Segunod:
Miinister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, says it is impossible to provide constant, uninterrupted electricity to everyone in Nigeria in the near future.

Speaking with newsmen in London over the weekend, the minister said: “Nobody in the world can provide 24/7 electricity everywhere in Nigeria”, adding that 160,000 megawatts would be needed to do that. The current capacity is 4,500 megawatts.
“The cost of providing electricity per megawatt on average is $2billion. To get to where South Africa is, you will need about $3.2trillion (about N672trillion). Where will you find that kind of money?” he asked.

In addition to the huge amount of money involved, Prof. Nebo said power projects also take time to come to fruition, stressing that it takes between four and six years to deliver the power projects.
“You don’t buy these things off the shelves. It takes time to design, study, procure, manufacture, install and commission”, he said, but explained that the government had done so much on generation capacity, transmission and distribution infrastructure, which are key necessities in power supply.

He said 20,000 megawatts was needed to ensure constant power supply to major cities in the country that have been connected to the national grid, but said it would require a lot of resources and time to achieve the feat.

The minister further said the current facilities and infrastructure on the ground had the capacity to provide more than 5,000 megawatts in the country, but lamented that some saboteurs were bent on ensuring that the target is not achieved by vandalising gas pipelines on a regular basis.

He emphasised that the demand for electricity in Nigeria is so huge that “no matter what you do, once electricity gets to a place, people acquire more facilities, buy refrigerators and air-conditioners, and before you know it, what you think is enough for everyone has to be shared by so many people”.

He also said solar power could go a long way in solving Nigeria’s power problems, especially in the rural areas, disclosing that three communities, including Durumi in the suburbs of Abuja, have enjoyed 13 months of uninterrupted electricity since the start of the pilot scheme in December 2013.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/daily/news/46468-uninterrupted-electricity-impossible-in-nigeria-now-nebo

I cant imagine this after all the trillion of dollars spent on power by the 16yrs reign of PDP in Nigeria

Segunod:
Miinister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, says it is impossible to provide constant, uninterrupted electricity to everyone in Nigeria in the near future.

Speaking with newsmen in London over the weekend, the minister said: “Nobody in the world can provide 24/7 electricity everywhere in Nigeria”, adding that 160,000 megawatts would be needed to do that. The current capacity is 4,500 megawatts.
“The cost of providing electricity per megawatt on average is $2billion. To get to where South Africa is, you will need about $3.2trillion (about N672trillion). Where will you find that kind of money?” he asked.

In addition to the huge amount of money involved, Prof. Nebo said power projects also take time to come to fruition, stressing that it takes between four and six years to deliver the power projects.
“You don’t buy these things off the shelves. It takes time to design, study, procure, manufacture, install and commission”, he said, but explained that the government had done so much on generation capacity, transmission and distribution infrastructure, which are key necessities in power supply.

He said 20,000 megawatts was needed to ensure constant power supply to major cities in the country that have been connected to the national grid, but said it would require a lot of resources and time to achieve the feat.

The minister further said the current facilities and infrastructure on the ground had the capacity to provide more than 5,000 megawatts in the country, but lamented that some saboteurs were bent on ensuring that the target is not achieved by vandalising gas pipelines on a regular basis.

He emphasised that the demand for electricity in Nigeria is so huge that “no matter what you do, once electricity gets to a place, people acquire more facilities, buy refrigerators and air-conditioners, and before you know it, what you think is enough for everyone has to be shared by so many people”.

He also said solar power could go a long way in solving Nigeria’s power problems, especially in the rural areas, disclosing that three communities, including Durumi in the suburbs of Abuja, have enjoyed 13 months of uninterrupted electricity since the start of the pilot scheme in December 2013.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/daily/news/46468-uninterrupted-electricity-impossible-in-nigeria-now-nebo

I cant imagine this after all the trillion of dollars spent on power by the 16yrs reign of PDP in Nigeria

drshrewd:


this people are eating us dry just check out this info about a SA power plant

Medupi Power Station is a dry-cooled coal-fired power station being built by Eskom near Lephalale in Limpopo province, South Africa. According to Eskom, the name chosen for the station, Medupi, is a Sepedi word for "rain that soaks parched lands". When completed, the power station is to have six boilers each powering an 800 MW turbine, producing 4800 MW of power. It is expected to become the largest dry-cooled coal-fired power station in the world. Alstom will provide the steam turbines, Medupi will be supplied by coal from Exxaro's Grootegeluk coal mine, located north of the site. Eskom has placed a contract with Exxaro to supply 14.6 MT of coal per year for 40 years. The first 800 MW unit is expected to be commissioned in the middle of 2015, with the next units following at nine-month intervals. The power station is currently expected to cost R170 Billion

please just take note of the power generated and the cost. work out the cost of generation per MW. compare it to the one presented by our dubious minister and laugh at our stealing is not corruption government ;

14:


You just took words from my mouth. Privatising power was a mistake, those guys are broke, they cant invest any capitals to new power plants, hence you are stark at 4000MW.

