Amend the Nigeria constitution to allow decentralization of power sector.

Let each state generate their electricity.
Encourage Private pernership in power generation, transmission and distribution.

Sack all Top Management staff in PHCN controlled power facilities to discourage sabotage during transition to Private pernership arrangement.

True talk

dukeprince50:
deceive urself o.
we have $6b to invest in eko Atlantic that Nigerians can't afford, billions of naira to maintain refineries that's useless, billions of naira to give to politicians as allowance but no money for electricity

Wiseandtrue:

In this same Nigeria wey we dey

Yes. In the estate I stay all homes have prepaid meters. If someone had told me in the past that we could get 24 hours light uninterrupted for over 4 weeks I would have said that's a big lie. It has really improved.

The only problem is the increased tariff rates just introduced.

Adiwana:


Then the govt needs to decentralized the whole thing and put it firmly into the hands of individuals.

What do you think the discos and the gencos are for?

Newsflash...since 2013 power has been decentralised..

Generation and distribution are in private hands. Only transmission is run by government, and that for national security issues

kikero:


Most African countries don't have stable power

Either they supply a few parts of their countries or they do as Nigeria does..try to please everyone. (Cameroon powers some parts of the country and leaves everywhere dark)

Matters are made worse by the fact that we are not ready to pay for electricity ourselves.

Below are maps from 2018 and 2012 showing the power situation in Africa

As at 2018 we even do better than many African countries, especially the dR Congo, which I mention because it has Africa's largest potential hydroelectric power sector, that was partially built

so as u dey u don't deserve 24/7 light cos others are not having or what?
It's like someone who's given area of concentration and even the test questions prior to the test, u have no reason to fail, naija has the resources to do so, we don't have any good reason to fail in that regard bud.

of what use it Education when we can't fund research programs that will be efficient and also effective to solving alot of our in house problems, alot of our brilliant minds are coveted by the west, they get there and excel adding value to those nations, but here our dwindling educational sector keep fooling and can't seem to provide solutions for our current problems,misplaced priorities by the leaders quick to pass bills that negatively the citizens at large than ones that will aid its citizens to have a condusive environment to thrive.

Stop celebrating mediocrity bud.

dukeprince50:
if there is power, industries will grow.
if industries grow, more industries will spring up.
if more industries spring up, there will be job.
if there is job, there will be money.
if there is money, we can pay for power

There are some people that don't need replies on nairaland- Benin republic even with there poor economic still dey manage and pay for lights

solmusdesigns:



For gas plant to be effective we need kilometres upon kilometres of gas pipeline stretching the length and breadth of Nigeria to evacuate gas from NigerDelta to far away North where gas plants would also be needed.. and gas requirement of power plants and cost implications on price of electricity per kilowatt might be high on average consumers if government doesn't subsidise it

that's the only cheap long term solution and that is what the government is pushing for, if you notice. Do you know that nuclear power is very costly? Nigeria has a lot of gas for cheap sustainable energy. It's just for us to get some things right.

That's because there's no single electrical engineer in Nigeria.

All what we have are quacks.

That's why.

kikero:


In South Africa

1. People don't bypass their meters, nor do they refuse to pay their bills

2. Bills are subsidized yes, but they have income from agriculture, mining , and a massive industrial and business sector and a tax to GDP ratio of 23% compared to Nigeria's six percent to pay for it

3. Even then Eskom, that's the Azanian equivalent of NEPA or our discos, has been rasing bills for power

4. SA also generates more power than Nigeria. 45 000 mw, part of which comes from nuclear power ( a by product of their nuclear weapons program under arphateid)

Here in Nigeria we have none of that, we refuse to pay our bills , we bypass our meters and we don't pay sufficient tax , and our agro and industrial sector is not producing enough income to pay for subsides. Oil revenue had been falling since 2014 . And corruption is there

And you want us to be like SA?

Good electricity costs money..we no have moneye

Nigeria doesn't have money? But a recharge card seller employed by Buhari has almost a trillion naira in his account.


Guy forget, if you have prepaid metres and with adequate monitoring, the company can even raise revenue through fines collected from illegal connections.


The same Nigerians that are contributing money to buy poles and new transformers for a company that doesn't belong to them.


Your reason is not even 0.00001% enough for the recent pathetic power supply.

JVector:
Amend the Nigeria constitution to allow decentralization of power sector.

Let each state generate their electricity.
Encourage Private pernership in power generation, transmission and distribution.

Sack all Top Management staff in PHCN controlled power facilities to discourage sabotage during transition to Private pernership arrangement.

What do you think the gencos are?

Plus even if they do what you are suggesting, the fact is many people don't pay their bills at all

The issue is revenue, not who controls what. In a situation where a guy who chases a Disco worker with cutlass , or the customs officer who threatened disco workers with a gun when they discovered his bypassed meter are treated as heroes, with resulting fall in revneu stream...do you think it matters who controls generation?

We better pay our bills. Many of these people who don't pay for power put pressure on those of us who do!

I feel pained being a Nigerian...I haven't seen light for two days.

Witchcraft n wickedness in high places

Centralized power grid.... a nation of 200m should have multiple grids and not only one. Decentralization of the power sector will help greatly, as new companies will spring up and be able to provide power

dukeprince50:
not just PMB but all our past leaders are useless, infact PMB administration brought up the idea of nuclear energy but we kicked against it cos we are scared it will be mismanaged and cause a disaster but we forget nuclear energy is the neatest and most environmental friendly

do u know wat spilled uranium does..a country that can not protects it oil pipeline na him wan maintain uranium pipes.oga abeg talk another thing stop leaving a dream

Mistakemaker:
What exactly is stopping Nigeria from having 24/7 electricity and making money form it as well as stabilising the economy?

