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Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by chicoMX(m): 8:39am On Jul 02, 2016 |
It's not possible, very impossible!! statistic stays Nigeria needs over 50,000MW of electricity to maintain a steady power supply. But currently the highest we have is around 4000MW..I remember when Jonathan wanted to make it 6,000mw but it was quite impossible....Let's say in the next 20 years, when youths like myself would have become leaders of this great nation..Maybe issues like unsteady power supply would a thing of the past. 3 Likes |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by obicentlis: 8:40am On Jul 02, 2016 |
mrvitalis:How much do you think 1000mw of gas fire Power plant is? Go and make your research and compare them with how is spent on travels by the presidency. The money is not the problem. 1 Like |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by amolak: 8:40am On Jul 02, 2016 |
mrprezident007:It is possible but the way things are going, it shows that people of darkness are more than people of light. Light is not suppose to be our problem but some people derive happiness in it 2 Likes |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by Nobody: 8:42am On Jul 02, 2016 |
It is impossible Nigeria is a failed state |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by adegeye38(m): 8:43am On Jul 02, 2016 |
NIGERIA IS THE ONLY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WITH OUR RESOURCES AND INCOME THAT HAVE POWER ISSUES, MOST COUNTRIES IN AFRICA HAVE STEADY ELECTRICITY ITS A NORMAL THING, IT ONLY IN NIGERIA THAT ITS ROCKET SCIENCE, DUE TO THE CORRUPTION AND STUPIDITY OF THOSE IN POWER, THE OBVIOUS SOLUTION IS THAT, NEW POWER GENERATION PLANTS SHOULD BE BUILT, POWERED BY COAL, NUCLEAR AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LIKE WIND TURBINES AND SOLAR, SOUTH AFRICA GENERATE 30,000 MEGAWATTS OF ELECTRICITY FOR A COUNTRY OF 50 MILLION PEOPLE, USA GENERATES 120,000 MEGAWATTS MOSTLY FROM COAL, GERMANY GETS MOST OF THEIR POWER FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY, SO ELECTRICITY GENERATION ITS NO BIG DEAL, ITS ONLY THOSE IN POWER THAT MAKE IT SEEMS SO, IMAGINE A COUNTRY OF OVER 170 MILLION PEOPLE GENERATING A MEAGER 5000 WATS MAXIMUM AND YET WE EVEN FAIL TO MAINTAIN THE POWER PLANTS WITH MOST OF THEM FALLING INTO DISREPAIR AND NOW WE ARE CURRENTLY GENERATING 1000 MEGAWATS, WHEREAS MOST COUNTRIES IN AFRICA HAVE 24/7 ELECTRICITY!, IT IS SHAMEFULL. 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by TomLepskie(m): 8:44am On Jul 02, 2016 |
OjukwuWarBird: Keep deceiving urself. |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by sixtus3606(m): 8:44am On Jul 02, 2016 |
Bolustic:You've said it all, sir |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by Krismart(m): 8:44am On Jul 02, 2016 |
Yes, but not with this present Government |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by jayblaze001(m): 8:45am On Jul 02, 2016 |
It can only be possible if our leaders are sincere, I've worked in one of our Generation stations and I'm currently working @ a transmission station. Since Buhari became president , we've had about 5 system collaps on the National Grid, electrical system operators will understand this beta . All our Generating stations are working below installed capacity and the worst of all safety is not there priority. If we must achieve steady power supply here we've got to switch over to HVDC system and also utilize the power of the Sun. 1 Like
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Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by daryoor(m): 8:46am On Jul 02, 2016 |
that right question should be can FREE power be given to nigerias 24hrs per day and the answer is yes. with all the gas reserves we have in this country, all the coal all the sun. even if we dont make it free at least we can make it very cheap. right now we are stuck on providing constant power. |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by OjukwuWarBird: 8:46am On Jul 02, 2016 |
TomLepskie: Answer this question Did electricity supply improve under Jonathan.? Yes or No |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by lollmaolol(m): 8:47am On Jul 02, 2016 |
It is possible when our government values human life. |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by sixtus3606(m): 8:47am On Jul 02, 2016 |
chicoMX:I concur with what you've just said. But my question is....under which party?? hysterical look* |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by OjukwuWarBird: 8:48am On Jul 02, 2016 |
jayblaze001: Write the full meaning of HVDC in your post for better understanding. 2 Likes |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by sixtus3606(m): 8:49am On Jul 02, 2016 |
jayblaze001:Bros, please what's the meaning of HVDC?? 1 Like |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by sixtus3606(m): 8:50am On Jul 02, 2016 |
jayblaze001:Bros, please what's the meaning of HVDC?? 1 Like |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by kristisking(m): 8:51am On Jul 02, 2016 |
Not when we keep recycling clueless, corrupt and ineffective politicians who are just after themselves, families and their generation unborn 3 Likes |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by jayblaze001(m): 8:52am On Jul 02, 2016 |
;DLala , see ur brother dey use native attire work ontop a 33kv circuit breaker. |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by Tobbey(m): 8:56am On Jul 02, 2016 |
see enh.. It is possible. but. our leaders and corruption wont allow that |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by stonemasonn: 8:56am On Jul 02, 2016 |
sixtus3606:A high-voltage, direct current (HVDC) electric power transmission system (also called a power super highway or an electrical super highway) uses direct current for the bulk transmission of electrical power, in contrast with the more common alternating current (AC) systems.....Wikipedia. Changing our transmission system to HVDC will cost billions of dollars and could take more than 5 years to achieve nationwide. 1 Like |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by bigass(f): 8:58am On Jul 02, 2016 |
