ABSTRACT
Global energy demand has increase tremendously overtime; constraints impose by the prevailing energy crises resulted in the search for a viable alternative of energy development. Energy sources from fossil fuels and related renewable types arc not enough due to shortage, fluctuations and the hike in price. This research intends to highlights the imperatives of Solar Energy as an alternative source of energy supply. The research focuses its attention to the fundamentals of International Energy Agency (I.E.A), which encourages energy potential nations in Solar and Nuclear etc to established energy research commissions. This led to decree establishment of Solar and Nuclear Centres in Nigeria, as a potential energy zone. The essence of which is to see to the development of Solar and Nuclear raw materials as a viable means of power supply, for industrial, domestic and even export demand. The Nigerian Solar and Nuclear Energy Commission, which is under the Presidency, is affiliated and sited in some academic Institutions for the purpose of achieving such energy objectives. This research is concern with the Solar Energy Programme, in terms of environmental research and Architectural requirements. Currently, the main Solar Energy Research Centre in Sokoto, as a research agency is inadequately functional, there is a need for a standard and well equipped Energy Research Centre in order to achieve the goals and objective of the Solar Energy Research Development in this nation.