Norbert Edomah
Professor of Energy Systems & Policy
School: School of Science and Technology (SST)
Faculty’s email address: nedomah@pau.edu.ng
Background: Norbert is an interdisciplinary energy systems engineer, with over two decades of professional experience in the energy field spanning across industry and academia. His experience in the manufacturing and engineering services sector spans plant operations and maintenance to sales, marketing and business development of engineering products and solutions with leading Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) such as Schneider Electric and TetraPak. He is currently a Professor of Energy Systems and Policy and Head, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the School of Science and Technology, Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Nigeria. He completed his doctorate degree in Energy Systems and Environmental Sustainability in 2017 at the Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Norbert is on the editorial board of some academic journals published by reputable publishers. He serves as project funding bid reviewer for the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the National Research Council, Canada. He was the 2025 Anglia Ruskin University Vice Chancellors Alumni Sustainability Champion Award winner.
Research interest: Norbert’s research focuses on understanding how people respond to (and influence) changes in energy systems and how these interactions impact energy policy. His principal research lie in the multidisciplinary field of energy transitions, energy policy, electricity planning and sustainability, from the technical and non-technical dimensions.
Teaching: Faculty leads courses in
Applied Electricity
Electric Machines
Electromechanical Systems & Devices
Industrial Automation & Control.
Qualifications
PhD in Energy & Environmental Sustainability (Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdom)
Memberships, editorial boards
Fellow, Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Registered Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council UK
Registered Engineer, Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria
Innovate UK ZE-Gen (Co-Pi). Thermophotovoltaic Thermal Energy Storage Pilot Demonstrator (funded by Innovate UK) to pilot a new thermal energy storage battery demonstrator in Nigeria, £150k. (2025-2026)
Innovate UK KTP (Co-Pi). Waste to gas KTP (funded by Innovate UK) to pilot the conversion of chicken waste to gas in a large poultry farm in south-west Nigeria. £102k. (2024 – 2026)
EU Erasmus+ (Co-Pi). Solar Hands-on training and International Network of Exchange (funded by the European Commission) to develop capacity of VET providers in solar trainings. €27k. (2023 – 2026)
EU Erasmus+ (Co-Pi). Green Waste Management and Micro-Entrepreneurship VET in Nigeria and Ghana (funded by the European Commission) to develop capacity of VET providers in waste management trainings. €33k. (2022 – 2024)
UKRI-GCRF (Co-Pi). Energy Democracy and the Politics of Energy Transition in African Countries. (funded by the Economic and Social Research Council – ESRC) to better understand the political drivers of energy transition in Africa. £110k. (2020 – 2025)
GCRF-QR (Co-Pi). Gender dynamics and energy access in the global south. £7k. (2020 – 2021)
Selected Publications
Edomah N, Ugwu N, Afahakan I (2026) “A beginner’s guide to thermophotovoltaic-based thermal energy storage using high-temperature phase change materials”. Engineering Research Express 8: 053001. https://doi.org/10.1088/2631-8695/ae48ac
Dioha, M., Edomah, N., Ordano, L. 2026. “Technological options and optimal pathways to a net-zero electricity system in Nigeria across different timelines” Progress in Energy 8, 014001. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1083/ae2bd7
Edomah, N. 2025. “Drivers of sustainability education and green vocational education and training in Africa’s solar sector: A case study of Nigeria, Ghana, and Uganda,” PRX Energy 4, 043011. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/kyt5-r138
Dong, D., Emem, O., Liu, L., Sen, B., Rasmussen, K., Edomah, N., Musango, J. K., Baninla, Y., Sergienko, O., & Liu, G. (2025). Solar Photovoltaic Development in West Africa Will Face Million-Ton Waste Challenges, and Off-Grid Systems Will Dominate. Environmental Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c06339
