Some politicians calling for the implementation of the recommendation of the 2014 National Conference might not actually be clamoring for some of conference’s recommendations such as the creation of 18 more states, asking churches and mosques to pay taxes and that all members of the legislative arm should serve on a part-time basis.

They could have their eyes on the conference recommendation which talks about resource control – probably the local control of massive reserves of oil and gas in the south. Unfortunately, no single source of energy can guarantee energy security and prosperity.
The surest route to economic prosperity is through manufacturing, which is powered by energy. China is a good example of a country which has taken this route.

With the abundant sunlight in northern Nigeria and the recent power purchase agreements (PPAs) signed with solar energy providers, Nigeria seems to be expanding its energy mix.

Northern Nigeria has a great role to play in guaranteeing Nigeria’s energy security. Nigeria receives an average radiation of 7 kWh/m2 per day in the far north and about 3.5 kWh/m2 in the coastal latitudes. Interestingly, there are also large expanse of lands in northern Nigeria to lay massive lengths of solar panels. It is not surprising that private capital is coming into the north for the construction of solar power plants.

With the signing of a number of PPAs with solar energy firms, states like Katsina, Kaduna, Sokoto and Bauchi could add over 1000 megawatts (MW) of power to the national grid, a third of Nigeria’s current generation, in the coming months and years.

And with the right policies, these megawatts could increase. After all, the US has a solar capacity of 10 gigawatts (GW).

To guarantee prosperity, Nigeria needs to start thinking like other oil-rich nations. For example, UAE plans to produce 44% of its electricity from renewable (solar and wind), 38% from gas, 12 percent from fossil fuel and 6 % from nuclear in 2050. The Gulf state is investing $163 billion in its ambitious plan on renewables.

UAE’s decision is good economics. Investment in solar energy guarantees a long-term, stable and inflation-protected return. Unlike gas-fired power plants which need gas supply from oil companies, solar plants need virtually nothing. The price of gas in the global market has no effect in the supply of electricity from solar plants. Also, in terms of risk, solar power plants are not connected to pipelines, which are prone to vandalism.

There are other good news in terms of economics. The price of solar electricity, after factoring in the cost of plant construction, is now coming down. Thanks to technology. Last year, a solar firm, Solarpack, contracted to sell solar electricity in Chile at just $29.1 per megawatt hour, almost half of the price of electricity from gas-fired power plants in Chile.

Comparing the current pricing in Chile to Nigeria’s tariff system, would amount to paying just N10.6 per kilowatt hour. This means in the long term, there is a possibility of producing very cheap electricity from solar plants currently built in northern Nigeria. Cheap electricity will turn around the fortunes of Nigeria.

With massive supply of solar electricity to the national grid, gas-fired power plants in the south could adjust its supply to capture cheap solar electricity. For instance, Nigeria could have a scenario where it is cheaper to use electricity during the day, when solar plants are supplying electricity, and slightly costlier to use at night, when gas-fired plants are supplying.

Health wise, more gigawatts can be added to Nigeria’s energy mix without fear of noise and air pollution. This means Nigeria could industrialize without harming its environment.

There are other indirect benefits of constructing solar plants. The construction of solar power plants creates more jobs than any other power plant construction. Unlike the construction of gas fired power plants which consist of complex machinery, the bulk of the cost of building solar plants goes to solar panels. It would be easier to manufacture solar panels in Nigeria than to manufacture gas turbines, whose engines are similar to aircraft engines.

As a nation, we need the sunlight and vast expanse of land in north. The south and north need each other.

[b]Written By:[/b]Ebuka Nwankwo


Source: https://brandspurng.com/affordable-power-the-south-needs-the-north-more-than-it-thinks/

There is renewable energy

We all need one another

People clamouring for split are not looking at the big picture.
To begin again no be moi-moi oooo

I stand with my state, the north can go

the south has been using gas for electricity for. long time we don't need the north, please how many solar panels will you lay down to take care of the North alone then not to talk of the south, una no go stop to the lie, which renewable energy? of a sudden now we need solar panels from the north to run electricity. haven't you heard Akwa ibom state is to set up a nuclear reactor, which is going to be the most stable electricity in the country

I studied chemical engineering..I no der are many ways to produce electricity..I believe in restructuring Nigeria..the south can build more hydro electricity plant.turn refuse to fossil fuel which can also produce electricity...each region has what it takes to produce power...the north nigeria can stand in his own same with south east and south south...let's all join hands and change dis nation

Who northern solar power epp? The South has got it all. Fertile Soil, Sea, Gas, Oil, Forest, Climate, Rich Minerals, Nice People, Brains and better sense of Humanity.

