DaudaAbu:
Come oh.. is it cumpolsary that only FG that hav to build power plants?

Are states not allowed to build their own power stations due to their natural endowments ?

Pls anyone that know how this thing work should let us know.

Because am surprised that countries that are in the forefront of solar panels manufacturing and usage are cold countries but we, with all the sunshine and what have you are still struggling to generate light and accept solar as a source of generating same in large scale

Itsekiriman101:
This is what you get when you feel you have the monopoly of power. The Niger Delta is the looser at the end of the day. The oil that we so pride ourselves on is daily being made irrelevant because the world has had enough of the stranglehold of oil on their lives and are now seeking alternative sources of energy.

Oh Niger Delta!!!! At the time when our oil becomes worthless, where do we turn to? Is it the lands that we have destroyed with the spillages from pipelines that we bombed with our own hands? Is it the river that we have polluted with our nefarious activities?

Do we turn to other regions? When we have burnt the bridges that good neighbourliness would have strengthened? We cannot even farm our lands because we have destroyed it with the hydrocarbons that should have been a blessing to us.

Niger Deltans think again. We cannot exist alone, stop the destruction of our land. If we are not developed, it is purely our fault. Anambra does not get 13% derivation but see the development taking place there; same with Lagos, even Ogun state. Wake up, wake up before we destroy our future and that of our children.

fiizznation:
Solar is good but is efficiency is very low. Even the advanced countries that fashola is trying to immolate only use solar as a backup

DaudaAbu:
Come oh.. is it cumpolsary that only FG that hav to build power plants?

Are states not allowed to build their own power stations due to their natural endowments ?

Pls anyone that know how this thing work should let us know.

Because am surprised that countries that are in the forefront of solar panels manufacturing and usage are cold countries but we, with all the sunshine and what have you are still struggling to generate light and accept solar as a source of generating same in large scale

Itsekiriman101:
This is what you get when you feel you have the monopoly of power. The Niger Delta is the looser at the end of the day. The oil that we so pride ourselves on is daily being made irrelevant because the world has had enough of the stranglehold of oil on their lives and are now seeking alternative sources of energy.

Oh Niger Delta!!!! At the time when our oil becomes worthless, where do we turn to? Is it the lands that we have destroyed with the spillages from pipelines that we bombed with our own hands? Is it the river that we have polluted with our nefarious activities?

Do we turn to other regions? When we have burnt the bridges that good neighbourliness would have strengthened? We cannot even farm our lands because we have destroyed it with the hydrocarbons that should have been a blessing to us.

Niger Deltans think again. We cannot exist alone, stop the destruction of our land. If we are not developed, it is purely our fault. Anambra does not get 13% derivation but see the development taking place there; same with Lagos, even Ogun state. Wake up, wake up before we destroy our future and that of our children.

davodyguy:


We just completed a gas station which is Mega, somewhere in Ajah. It is 100% solar powered to DISCO power is connected to the station. 24 hours electricity

Businessideas:
Good thinking. I think that only the power plants in the Niger delta should run on gas.I think the discos should be allowed to build and own their own power plants, these guys are not having products to sell to their customers. How do you want their business to survive if they have to keep hearing this kind of story.

Businessideas:
Good thinking. I think that only the power plants in the Niger delta should run on gas.

Segadem:
how many times will Nigeria sign MOU with others countries?
3 years ago they sign the same agreement with Indian government, what has it been the outcome?

MrTruth4real:

That was PDP govt then, now is APC, all u can do is wait and see if they will fail like PDP.

tete7000:
We become dependent on gas by choice for some reasons 1. It is cheap 2. It is clean 3. It is surplus and readily available 4. It is capable of providing our energy requirement 5. It doesn't leave as much environment impact as most other energy sources

As much as I agree with us diversifying our energy requirements, the question we need to ask ourselves is first, what is our total energy requirement? Do we have enough water sources that will give us water throughout the year and will give us enough water volume for the energy we need? Can solar and hydro provide all our energy need? What are the comparative advantages of these energy sources?
Saying we choose gas out of choice and we thus can opt out of choice like that is not something I will readily subscribe to. Maybe coal and nuclear sources will meet what we need but they are not clean like the gas plants and pose great environmental risk.