Edomah, N., Bamigboye, A. 2025. A Review of Skills Gaps in Africa’s Waste Management Sector: A Case Study of Nigeria and Ghana. Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences, 7, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.30564/jees.v7i3.8055
Edomah, N., 2023. Who triggers change? Social network mapping, stakeholder analysis and energy systems interventions in Nigeria’s electricity sector. International Journal of Sustainable Energy Planning and Management, 37, 5–20. https://doi.org/10.54337/ijsepm.7246
Pavanelli, J.M.M., Sang, E. V., de Oliveira, C.E., dos Reis Campos, F., Lazaro, L.L.B., Edomah, N., Igari, A.T., 2023. An institutional framework for energy transitions: Lessons from the Nigerian electricity industry history. Energy Research and Social Science. 97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.102994
Edomah, N., 2022. Rural electrification in Africa: A case study of Yebu community solar minigrid. Environmental Research Infrastructure and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1088/2634-4505/ac9014
Schiffer, A., Greene, M., Khalid, R., Foulds, C., Vidal, C.A., Chatterjee, M., Dhar-Bhattacharjee, S., Edomah, N., Sule, O., Palit, D., Yesutanbul, A.N., 2022. Brokering Gender Empowerment in Energy Access in the Global South. Buildings & Cities 3, 619–637. https://doi.org/10.5334/bc.236
Edomah, N., 2022. Can a shift to electric vehicles fast track Africa’s energy transition? Joule 6, 715–717. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2022.03.002
Dioha, M., Edomah, N., Caldeira, K., 2022. Fixing the Disconnect Around Energy Access. Issues in Science and Technology. 38 (2), 151–56.
Edomah, N., 2021. The governance of energy transition: lessons from the Nigerian electricity sector. Energy. Sustainability. And Society. 11, 1–12. doi:10.1186/s13705-021-00317-1
Edomah, N., Ndulue, G., Lemaire, X., 2021. A review of stakeholders and interventions in Nigeria’s electricity sector. Heliyon 7, e07956. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07956
Edomah, N., Bazilian, M., Sovacool, B. (2020). Sociotechnical typologies for national energy transitions. Environmental Research Letters, 15, 111001 https://doi.org/10.1088/174-9326/abba54
Edomah, N., & Ndulue, G. (2020). Energy Transition in a lockdown: An analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on changes in electricity demand in Lagos Nigeria. Global Transitions. 2, 127-137 (Special issue on COVID-19) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.glt.2020.07.002
Edomah, N. (2020), Electricity and Energy Transition in Nigeria. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. London and New York, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780367201456
Policy Briefs and Reports
Edomah, N., 2024, What drives Green Vocational Education and Training in Uganda’s Solar Sector?. Solar Hands-on training and International Network of Exchange – SHINE Project https://shine-project.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SHINE-Factsheet-Uganda.pdf
Edomah, N., 2024, What drives Green Vocational Education and Training in Nigeria’s Solar Sector?. Solar Hands-on training and International Network of Exchange – SHINE Project https://shine-project.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SHINE-Factsheet-Nigeria.pdf
Edomah, N., 2024, What drives Green Vocational Education and Training in Ghana’s Solar Sector?. Solar Hands-on training and International Network of Exchange – SHINE Project https://shine-project.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SHINE-Factsheet-Ghana.pdf
Edomah, N., 2024, Challenges and Drivers pf Green Vocational Education and Training in Africa’s solar sector. Solar Hands-on training and International Network of Exchange – SHINE Project https://shine-project.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SHINE-Factsheet-Africa.pdf
Edomah, N., 2023, Citizen Participation and Energy Access in Nigeria: Policy Brief. Energy Democracy in Africa (ENR_Demos) Project, https://www.enrdemosproject.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ENRDemos-Nigeria-Policy-Brief-Final.pdf
Edomah, N., 2022. How policy workers shape energy systems [WWW Document]. New Energy World. URL https://knowledge.energyinst.org/new-energy-world/article?id=127029 (accessed 11.11.22)
Edomah, N., Foulds, C., and Malo, I., 2021, Energy Access and Gender in Nigeria: Policy Brief. Cambridge: Global Sustainability Institute. https://www.energyaccessandgender.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/NIGERIA_Gender-equity-and-energy-access_DEF.pdf
LINK TO PUBLICATIONS: Norbert Edomah – Google Scholar