Gas turbines, nuclear energy, hydropower are abundantly available in potential quantity...

We don't need North for anything.
We hate Almajiris, Jihadists, Cows, Parasitism, Liability, Evil, Oil Bloc thieves and ra.pi.sts.

Referendum is the key.
On Biafra we stand. Arewa can go cook their solar and chop am.

We no send ....

We need a Resolution. .. We need a Referendum..
A aliyah

Address all injustices and imbalances in the polity. These has beclouded the big picture.

Debug the system[Nigeria] and the bigger picture will be clearer to all.

For now, it is still hazy.



All hail Biafra.

The South doesn't need the North for that when we get the same amount of direct sunlight.

Plus the South can use wind energy since we have the sea and the North is landlocked.

The North brings too much headaches with all the issues found in that region from overpopulation, desertification and religious extremism.

This OP is not aware that the Niger Delta hosts one of the largest deposits of natural gas in the world.
The North can generate all the solar power they desire and use the energy to create jobs for their almajiris. Good luck to them.
Our generation wants and will achieve a referendum.

rodeo0070:
Some politicians calling for the implementation of the recommendation of the 2014 National Conference might not actually be clamoring for some of conference’s recommendations such as the creation of 18 more states, asking churches and mosques to pay taxes and that all members of the legislative arm should serve on a part-time basis.

They could have their eyes on the conference recommendation which talks about resource control – probably the local control of massive reserves of oil and gas in the south. Unfortunately, no single source of energy can guarantee energy security and prosperity.
The surest route to economic prosperity is through manufacturing, which is powered by energy. China is a good example of a country which has taken this route.

With the abundant sunlight in northern Nigeria and the recent power purchase agreements (PPAs) signed with solar energy providers, Nigeria seems to be expanding its energy mix.

Northern Nigeria has a great role to play in guaranteeing Nigeria’s energy security. Nigeria receives an average radiation of 7 kWh/m2 per day in the far north and about 3.5 kWh/m2 in the coastal latitudes. Interestingly, there are also large expanse of lands in northern Nigeria to lay massive lengths of solar panels. It is not surprising that private capital is coming into the north for the construction of solar power plants.

With the signing of a number of PPAs with solar energy firms, states like Katsina, Kaduna, Sokoto and Bauchi could add over 1000 megawatts (MW) of power to the national grid, a third of Nigeria’s current generation, in the coming months and years.

And with the right policies, these megawatts could increase. After all, the US has a solar capacity of 10 gigawatts (GW).

To guarantee prosperity, Nigeria needs to start thinking like other oil-rich nations. For example, UAE plans to produce 44% of its electricity from renewable (solar and wind), 38% from gas, 12 percent from fossil fuel and 6 % from nuclear in 2050. The Gulf state is investing $163 billion in its ambitious plan on renewables.

UAE’s decision is good economics. Investment in solar energy guarantees a long-term, stable and inflation-protected return. Unlike gas-fired power plants which need gas supply from oil companies, solar plants need virtually nothing. The price of gas in the global market has no effect in the supply of electricity from solar plants. Also, in terms of risk, solar power plants are not connected to pipelines, which are prone to vandalism.

There are other good news in terms of economics. The price of solar electricity, after factoring in the cost of plant construction, is now coming down. Thanks to technology. Last year, a solar firm, Solarpack, contracted to sell solar electricity in Chile at just $29.1 per megawatt hour, almost half of the price of electricity from gas-fired power plants in Chile.

Comparing the current pricing in Chile to Nigeria’s tariff system, would amount to paying just N10.6 per kilowatt hour. This means in the long term, there is a possibility of producing very cheap electricity from solar plants currently built in northern Nigeria. Cheap electricity will turn around the fortunes of Nigeria.

With massive supply of solar electricity to the national grid, gas-fired power plants in the south could adjust its supply to capture cheap solar electricity. For instance, Nigeria could have a scenario where it is cheaper to use electricity during the day, when solar plants are supplying electricity, and slightly costlier to use at night, when gas-fired plants are supplying.

Health wise, more gigawatts can be added to Nigeria’s energy mix without fear of noise and air pollution. This means Nigeria could industrialize without harming its environment.

There are other indirect benefits of constructing solar plants. The construction of solar power plants creates more jobs than any other power plant construction. Unlike the construction of gas fired power plants which consist of complex machinery, the bulk of the cost of building solar plants goes to solar panels. It would be easier to manufacture solar panels in Nigeria than to manufacture gas turbines, whose engines are similar to aircraft engines.

