Welcome, Guest: Register On Nairaland / LOGIN! / Trending / Recent / NewStats: 3,194,885 members, 7,956,340 topics. Date: Monday, 23 September 2024 at 10:17 AM |
Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Politics / What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? (37606 Views)
The Actual Reason Why Nigeria Can Never Have 24/7 Electricity Supply / Now That Aba Is About To Have 24/7 Electricity... / With Peter Obi, We Will Understand The Devils Stopping Nigeria's Unity (2) (3) (4)
(1) (2) (3) ... (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ... (17) (Reply) (Go Down)
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by Nobody: 5:12pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
jmoore: I don't work for the power companies Infact I have had cause to exchange words with some disco officials at one point over issues with a meter they promised and did not bring( ended up paying estimated billing. ) I also believe they are part of the problem too and also think they don't meter enough But I have also read around the issue , and while no expert , have unearthed a lot of information to see that power problem is not just about government does not give us power. One other thing. When I was a student, I lived in an off campus residence , something like flats. Out of 40 of us living in that block of flats, less than ten of us were paying the NEPA bill for the whole place It was that experience, that woke me up to the nature of the beast. I will conclude that when I blame Nigerians for not paying their bills, I kind of hate myself. If I was in power, I would try to give every Nigerian free electricity But the sad reality is there is no such thing. Good evening to you too. 4 Likes |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by pearllance: 5:13pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
The only reason we do not enjoy 24/7 hrs power supply is; 1-incompetence on the part of government 2-lack of will power to proceed with the existing projects 3-corruption will not let it work I know a Nigerian with strong foreign partners who have been pushing to generate electricity in Nigeria for the past 7yrs using their own capital but are being frustrated without approving the project 1 Like |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by robosky02(m): 5:13pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
Ok |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by Nobody: 5:13pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
RealEzee: I was an adult then, using a phone then, so I knew some things. |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by saintmm(m): 5:14pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
it is because Nigeria is too big for one person to manage at the center as our system currently affirms due to our extremely divergent views on issues. Jesus is the light of the world. have you gone to Him to illuminate your soul? |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by Mistakemaker: 5:14pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
UDUJ:Lol.. Bonny Island in rivers state has 24/7 power supply, bc it is generated by shell.. Imagine if states like lagos have their own plant.. Lagos is more than capable and will have more than 24/7 electricity and can even sell to neighbours 1 Like |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by Nuklex(m): 5:14pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
Mistakemaker:Politicians |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by rolams(m): 5:15pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
Mistakemaker: This is the question you should be asking the president Major General Muhammadu Buhari not we the innocent Nairalanders! |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by Tapout(m): 5:15pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
dukeprince50: thank you. |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by Appswheel(m): 5:16pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
Emyogalanya:I am trying to understand your comment. It's quite naive and innocent. Stable electricity will play an important role in attracting investors to critical areas of the economy. Not minding what you think, there are millions of SMEs that depends on electricity to deliver their products and services. Agree or Not, stable electric will put Nigeria on the path of growth. And birth new industries. 6 Likes |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by Felicity0001: 5:17pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
dukeprince50:U have not been able to manage ordinary hydro power and you're supporting a dullard that knows nothing on nuclear energy, like seriously!! Are you kidding me?? Do you know what nuclear energy means at all? No wonder we have the kinds of leaders we have right now. Blind leading the blind. 1 Like |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by favor914: 5:17pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
Kaduna1stson:Lifeless clueless Yar’Adua, Obasanjo’s curse on Nigeria, himself and the stealing of public funds is not corruption Jonathan Ebele that sold our electricity to incompetent pdp stooges & quacks just because of so called 2nd term?, anyway we leave you in your misery, no enjoyment for you until at least 2031, after APC would have relinquished power to The Labor Party. |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by Nobody: 5:19pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
allthingsgood:How old are you, please? You reason like a tot. No sound judgement of issues, just chasing clout. How does this make sense to you for example, "Since it's likely most Nigerian may never be able to afford phones, let's not invest in telecommunications (like OBJ did)"; when just few years after, we already know where we are. 1 Like |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by PassingShot(m): 5:19pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
Kaduna1stson:See bitterness and frustration! Nigeria started not having 24/7 light in May 2015,according to your twisted reasoning. But PDP couldn't account for billions of dollars spent on electricity and still signed privatization contracts that will increase tarrif every 5 years. Yet, the brain you have up there can't even process anything. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by saseremichael(m): 5:21pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
God Heal Our Land!
