- Babatunde Fashola wrote the foreword to Dr Bitrus Bulama’s new 900-page book on Nigeria’s renewable energy law and policy.
- The book launches on February 11, 2026, and targets policymakers, legal practitioners, and energy stakeholders.
Former Lagos Governor and ex-Minister of Power Babatunde Raji Fashola has written the foreword for a new book on renewable energy law and policy in Nigeria. The publication by Dr Bitrus Joseph Bulama is titled Renewable Energy: Law and Policy in Nigeria- A Crosscutting Perspective.
The foreword, dated May 1, 2025, describes the 12-chapter, 900-page work as a timely and seminal contribution to Nigeria’s energy debate. It is published by Bar and Bench Publishers in Abuja and launches officially on February 11, 2026.
Fashola traced Nigeria’s power reform journey from the 1999 Constitution to the 2005 Electric Power Sector Reform Act. That act ended federal monopoly following the 2013 privatisation under President Goodluck Jonathan. He also recalled his time as Minister of Power under President Muhammadu Buhari, starting in 2015. During that period, the ministry shifted toward policy enablement and released generation and distribution assets as well as 5,000 staff.
His tenure introduced Nigeria’s first Energy Mix Document targeting 30 percent renewables within 30 GW of capacity by 2030. Additional measures included the 2015 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policy, 2016 Mini-Grid Regulations and 2017 Building Energy Efficiency Code.
The book earned praise for its historical context, ranging from Lagos’s first 60 kW power station in 1896 to more recent regulatory reforms. Fashola noted that Chapter Four offers detailed legal and policy analysis, while Chapter Five examines development challenges linked to the power sector recovery programme he led.
Institutions such as the Rural Electrification Agency, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc, Transmission Company of Nigeria, Energy Commission of Nigeria and the National Council on Climate Change also featured prominently in the foreword. Fashola cited the Presidency’s 2025 solar panel budget as a sign of federal commitment to clean energy. He further argued that household and business energy investments may exceed 30 percent of national consumption. Chapters Six and Seven analyse how legal frameworks shape investment patterns and electricity access.
Fashola commended Bulama for presenting complex topics clearly and recommended the book to policymakers, lawyers, researchers, advocates and energy professionals.
Bulama holds a PhD in Energy and Natural Resources Law from the University of Dundee. He has an LLB and Master’s degree from the University of Jos. He also convenes the Initiative for Climate Action and Advocacy.