obicentlis: But it has been privatized na? Abi na govt dey give money to glo mtn or etisalat? No. so if govt doesnt give money to telecoms they cant give money to power coys |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by Nobody: 8:59am On Jul 02, 2016 |
When I see the SUN go to waste
... I weep for Naija. 1 Like |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by bigass(f): 9:00am On Jul 02, 2016 |
jayblaze001: Hmm you are working at height, No harness, no hard hat, No gloves nothing. Kai Nigeria!!!!!!!! |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by Nobody: 9:02am On Jul 02, 2016 |
mimzy:it's a two way thing. Leadership and citizenry. In situations were govt provides this infrastructure and the citizens sabotage it, is that ever gonna be possible? Do you believe that people still steal materials from transformers in 2016? Nigeria is a taleful story. 5 Likes |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by bigass(f): 9:03am On Jul 02, 2016 |
Solution is cancel national grid!!!!! Lets have regional grids!!! 2 Likes |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by dantori(m): 9:03am On Jul 02, 2016 |
mrprezident007: NOTE for the first time in Nigeria history we reached a maximum output of 5000MW + I assure you this can and would be achieved I strongly believe in God |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by jayblaze001(m): 9:03am On Jul 02, 2016 |
sixtus3606:What is HVDC? High-voltage direct current (HVDC) is a technology developed by ABB more than 50 years ago to increase the efficiency of power transmission over long distances. The background and technology Power stations generate alternating current (AC) and most power lines carry AC that oscillates with 50 or 60 cycles per second, whether for the high, medium or low-voltage distribution grid. Power also reaches consumers in homes, industries and offices as AC. Direct current doesn't oscillate, so less energy is lost during transmission using DC. The current is changed in a converter station and transmitted to the receiving point by an overhead line or cable. It is then restored to AC in another converter station and injected into the receiving AC network. ABB completed the first HVDC link in 1954 and has supplied more than half of the world's HVDC projects. ABB in 1997 made the first installation of HVDC Light, a development of the technology that opened up new possibilities for improving the quality of supply in AC networks. HVDC Light uses underground or underwater cables as the transmission link. HVDC and energy efficiency HVDC is attractive because less electricity is lost in transmission than with conventional AC technology. It also requires fewer transmission lines, meaning that less land has to be cleared. Because special equipment is needed to convert electricity from alternating current to direct current, HVDC is cheaper only over long distances, typically more than 600 kilometers (373 miles) for overhead lines and more than 50 km for underwater cables. In the example of a line with a bulk power transmission need of 6 gigawatts (GW), about 5 percent of the electricity will be lost over a distance of 1,500 kilometers when using an 800 kilovolt (kV) DC line. The losses climb to 6 percent with a 500 kV DC link and about 7 percent with conventional 800 kV AC lines. Demand for long-distance transmission is increasing because of the rising energy needs of developing countries and efforts to tap more renewable sources of energy. Whereas non-renewable energy sources like coal, oil and gas can be transported and used where the power is needed, hydro, wind, sun and wave energy can only be transported as electricity. In addition, the largest sources of renewable energy tend to be situated far from the urban and industrial centers where electricity is used. A further advantage of HVDC is that it can be used to connect different alternating current networks and increase the efficiency of each. The technology allows the power flow to be controlled rapidly and accurately in terms of both the power level and the direction. It can compensate fluctuations in the power flow, making it the ideal technology for linking wind farms whose uneven production could otherwise disrupt the reliability of the network. 1 Like |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by palsenator(m): 9:03am On Jul 02, 2016 |
Firstly steady is different from uninterrupted. If we want steady power supply like 10 to 12 hours per day or even higher, we just need to maximize what we have now. If the issue of gas and vandals are tamed, we will definitely have steady power supply. Also some facilities belonging to the discos especially need to be upgraded. If there is sincerity,,, we can comfortably enjoy steady power supply within 2 months but if we want uninterrupted power supply then we may take years to achieve that because we need more power stations to up the maximum 5000 MW we achieved. The country needs Atleast 20,000MW to enjoy uninterrupted supply. |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by sixtus3606(m): 9:03am On Jul 02, 2016 |
stonemasonn:Thanks. However, it is obvious that the Nigeria economy is equal to the task 1 Like |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by batoe(m): 9:05am On Jul 02, 2016 |
Bros abeg leave corruption curbing out of this, since ds anti corruption don assume office we don dey get get problem with everything in this nation, economy is going bad everyday, power sector too, its been over 2 weeks we've had light in Niger state..... |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by jayblaze001(m): 9:06am On Jul 02, 2016 |
franciskaine:bruv, may God bless ur thinking faculty and make you outstanding in life. |
Re: Is Steady Electricity Possible In Nigeria? by Walexsammy(m): 9:07am On Jul 02, 2016 |
buskie13:bro, I can tell you that an area close to mine been having light for 23/7 for the past 2years now |
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