|
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by favor914: 5:21pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
Felicity0001:Mumu is Buhari Nigeria?, wasn’t Nigeria working on so called nuclear energy prior to President Buhari coming into power? Zombie what kind of energy has the Governor of your state proposed for you? Or are you not aware that Jonathan Goodluck deregulated that sector in 2013? Lazy fellow be waiting for FG to come & give you electricity, after clueless Jonathan has sold it to quacks. |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by alizma: 5:22pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
Mistakemaker:No prepaid metre. That is just the only reason 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by Mistakemaker: 5:25pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
rolams:Please how can I get access to the president.. I'm just a common citizen |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by yongg: 5:25pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
kikero: Hello, my good sir... The reports/audits might be considerably a reflection of what the reality is in the sector, however, try not to ever think we are not a rich country... That status is self inflicted with corruption, backward decisions and self sabotage and point blank misplaced priorities that even reflect Nigeria not being one, i.e. unpatriotic... It betrays the nation does not believe in it self. Damn... Till this time, it seems there's still a long way to realize what Bill Gates mentioned about investing in ourselves as a people yet we didn't need him to say it, cos it's always been point blank obvious. The Russians we are now favouring to build nuclear energy sectors for us... you needed to see how they were portrayed in Chernobyl (mini series). Nigeria is richly blessed naturally, we literally inherited good land. Just process the endowments and distribute refined services closer to the demands of the end user. Tis the same reason Ivory coast's cocoa industry as number one producer cannot match Swiss's chocolate � industry History backs the country is rich... The mere scale of the corruption going in this country for years since independence and the country is still holding up is another testament. Have you ever heard about what funds is required to sustainably support the population of the civil service Nigeria has along with the immense corruption... smh Nigeria's foreigners know it is, some confess this. The fact that there's a good number of them willing to rape the country of it's riches is there. They simply value Nigeria more than we do. In conclusion, we are simply doing this to ourselves, when we are ready the change will happen. 1 Like |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by ekerintee: 5:26pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
To have steady electricity like developed countries,we need to pay much .producing electricity is expensive,in the developed countries,you cannot owe electricity bill,u can't owe rent that is why things work .on the other hand ,I think if the government can make 24 hours electricity available ,people will become creative and find a way to pay the bills thru businesses they do with the electricity.some small African countries have constant electricity because they have small population and only need to produce small compared to the large population in Nigeria . Because we sell power at a cost less than what we produce it, complicated by the fact that as much as 40-50% of people don't pay their bills, and even when there is meter, some bypass the meter....that means that the power sector does not have enough money to make the needed improvements In fact the power sector is in a one trillion naira hole financially . All the discos and gencos are running at a loss. Modified Going through the thread I see that people are ready to blame everyone, Buhari and GEJ inclusive for the power problem. The reason why we don't have light is because in Nigeria we think we can get a Ferrari for the price of a bicycle. Yesterday I told someone the actual cost of power in this country as related by ex CBN bigwig Moghalu, and he accused me of lying. We know power costs a lot of money, but accepting that truth, that in order to have stable power we need to pay as much as 60 naira per kWh is too painful So we blame the Hausas, Buhari, the IMF, GEJ, the discos, the gencos, the executive list , etc etc. Meanwhile most of us refuse to pay our bills, chase electricity workers with cutlasses , bypass meters, and cheat on our bills and we expect light 24/7 I think Nigerians tend to live in sugar candy land too much[/quote] 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by favor914: 5:27pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
alizma:And competition, it is still a monopoly, if for any reason they fail on their obligations you have no option, if Sprint fails me, I move on to T mobile, if Gas of Ohio fails me, I move on to AEP Ohio. |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by VEE2010(m): 5:28pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