Let's hear people's thoughts

The main issue is that government has refused to completely deregulate the power sector by allowing them charge cost reflective tarrifs

A lack of visionary leadership. Leaders without a vision will drive a nation backwards

We've had 24hrs light for the past 6 days(I kid you not)

kikero:


What do you think the discos and the gencos are for?

Newsflash...since 2013 power has been decentralised..

Generation and distribution are in private hands. Only transmission is run by government, and that for national security issues

That is a filmsy excuse. Transmission is still part of the phase by which power gets to the final consumer and the govt should have no business in it.

Presently Buhari is the cause. We had Goodluck, now badluck is ruling Nigeria

Adiwana:



Very well put. I don't see the reason why the sector can't be like the telecoms. I feel other alternatives to gas can be pursued.

Coal is wasting in Enugu. More dams can be constructed across the country. These are alternatives to gas. All these will generate more direct/indirect employment opportunities

actually gas is the cheapest and most viable. Dams cannot go up anywhere, conditions have to be right. All other options will have higher starting and running costs than gas in Nigeria. Coal production is also quite costly, coal used to be England's major source of power, however when crude and gas were discovered, the coal power plants ran out of business due to the lower prices. Today, all the coal plants in England have shut down.

jmoore:


Nigeria doesn't have money? But a recharge card seller employed by Buhari has almost a trillion naira in his account.


Guy forget, if you have prepaid metres and with adequate monitoring, the company can even raise revenue through fines collected from illegal connections.


The same Nigerians that are contributing money to buy poles and new transformers for a company that doesn't belong to them.


Your reason is not even 0.00001% enough for the recent pathetic power supply.

Look, I blame the government too, many government agencies don't pay for power

But power has been in private hands since 2013.

And the problem is up till recently it cost 53 naira to produce one kWh of electricity. And we were paying 30 naira or less for that kWh

Add the fact that in some areas 40-50% of people were not paying their bills.

And before you about meter , people bypass their meters. And threaten disco workers who catch them.

Power is being run as a business. And we Nigerians are not paying enough for service. In fact government has has to bail out powe sector with 1 trillion naira yearly, and it is estimated they need one trillion naira more

You can call me a Buhari supporter. I am not. I don't even support PDP or APC. But one thing I know. If you were running a business and 50 percent of your customers did not pay for the things they buy from you you would be broke in months.

Let's get real.

- Old and dilapidated T& D equipment and apparatus.
- People not paying electricity bills e.g. the neighborhood welders and many others.
- Poor maintenance culture.
- Inferior to mediocre workmanship
- Poor Engineering skills
- low to zero capital budgets
E.t.c

so you still don't know the kind of people you have as leaders? everything concerning this country is just appalling and pitiable.

Adiwana:


That is a filmsy excuse. Transmission is still part of the phase by which power gets to the final consumer and the govt should have no business in it.

And who controls the revenue and the generation bit

Private companies the discos and gencos

TCn is dependent on the revenue they raise

Besides we need 100 BN dollars to fix our transmission. Our budget for this year isn't up to 30 billion dollars

dukeprince50:
not just PMB but all our past leaders are useless, infact PMB administration brought up the idea of nuclear energy but we kicked against it cos we are scared it will be mismanaged and cause a disaster but we forget nuclear energy is the neatest and most environmental friendly

Power production is just one of the many problem. With the abundance of hydro and natural gas. We do not need nuclear energy.

RealEzee:
so as u dey u don't deserve 24/7 light cos others are not having or what?
It's like someone who's given area of concentration and even the test questions prior to the test, u have no reason to fail, naija has the resources to do so, we don't have any good reason to fail in that regard bud.

of what use it Education when we can't fund research programs that will be efficient and also effective to solving alot of our in house problems, alot of our brilliant minds are coveted by the west, they get there and excel adding value to those nations, but here our dwindling educational sector keep fooling and can't seem to provide solutions for our current problems,misplaced priorities by the leaders quick to pass bills that negatively the citizens at large than ones that will aid its citizens to have a condusive environment to thrive.

Stop celebrating mediocrity bud.

If you were running a business, and 50 percent of your customers were not paying you, won't you be broke?

Power has been privatised since 2013..we ain't paying enough for it.

Sorry, but I am not supporting mediocrity. You on the other hand want to buy a Limousine with the money you would use to buy a motorcycle

I know many Nigerians are poor. But sadly power is expensive. We are not a rich country and the stealing happening every day makes it worse, and Lord knows I hate it.

salford1:

Power production is just one of the many problem. With the abundance of hydro and natural gas. We do not need nuclear energy.

hydro is not enough for our ever growing population and solar is not readily available

One reason, Discos and their management of the end electricity consumers. You can arrange for 33kv line or a dedicated 11kv feeder to ur end and get almost constant electricity but at a very very high premium cost. Discos ain't for volume, they are more concerned with markup.

Kaduna1stson:
Incompetent leadership, we chose a man who has never had light as he trained his cows for the past 30 years as president. Failures begets more failures.

God bless Umaru Yar'Adua

We chose? You and who chose Buhari as president? Abeg clear your eyes when you type.

Only if we bane generator importation & usage in Nigeria as that senator suggested. Only then can we have 24/7 power here.

Corruption shikena