deniyor:
One important factor in setting up a power plant is the 'ready' availability of resources needed to run the power plant. So for a country like Nigeria, in its current state, most of the sources you have listed are a pipe dream.
Due to lack of safety inherent in our systems and lifestyle, one does not need to tell you that any nuclear plant should not be considered at all. I have worked in both power plants and a uranium mine before. Trust me, nothing can make me work in a nuclear plant. Even if all safety mechanisms are introduced. Yes they work, but when things go wrong, the really go wrong. Think Japan a year or two ago. I know someone who was there at the time.
Hydro would work. But apart from river Niger and Benue, where are we going to put another dam for a hydro station. Building a dam isn't cheap either.
Green form of power plants like wind and solar are nice. Problem is they can never be a reliable total source of power supply. They only augment what is existing. Not as reliable given how much resources it might take to build them.
One old tried and trusted system? Coal fired Power plant. Nigeria has abundance of coal. There is abundance of water. If we are worried about coal emissions, google the ICCS project - Integrated Carbon Capture and Storage aka clean coal. Its operational now.

[b] This dude just said my mind

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Forget that atomic batter, at least for now, I don't think it has been fully utilized in any country(I may be wrong tho.) , so its not coming to 9ja any time soon Even the cost is not encouraging..

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Putting power plants in every street isn't much of a good idea (especially in this part of the world) it would be better building one for each local govt. perhaps, one for each state. This way, once there is a fault or breakdown somewhere, the whole state/local govt. will be affected and there would be quick and effective responsiveness to the situation(no be; 'Watin consign us, shebi we get light for our street )

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Solar/wind energy aren't bad idea, but when an average Nigerian hear the cost of a standard solar unit, he would zoom off to the nearest mechanic to buy a fairly used or near death gen set

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am a fan of quantum physis, but forget anything 'radio activit in your backyard' or 'radio activity in your pocket' for now
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Teempakguy:
See as you dey enjoy PC . . .
Wey God dey nah . . . I dey expect my own nah.

RobinHez:

Lool...bet u get android na...me no get! Shey u see Life?

Teempakguy:
LOL . . I would trade my android for a laptop anyday.
That grass is GREEN!

RobinHez:

Hmmm...don't worry doc. U'll get one someday

Blakjewelry:
Strike off number one, nuclear power should only be used in space exploration. The best is solar power, the most efficient way is to trap the energy of the sun and use it to run a turbine. I think investors should look at that angle.

Teempakguy:
that would mean the northern side would be greatly utilized.

Blakjewelry:

Yeah especially with the desert terrain, but it can still work in the south. The molten substance is stored in heat preserving tank to prevent heat loss, and can be used even when the sun is down or on cloudy day.

Teempakguy:
er . . . I think I would prefer it if the energy was actually stored in batteries, as opposed to molten liquid. I find the latter cheaper.

Blakjewelry:

What is your obsession with battery sef, battery are not for large scale electrification. Besides fuel cell will give you what you want once it become fully operational.

RobinHez:
Now call me Old skool or what u like, but I'm a good fan of Solar Energy!
I mean...what better way of generating power other than the most Natural and the most safest of all...especially with the amount of sunlight we receive a day!

For me...we shouldn't wait for the government, to power a small house with solar energy is not more than #30,000 .
Now calculate all the NEPA bills u've paid...is it not running to hundreds of thousands? Why not just make it a House priority/project ->getting our own energy!

If the government wants to help, they can build large solar panels that would act as a Transformer for each street (but u'll still pay bills ).

Feraz:
Ermm...hello, how did you arrive at the cost that to power a small house isn't more than #30000? Good evening BTW!

OP, interesting topic. For your analysis on the consumption of power, I think Netotse and Xdos may help.

For the issue of generation of power using fusion, there's a project currently going on now called 'Project ITER'. I'm still hoping to start a topic on that. Should hopefully come back with my proposal or idea on this interesting topic.

