FEGEITOK:
Electricity Workers begin strike tomorrow August 17, so prepare you backup and backup of backups~

GloriousGbola:


why?

for the last two months it has been one system collapse after another - with up to a week of blackouts at times

the irony is that with the new electricity bill - TCN may go the way of Nitel.

Discos will not need to tie into the national grid to get power

padolife:
Hi y’all,

I want to warn members and the general public from buying from energymall.ng especially solar panels.
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I bought 4 units of 350w solar panels at 77,000 each for a total of N308,000. They showed me the original Felicity panel as sample and then shipped me fake 180w panels. I hope those panels are up to 180 sef.

Find picture of said fake panel nameplate below. All effort to reach them after has proven abortive.

It’s difficult doing business in Nigeria if people are looking to rip you off at any chance that they get. If only someone had posted their experience online, I wouldn’t have fallen victim.

Please do not buy from energymall.ng they will scam you

FEGEITOK:


https://barristerng.com/blackout-looms-as-electricity-workers-to-begin-strike-on-wednesday-august-17/

sintolord:
Report them to FCCPC (Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Council). Its a federal government agency. They can help mediate & resolve the issue.

How to report a complaint to the FCCPC
The FCCPC has set up an online form for consumers who want to make a complaint about a company. The information which you will have to provide are:
Name of person making the complaint
Contact Address
Contact details – Mobile number and email address
Name of the company you are complaining about
Address of the company/branch you visited
Contact details of the company
Receipt No. of Product/Service (if you have one)
Brief explanation of your complaint
Brief explanation of the outcome you want (e.g. you want a refund, you want to exchange goods etc.)

If you are not comfortable completing an online form, and would need to talk the complaint through first, then the CPC has dedicated customer complaint lines which you can call. You may contact them on 08056002020, 08056003030, or by email on : contact@fccpc.gov.ng

dollarnaira:


I understand u bro but rembr too that dollar was once 180. Over there it is affordable.

No right thinking human will buy dat with current dollar rate but rather do with LifePO4 105A. The 190a sef na roughly 95a at 50% DOD.

Who will buy a 12v 190A lead acid battery at 871× 600 dollar rate? That is N522,600 .

So sell based on say probably e "good" not d price posted above.

TechGeek777:
Please guys which among the below 300W Solar Panel can Max out close to it Wattage and that can also perform well even in this endless raining season?

Auxano
Felicity
Flame
SunPower
Rubitech

Kindly help arrange the above panels base on the one that performs optimally on a scale of 1 - 5

Trippledots:


I get your drift bro, I only posted that because someone made a comment about the price of the used battery.

Valto:
some in that lineup are low quality and still not real capacity. i rather choose Auxano produced in Lagos,Nigeria, than the rest.

toyeoye:
Good day to you all.
I have decided to install a set-up for my house to power everything.
The installer suggested I get a 7kva setup and listed below what I need to get:
7kv IGBT Inverter
(4)200Ah/12v battery
(6)450w solar panel
80A mppt charge controller
10mm2c wire
(1coil) 6mmsc wire
battery rack

My issue now is to know if this is right for uninterrupted power supply and what brands will give me peace of mind.

Your expertise and guidance is highly appreciated.

Thanks guys

lovediehatelive:


Sorry I didn't upload it.

Here's the photo

samir101ng:
Hello House,

I have been seeing a lot of requests for advice on brands of solar equipment to buy ranging from inverters, charge controllers, batteries to SPD, MCB etc. Permit me to share a few resources I have discovered in my extensive research in the solar ministry. I will be dropping links and addresses to authorised dealers of solar products that people can go to their offices and verify or do a Google search on.

Will add more as time permits. Cheers.

gadgetplanetng:
No load.

Can only know if you say what it is going to power or how many units your prepaid consumes daily

toyeoye:

Okay, currently connected directly to phcn, no meter yet.

1hp borehole machine
3tv
1 refrigerator
1 freezer
2 1hp air-conditioner
3 fans
2 laptops
6 12w led lights
12 6w led lights
5 50w led flood lights
1 12v alarm system
7 CCTV cameras
1 microwave
1 blender
1 washing machine
1 heater
2 dstv decoders
1 pressure pump
Thank you

NiyiOmoIyunade:
Eweeeeeeee

In one move you just put so many marketers and resellers out of business.

But alas, you targeted the premium/good value products that require some level of skill or expertise to work with and the people who support those products generally offer services above and beyond just sales.

If you will keep this post up then[b] you should also target the budget/low cost segment more focused on mass market sales[/b] and tend to offer poor services and expose the product sources and contacts to balance the scales - that way you can also put those folks out of business/on their toes.

You should consider that middleman profits (people's livelihoods) are made by/with information asymmetry and it is quite a thing to take that away if you have no skin in the game. Expensive mistakes may also be made when an unqualified person is given access to product sources but lacks proper system design, component selection and system installation/implementation skills.

My thoughts on the matter.

Penuelseun:
You will need way more than 4 12v batteries or 6 450w solar panels, 12pcs 12v batteries with 16pcs 450w solar panels with 2pcs 80a mppt charge controllers is a good place to start

toyeoye:


Interesting. Thanks. Another thing to consider is that all these appliances are not in use at the same time or even all the time you know. How can I factor this into the setup. I also intend to be rationing, e.g when borehole is on, I can turn off refrigerator and freezer etc.

What about the BRANDS?

Thanks

gadgetplanetng:
Let us know when (day or night) and for how long each would be used per day.

@olopan made a calculator

toyeoye:


The main ones that will mostly be powered on are the freezer, refrigerator, 2 TV, 7 CCTV(24/7) and sockets for charging phone and laptop. All others are on occasions,
Borehole 2ce a week
A/C once a week cos of this weather
6W and 12W led lights indoors only at night
Same for 50w flood lights at night
Microwave and washing machine will be used while we turn off other big appliances.
Etc.. Your advice is also welcome on how to ration this effectively.