As a nation, we need the sunlight and vast expanse of land in north. The south and north need each other.

[b]Written By:[/b]Ebuka Nwankwo


Source: https://brandspurng.com/affordable-power-the-south-needs-the-north-more-than-it-thinks/

Nwankwo!
thanks!
brilliant one!
they don't have interest in their own prosperity!
they were the British subject in Nigeria!
in supporting you!
I have never see a single seceded country in the world greater that her parent country! never!

Na wa o.

Tribalism don finish us in this country...

oladeebo:

Nwankwo!
thanks!
brilliant one!
they don't have interest in their own prosperity!
they were the British subject in Nigeria!
in supporting you!
I have never see a single seceded country in the world greater that her parent country! never!

it's going to start with Biafra

oladeebo:

I have never see a single seceded country in the world greater that her parent country! never!

Singapore is greater than Malaysia and they seceded.

EzeUche:


Singapore is greater than Malaysia and they seceded.

I can't ague with you, because you a liar and bloody ignorant!
Singapore: The country has also been identified as a tax haven.

ehikwe22:
it's going to start with Biafra

in Cameroon territory?
I know for sure not in Nigeria!

We are talking about Biafra, this one is talking about a region that love to live in 1000 AD system

oladeebo:

I can't ague with you, because you a liar and bloody ignorant!
Singapore: The country has also been identified as a tax haven.

Will you keep quiet!

Singapore is doing better than Malaysia. You can try to deny it, but it is one of the Asian Tigers.

EzeUche:


Will you keep quiet!

Singapore is doing better than Malaysia. You can try to deny it, but it is one of the Asian Tigers.

ok that's why you take drug there and hate Malaysia that execute you drug pushers!

HiddenShadow:
We are talking about Biafra, this one is talking about a region that love to live in 1000 AD system

but have you see a country just built on zero habitat land mass?
Do you know what is citizen you're clamoring for?

oladeebo:

Nwankwo!
thanks!
brilliant one!
they don't have interest in their own prosperity!
they were the British subject in Nigeria!
in supporting you!
I have never see a single seceded country in the world greater that her parent country! never!

Chia is USA not greater than Britain

Op should show us one country in the world that uses solar energy as a major source of power generation.
Meanwhile does he know coal is still a major electric power source in China,U.S.A,India,Japan,Australia,German,Russia & U.K.,in that order?

doctokwus:
Op should show us one country in the world that uses solar energy as a major source of power generation.
Do u know coal is still a major energy source in Russia?

Biafra has coal

Is it the North where you spend billions of naira for solar energy, Boko haram will just destroy it over night

asodane:

Chia is USA not greater than Britain

hoo! God!
good old days had gone never to return!
to write article worth printing on news paper is a tremendous job but today you are free to post jargon on social media!
cooked lies to feed the world!
Usa & Gb were once one nation!
ipob!

doctokwus:
Op should show us one country in the world that uses solar energy as a major source of power generation.
Meanwhile does he know coal is still a major electric power source in China,U.S.A,India,Japan,Australia,German,Russia & U.K.,in that order?

solar come when?
how a new innovation of 21st century would just take over the primitive one overnight!
and the effect is there already when Nepa take power then there is total black out but today, there were light every home!

oladeebo:

hoo! God!
good old days had gone never to return!
to write article worth printing on news paper is a tremendous job but today you are free to post jargon on social media!
cooked lies to feed the world!
Usa & Gb were once one nation!
ipob!

what are you talking about
I'm not disputing the fact that Britain and USA were once a nation. But they separated and usa is far greater than Britain. Don't quote me again if you can't comprehend my writeup.

tysontim:
Is it the North where you spend billions of naira for solar energy, Boko haram will just destroy it over night

but what's the different between boko boy and ipob? what's the different between kanu&shekau they were on the samemission, the secessionists from the east..SE/NE on the mission from the east..EAST, to kill Nigeria nation....boko haram Isis! biafra Israel!

asodane:
what are you talking about
I'm not disputing the fact that Britain and USA were once a nation. But they separated and usa is far greater than Britain. Don't quote me again if you can't comprehend my writeup.

hun-un!it's hard to turn lie to true!
Britain colonized USA as they did to Nigeria and gave them independence as you are begging Nigeria to pls let you free ok!

HiddenShadow:


Biafra has coal

which biafra that dead state of Cameroon/Gabon/equatorial guinea?

oladeebo:

hun-un!it's hard to turn lie to true!
Britain colonized USA as they did to Nigeria and gave them independence as you are begging Nigeria to pls let you free ok!

Guy are you alright. Bye