Missed this section BTW! Love how y'all are keeping this place alive.

Teempakguy:
thanks a lot! I am definitely going to research on the listed. Welcome back.

Teempakguy:
but storing molten liquid . . . think if the cost and risk!

I'm a big fan of fuel cells tho.

Blakjewelry:

It is a one time investment, it is safe. The heated substance is channel off into the heat storage tank that is shielded from both radiating or conducting heat outward. It is channel off from the tank when needed.

Teempakguy:
are you certain that this technology is feasible?

Blakjewelry:

I was having the thought but found out it is already in use in us and other countries though in a large scale.
If I have the resources I would try to achieve it in a small scale by using lenses to concentrate the sun ray instead of using large area for collecting solar energy.

Teempakguy:
I was thinking of concave mirrors.

Blakjewelry:

That has being in use in some design but it will require more space. But set of lens will cause more intensity and less space

Blakjewelry:

I was having the thought but found out it is already in use in us and other countries though in a large scale.
If I have the resources I would try to achieve it in a small scale by using lenses to concentrate the sun ray instead of using large area for collecting solar energy.

deniyor:
One important factor in setting up a power plant is the 'ready' availability of resources needed to run the power plant. So for a country like Nigeria, in its current state, most of the sources you have listed are a pipe dream.

Due to lack of safety inherent in our systems and lifestyle, one does not need to tell you that any nuclear plant should not be considered at all. I have worked in both power plants and a uranium mine before. Trust me, nothing can make me work in a nuclear plant. Even if all safety mechanisms are introduced. Yes they work, but when things go wrong, the really go wrong. Think Japan a year or two ago. I know someone who was there at the time.

Hydro would work. But apart from river Niger and Benue, where are we going to put another dam for a hydro station. Building a dam isn't cheap either.

Green form of power plants like wind and solar are nice. Problem is they can never be a reliable total source of power supply. They only augment what is existing. Not as reliable given how much resources it might take to build them.

One old tried and trusted system? Coal fired Power plant. Nigeria has abundance of coal. There is abundance of water. If we are worried about coal emissions, google the ICCS project - Integrated Carbon Capture and Storage aka clean coal. Its operational now.

Teempakguy:
brilliant insight. But robin hez insists on personal power production modules.

Feraz:
Will I imagine it better with the use of a magnifying glass and concentrating the rays from the sun through the glass to heat water or say a burn up a nylon?

RobinHez:

If we're to use solar power...

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[b] This dude just said my mind

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Forget that atomic batter, at least for now, I don't think it has been fully utilized in any country(I may be wrong tho.) , so its not coming to 9ja any time soon Even the cost is not encouraging..

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Putting power plants in every street isn't much of a good idea (especially in this part of the world) it would be better building one for each local govt. perhaps, one for each state. This way, once there is a fault or breakdown somewhere, the whole state/local govt. will be affected and there would be quick and effective responsiveness to the situation(no be; 'Watin consign us, shebi we get light for our street )

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Solar/wind energy aren't bad idea, but when an average Nigerian hear the cost of a standard solar unit, he would zoom off to the nearest mechanic to buy a fairly used or near death gen set

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am a fan of quantum physis, but forget anything 'radio activit in your backyard' or 'radio activity in your pocket' for now
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Teempakguy:
. . . it would be quite expensive.

RobinHez:

A once in a lifetime project?

Where u'd only worry abt maintenance??

I haven't gotten my facts yet dats why I haven't contributed fully to the thread...

Teempakguy:
by expensive, I meant, the amount needed to set the whole thing up.

Petrol generator = 9, 000

Solar power = 60, 000

Imagine!

But still, you are kind of right. I mean, IT IS for a lifetime.

Perhaps if one could do business with it. Allowing people to make 'down payments' and then continue to pay their debts with interest.

I've gat money on my mind!

RobinHez:

Exactly my point...so each household can save for the project knowing that they won't have problems after then.