Goke7:
Hydro is the just the best alternative, good to know the govt is thinking in that direction. I hope the ikere gorge dam in one Ogun, Oyo state is included too

tete7000:
We become dependent on gas by choice for some reasons 1. It is cheap 2. It is clean 3. It is surplus and readily available 4. It is capable of providing our energy requirement 5. It doesn't leave as much environment impact as most other energy sources

As much as I agree with us diversifying our energy requirements, the question we need to ask ourselves is first, what is our total energy requirement? Do we have enough water sources that will give us water throughout the year and will give us enough water volume for the energy we need? Can solar and hydro provide all our energy need? What are the comparative advantages of these energy sources?
Saying we choose gas out of choice and we thus can opt out of choice like that is not something I will readily subscribe to. Maybe coal and nuclear sources will meet what we need but they are not clean like the gas plants and pose great environmental risk.

Praktikals:

Another great idea from Businessideas

Goke7:
Hydro is the just the best alternative, good to know the govt is thinking in that direction. I hope the ikere gorge dam in one Ogun, Oyo state is included too

MrTruth4real:

So what's ur point? We should remain with gas? What they are trying to do is diversify the energy source, not that they want to abandone gas power plant totally. Besides solar, wind and hydro is more clearner than gas. In countries like Germany they are replacing their gas plant with wind turbine and coal plant with solar. So there is absolutely nothing wrong with what the govt is doing. I only pray they succeed.

Businessideas:
Good thinking. I think that only the power plants in the Niger delta should run on gas.I think the discos should be allowed to build and own their own power plants, these guys are not having products to sell to their customers. How do you want their business to survive if they have to keep hearing this kind of story.

tete7000:


I didn't tell you we should remain with gas. What I am saying is that we can't abandon what we have in surplus and we didn't just hop for gas just out of impulse. That write up was written as if to say militants are giving us problems and thus we can just abandon the gas power and prove to them we can do without them to which I say NO and maintain my NO!
Solar and hydro are cleaner but do you know the challenges they pose? Brazil produces about 80% of their energy from hydro sources but have you read about their experiences? It will do you some good to google and do so. These energy sources come with their own challenges - they subject you to vagaries of nature. We have kanji dam but do you know its power output fluctuates throughout the year? I read sometimes ago that it has five turbines installed and during dry season water level falls and during those time, we are lucky to have three functional. We also have to provide electricity to country upstream of Niger to discourage them from damming the river for their own energy need and thus frustrate our own water source. And like I have earlier highlighted which I am sure you didn't read well: How many river do we have in Nigeria that can provide us enough water volume throughout the year for our energy need?
Solar is good but it comes with its own complications - erratic nature, sophistication we might not be able to handle and plenty of arable lands needed to be dedicated for its use. And please stop comparing us with Germany, in terms of technological advancement, they are well ahead of us. I travelled through Nigeria sometimes and saw many solar street light installed by various states government and I often wonder how many are still functional. Maybe we can use that to gauge how well we will do with solar energy panels.
Talk is cheap but if you sincerely ask me, as much as I believe we must diversify, I believe our primary energy sources should be gas plants. Let government find a lasting solution to vandalism. It is a problem the country cannot run away from as long as we remain one entity. Even if we split, who said we can't buy gas from the delta for power generation. The last time I checked, even Russians supply gas to Europe for their energy needs.

mamawin:
sorry i don't understand, a gas station, 100% solar powered? shed more light, please

DaudaAbu:


All those countries that are calling for us to cut carbon emission are the same people polluting the earth with their massive unclean coal plants (china, USA)
We might have gas in abundance and despite all its advantages some groups are telling us all not to depend on it.
Moreso, the report didnt say hydro and solar can provide our need but that we should have a healthy mix from the various sources

MIKOLOWISKA:
is it there hungry governor's looting left right centre. Obj said anybody can collect licence and build but refused to allow Lagos under fashola to do so cos they were opposition

DaudaAbu:
Infact, sokoto, kebbi, katsina ,zamfara, kano jigawa, adamawa, yobe, borno some part of gombe, taraba all have massive sun light that can be harnessed for solar power generation

hmuhammad:
I understand your points, what about investing in solar and wind. Hydro, solar and wind are all renewable sources of energy and cheaper to maintain.

davodyguy:


We just completed a gas station which is Mega, somewhere in Ajah. It is 100% solar powered to DISCO power is connected to the station. 24 hours electricity

Goke7:
Hydro is the just the best alternative, good to know the govt is thinking in that direction. I hope the ikere gorge dam in one Ogun, Oyo state is included too

hmuhammad:
good one, wind turbine can also work in those states you mentioned.... meanwhile add Niger to your list

obailala:
India produces 12,000mw of its electricity from solar alone. 12,000mw is almost 3 times Nigeria's current capacity; if we can have up to half of that, I can assure you we would have up to 20hrs of electricity per day nationwide.