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| Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by Jboyossai(m): 10:24am On Feb 12, 2016 |
The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have been kicking against it all week, but many Nigerians who are already feeling the bite of hike in electricity charges imposed by the ministry of power, works and housing. You’re most likely too busy hustling for your daily bread to embark on any protests, but here are some ways to make this new development easier on your pocket:  Energy saving bulbs Some might argue that Light Emitting Diodes, LED, bulbs are the next best thing since instant noodles. And they would probably be right. LEDs are extremely cost effective and consume 90 percent less power than incandescent bulbs. Rechargeable, rechargeables Except you’re a millionaire in dollars, you have absolutely no reason not to own a few rechargeable lamps and fans. Save yourself tones of money by investing in rechargeable devices, especially those that don’t require much power to recharge in the first place. For bigger organisations, it might pay you in the long run to go solar, although this might require a bulk of initial investment Stalk your meter Despite talk about metres being given aware for free, many distribution companies are charging as much as N5,000 per house for metre installation. Since your metre is costing you so much, you might as well get the best out of it. Study your meter. Find out which appliances take up more units and use them sparingly. It goes without saying that you should put off appliances when they are not in use. Opportunity cost There was a time when it paid to cook with your electric stove so that you could save cooking gas or kerosene. That era just might be over now. Figure out what should be the foregone alternative when it comes to choosing a power source for specific tasks. Know your limits Desperate times call for desperate measures. Discipline yourself to know when it’s time to put off the air conditioner, or when you’ve had enough television time. Source= http://ourschool.com.ng/p/319395/ways-to-keep-your-tech-swag-despite-high-electricity-tariffs 9 Likes |
| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by MansaMoussa: 2:34pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
1. Put off bulbs, water heaters, etc before leaving the house. 2. Get a Prepaid Meter 3. Avoid using Electric hotplates, etc often, mix up cooking with other sources of heating eg Gas, etc. ,4. A solar inverter may seem expensive at first, but its cheaper and more ecofriendly in the long run. 5. You could use profit generated from doing business with your appliances to pay off rates...eg. two freezers in your house makes no sense if you can't stock one up with minerals., water, Ice block etc for sale. 8 Likes |
| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by BeeBeeOoh(m): 4:10pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
To buy dis portion of land just hungry me.. 1 Like |
| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by preciousMI1(f): 4:11pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
noted |
| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by jpphilips(m): 4:12pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
The power companies need money to invest in the sector no doubt about that, power generation cost money, that does not still justify the increment at least till we all get meters. The Honorable Minister Fashola should explain to Nigerians how companies that lack the Financial muscle to invest in the electricity sector won those bids, It wasn't his administration but the realities on ground have necessitated a total probe of the bidding process. it's like selling an airline to a cab company then turn around and ask the passengers to pay more so that the cab company can buy a plane when it was pretty obvious ab initio that the cab company lacked the capacity to manage an airline. These companies were allegedly sold to cronies of former president Jonathan in a very dubious process, companies that lack the expertise and financials to run anything were given critical national assets to manage, the process was so shoddy that reputable world class companies like Manitoba was knocked off in favour of companies that had no idea the difference between + & -, are we still surprised why Barth Nnaji was eased out during the Alibaba process. The Acquisition process must be probed!! Before Nigerians are forced to pay more for services they never get, we need to look at two money spinning areas for the electricity companies. 1) Estimated billing 2) Fixed charge. Nigerians were charged a fixed charge of 750 naira from 2013 to the last day of 2015, if we take a DISCO like EEDC for example, EEDC monopolized 5 states (Anambra,Imo,Abia,Ebonyi and Enugu states), if we estimate an average of 50 million flats in these states, EEDC makes 750 X 50,000,000.that is a whooping 37.5b naira monthly or 900bn naira for 2yrs. If you have a bad substation (transformer), they will never spend 2m to replace it rather they will Refurbish it in 20cycles from one street to the other. KEPCO completed a 200MW power plant in the Philippines for $450m, with exchange rate of 155naira to a dollar (2013 when the DISCOS took over) that amounts to 69.7b naira. This has clearly shown us that a DISCO like EEDC has made enough money in 2yrs to build 13, 200MW power plant from fixed charge alone. Estimated Billing; A flat in my neighborhood pays 25k as monthly charge, an area that suffers 4hrs of electricity a day, now, if you do the maths with the worst type of electronics on earth, you will agree with me that a flat in my neighborhood should not consume more than 7k in a month. Subtract that amount from the 25k we pay, the DISCO is making another killing of 18k per flat, I am sure that it is the same with most estimated flats. Suppose half of EEDC customers are on estimated billing, on this fraud they make another 18k X 25m= 450b per month or 10.8T in 2yrs, let us give recurrent expenditure half of that amount, EEDC as a DISCO made 6.3T in two years, an amount that can build 78nos 200MW power plant. How can fashola convince me that they do not have the funds to invest in the sector to guarantee steady electricity for consumers? One of the least Power assets is a meter, a three phase meter retails in China for $80 quantity price, yet fashola thinks that a company sitting on 6.3T could not provide an $80 meter to justify the said increment? If at 6.3T they can not provide ordinary meter, how much more do we need to pay before a transmission line is replaced? Is this change?? 30 Likes 7 Shares |
| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by joey150(m): 4:13pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
I wan invent energy saver as dem get data saver..to compress the electricity used.. You be capital bad belle if you think its impossible |
| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by akpumping7720(m): 4:14pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
ok |
| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by adewasco2k(m): 4:14pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
with my 48ah battery + DC distribution box + 1000w/Dc12V to AC220V with a USB 5V i have my self covered for almost the whole day on my laptop + TV + DSTV This was my greatest discovery in 2015. 1 Like 1 Share |
| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by bdemix(m): 4:15pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
Hmmm 3 Likes
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| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by InvertedHammer: 4:15pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
/ Long story short... They will bypass the meters. Nigerians!!! / 4 Likes |
| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by Flexherbal(m): 4:17pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
Ok. |
| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by aywhy93(m): 4:18pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
Good !!! |
| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by 9japrof(m): 4:18pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
adewasco2k: You mean 48ah battery, that should be a car battery or something right ? that's cute bro, desperate times calls for desperate measures |
| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by femi4: 4:18pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
MansaMoussa:Rejoice not, for the light self no dey for the past 72hrs yet we ll keep paying for what we didn't cosume. Tarrif hike is not the issue, the govt should concentrate in providing regular power supply 2 Likes |
| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by kennyman2000(m): 4:20pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
Get a good powerbank for your mobile devices too. |
| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by Kangol99(m): 4:24pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
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| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by Nobody: 4:27pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
how many watts does you TV, Laptop and DSTV consume in total? adewasco2k: |
| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by twaintoy(f): 4:29pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
InvertedHammer:Exactly |
| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by petkoffDrake(m): 4:32pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
We that dnt ve constant electricity here nko¿  |
| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by Okijajuju1(m): 4:33pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
Its easier to just Make Plenty money and enjoy your life.  |
| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by henryobinna(m): 4:39pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
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| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by Healthybiz: 4:39pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
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| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by Nobody: 4:48pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
I should do all these for mere 4hrs power supply that doesn't last long |
| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by Fash20: 4:48pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
Moo 4 ooOo |
| Re: Ways To Keep Your Tech Swag Despite High Electricity Tariffs by ictmikky(m): 5:10pm On Feb 12, 2016 |
Nice one |
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