The fundamental importance of energy for socio-economic existence cannot be over-emphasized. With an annual average growth rate of 3.6% over the period of 1998 and 2008, the Bolivian economic statistics shows that over 60% of the country's GDP growth rate can be attributed to its export sector....

In this paper, attempt was made to examine the determinants of energy intensity taking cognisance of countries' natural resource endowments. Time series data from a sample of two countries each with varying level of resource endowment was reviewed and analysed. The results of the investigation...

Nigeria is blessed with vast natural resources from Oil to Natural Gas, Hydroelectricity, biomass, coal etc., but up till now it cannot meet its domestic energy need, a lot of the energy consumed in the economy is being imported which results in a huge drain to its balance of payment. Access to...