long run. This finding is not surprising as it highlights the poor transition to renewable and alternative energy sources, which undermines their significant contribution to the mining sector's growth. In addition, the results showed that total electricity use has a positive and significant effect on the mining sector value added.
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