14:


You just took words from my mouth. Privatising power was a mistake, those guys are broke, they cant invest any capitals to new power plants, hence you are stark at 4000MW.

babs01:
Why is it dt In Nigeria only good governance is impossible but all forms of corruption are highly possible nd in highest order with dis present govt. do we need a change or we should stick to dis govt?
hit like for change or share to stick wit GEJ.
Btw, is dis what they called FTC?

Burger01:
We have the money. They squandered it

Bunch of thieves in power.

We must vote 'change'

#Change
#March4Buhari

ogene007:

Most of the generating plants are gas powered and beyond being completed, they cannot start operations until gas is supplied to them. Installed generating capability if gas is available to all of them is presently above 7000 mega watts, but what is actually being operational based on gas availability is 4500 mega watts. Even at that, sabotage of gas pipelines is preventing us from consistently generating at that capacity. The question you should be asking is this, can the present transmission facility evacuate 5000 mega watts from the GENCOs to the DISCOs? The answer is no and Prof Nebo has stated as much. You need a holistic approach in order to deliver power to the final consumer. Prof Nebo was simply speaking holistically.

bushdoc9919:


Japan's problem was that the earthquake of 2011 damaged the cooling system of the nuclear plant...leading to a meltdown,.

Nigeria does not have earthquakes.

ogene007:
2 billion dollars to generate, transmit and distribute 2 mega watts of power to the consumers is not abnormal. It is only abnormal for people who expect university education to be free for all, power supply to be free for all, health insurance to be free for all etc. That is why the APC in their manifesto is promising to spend over 50 trillion naira in 4 years if voted into power. It is not a surprise that people who are very poor in numeracy are making bogus promises all over the place, with little or no idea of what they are talking about. If I had my way, A1 in mathematics at school cert level would be a minimum requirement for anybody who wants to contest for any political office in nigeria. This would go a long way in reducing the amount of trash in the name of campaign promises some of these politicians are making. GEJ has got the best economic team ever assembled to manage the nigerian economy, and whatever challenges that have slowed down the pace of their work has been due to outright sabotage by disgruntled elements who are out to discredit the government. It is hoped that people who know little to nothing about some issues should desist from causing confusion through some of the silly comments they are posting on social media.

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2 billion dollars to generate, transmit and distribute 2 mega watts of power to the consumers is not abnormal.

this is the kind of reasoning you get when you are stocked defending the indefensible. do you know the meaning of $2b? do you know the meaning of 1MW? 3 500KVA (pf= 0.8 ), 11kv/415v distribution transformer can evacuate 1mw of electricity through a distance in excess of 10km with a total cost of less than $500k. this is my core profession. Am ashamed that a power professional could posit such an untenable confabulation

Segunod:
Miinister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, says it is impossible to provide constant, uninterrupted electricity to everyone in Nigeria in the near future.

Speaking with newsmen in London over the weekend, the minister said: “Nobody in the world can provide 24/7 electricity everywhere in Nigeria”, adding that 160,000 megawatts would be needed to do that. The current capacity is 4,500 megawatts.
“The cost of providing electricity per megawatt on average is $2billion. To get to where South Africa is, you will need about $3.2trillion (about N672trillion). Where will you find that kind of money?” he asked.

In addition to the huge amount of money involved, Prof. Nebo said power projects also take time to come to fruition, stressing that it takes between four and six years to deliver the power projects.
“You don’t buy these things off the shelves. It takes time to design, study, procure, manufacture, install and commission”, he said, but explained that the government had done so much on generation capacity, transmission and distribution infrastructure, which are key necessities in power supply.

He said 20,000 megawatts was needed to ensure constant power supply to major cities in the country that have been connected to the national grid, but said it would require a lot of resources and time to achieve the feat.

The minister further said the current facilities and infrastructure on the ground had the capacity to provide more than 5,000 megawatts in the country, but lamented that some saboteurs were bent on ensuring that the target is not achieved by vandalising gas pipelines on a regular basis.

He emphasised that the demand for electricity in Nigeria is so huge that “no matter what you do, once electricity gets to a place, people acquire more facilities, buy refrigerators and air-conditioners, and before you know it, what you think is enough for everyone has to be shared by so many people”.

He also said solar power could go a long way in solving Nigeria’s power problems, especially in the rural areas, disclosing that three communities, including Durumi in the suburbs of Abuja, have enjoyed 13 months of uninterrupted electricity since the start of the pilot scheme in December 2013.

https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/daily/news/46468-uninterrupted-electricity-impossible-in-nigeria-now-nebo

I cant imagine this after all the trillion of dollars spent on power by the 16yrs reign of PDP in Nigeria

fairheven:


Very flimsy excuse,do you know the amount of gas been flared in this country?...enof to power the entire west African with electricity.there is nothin that this regime can do again...they have exhausted all their wit and brain power,any more task wud only lead to "brain damage"belif me.

RaptorX:
So you think it's only earthquakes that can cause nuclear meltdown, what caused the meltdown in Chernobyl in the former Soviet Union? Please let us be realistic, we do not have the technical know how to maintain a nuclear plant, the international community will not even allow it to be built in an irresponsible nation like Nigeria.

If you want to commit national suicide go ahead, but they will not let you endangered the world.

drshrewd:


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2 billion dollars to generate, transmit and distribute 2 mega watts of power to the consumers is not abnormal.

this is the kind of reasoning you get when you are stocked defending the indefensible. do you know the meaning of $2b? do you know the meaning of 1MW? 3 500KVA (pf= 0.8 ), 11kv/415v distribution transformer can evacuate 1mw of electricity through a distance in excess of 10km with a total cost of less than $500k. this is my core profession. Am ashamed that a power professional could posit such an untenable confabulation

ogene007:

I'm pretty much certain that you did not go to school because f you did, you will not come here to advertise your ignorance. The problem in nigeria today is that social media has afforded all manners of characters to come online to spew thrash. I implore you to do a little research of the profile of Prof Nebo before coming here to advertise your idiocy. When the Erudite Prof says it costs 2 billion USD per Mega watts, he knows what he is talking about. Those of us who are well informed know that the man is absolutely correct and that is why we are not queuing up behind the cattle rearer and mooing 'change' like one of those his 150 cows.

poiZon:
power generation should be tackled in another dimension, the easiest being states to generate n distribute power to its citizens. devolution of powers need to be given second thought by our assembly men, but what do they knw other than going there to earn a living by just shoutng NAY n AYE ON baseless n less important issues. but i knw some region up nU(T) WIll say we dont hv money to execute this project!

ceejay80s:

My friend go and sit down, what has ur govt been doing since power was handed over to civilians 16yrs ago?
Is 16yrs not enough?

ocelot2006:


That has already been done. As at 2012/2013 the FG, via NERC, authorised states with local IPPs to distribute locally.

Mystiqme:


Spot on. Our politicians are not interested in changing the country, and sadly the populace who should be pushing them to action are the ones supporting their ineptitude.

14:


Meanwhile in SA
Medupi power station = 4 800MW
Kusile Power station = 4 800MW

SA produces 46 000MW of electricity to 90% of its population and still not enough. This is what they are doing about their problem. What is Nigeria doing about power crisis in Nigeria

14:


Meanwhile in SA
Medupi power station = 4 800MW
Kusile Power station = 4 800MW

SA produces 46 000MW of electricity to 90% of its population and still not enough. This is what they are doing about their problem. What is Nigeria doing about power crisis in Nigeria

Acidosis:
I've always known this fact.


Only a lunatic will promise Nigerians (in all local governments and creeks) stable & uninterrupted power.

It is impossible in Nigeria. Even when you supply all the megawatts and "terrawatts", some Nigerians are ma. d, they'll purposely cut off cables, steal transformer parts, destroy poles, refuse to pay bills, and several other atrocities.

If you vote in any government (FashoRAT, Boko_hari or JonaTAN) thinking he'll provide you constant electricity, then you are a lunatic.

This fact goes beyond monetary factors. Its more of psychology and up-bringing as a nation.

Before we talk about providing electricity and maintenance; first, we need to fix, and reconstruct the brains of all Nigerians, including you reading this.

Quote me wrongly, and get yourself a thunderous slap.

Acidosis:
I've always known this fact.


Only a lunatic will promise Nigerians (in all local governments and creeks) stable & uninterrupted power.

It is impossible in Nigeria. Even when you supply all the megawatts and "terrawatts", some Nigerians are ma. d, they'll purposely cut off cables, steal transformer parts, destroy poles, refuse to pay bills, and several other atrocities.

If you vote in any government (FashoRAT, Boko_hari or JonaTAN) thinking he'll provide you constant electricity, then you are a lunatic.

This fact goes beyond monetary factors. Its more of psychology and up-bringing as a nation.

Before we talk about providing electricity and maintenance; first, we need to fix, and reconstruct the brains of all Nigerians, including you reading this.

Quote me wrongly, and get yourself a thunderous slap.