From my research, these are the major problems blocking Nigeria from having 24/7 electricity supply: 1. Repeal the 1999 constitution: The idea of the National grid policy is killing the power sector. States should be given the power to generate, transmit and distribute power to homes and industries without major interference of the central authority. Only they can regulate to some extent to avoid undue exploitation. To me, every state have their own peculiarity when it comes to power need and usages or even the means to get energy 2. Once the national grid policy is removed from the constitution, it will encourage real investors to take advantage of the market given the population of our country to explore. The national grid system driven by subsidy will not allow competition thereby blocking investment in the energy sector 3. Advocacy is well needed to educate Nigerians about the actual cost of energy which they abuse on a daily basis as they are not paying according to the level of consumption for each household 4. For us to have a stable energy supply, Nigerians should be ready to pay the commensurable amount for what they consumed. Without advocacy, Nigerians will not understand the average cost of energy per kilo watt. These are pertinent points that must be addressed. It's more of a policy issue, once the energy sector becomes viable as it is in other climes, investors will take advantage and by doing so, there will be competition and stable energy will be achieved. 4 Likes |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by Barbsamiin: 5:29pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
Farki:Do you want another hiroshima nagasaka in nigeria again? 1 Like |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by Monjazzy(m): 5:30pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
What exactly is stopping Nigeria from having 24/7 electricity and making money form it as well as stabilising the economy? Someone said : can you pay for the 24/7 electricity? The kind light wey JED dey give us since sep 1 dem no gree take am again I know say if dem bring bill e go shock many of us for area |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by obailala(m): 5:30pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
JVector:But this has already been done since 2014?.... States are free to generate and distribute within their states but no state wants to do it. Major issue being that states have to build their own state transmission network. |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by bezimo(m): 5:31pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
I hear in Canaanland, power is 247..like in abroad Govt should consult Bishop Oyedepo on how he is doing it..instead they do the opposite..cursed govt. 1 Like |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by obailala(m): 5:33pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
UDUJ:The low tariff is the reason cited by the DISCOs and potential investors on why they cant improve their service or invest in new infrastructure. They've been calling for an increase in tariff since 2014. |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by favor914: 5:33pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
VEE2010:Nice write up, how did we dig ourselves into such a pit hole? 1 Like |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by Nobody: 5:33pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
allthingsgood: Electricity is old technology, any serious country will have it 24/7 if they wish. Nigerian problem is from the constitution forced on us by the Military. Nigeria is in bondage(Usman Danfodio's pocket) We need restructuring and decentralisation of power. |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by MajohBankz: 5:34pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
The same thing that made us not have good roads, the same thing that makes every student pass through strike before graduation, the same thing that makes workers not receive adequate salaries, the same thing that makes us not have first class hospitals, the same thing that keeps graduates unemployed, the same thing that wants Biafrans to want out, the same thing that makes us not have industries, the same thing that inflates food prices, the same thing that doesn't see selflessness as a virtue; WICKED, CORRUPT AND GREEDY POLITICIANS. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by TechSkill: 5:35pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
Igbochief001:na u dey fuel all the generator for people house abi? abi the fuel money na paper? |
Re: What's Exactly Stopping Nigeria From Having 24/7 Electricity? by Nobody: 5:37pm On Sep 06, 2020 |
Countries that generate most electricity in the world. Nigerian is robbing shoulder with Libya, Syria, Afghanistan etc Nigeria is even below those war torn countries I mentioned. Smh 1 Like
|
(1) (2) (3) ... (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ... (17) (Reply)
Search For Chibok Girls. Min Of Info And Coordinator BBOG / IPOB Ebonyi Inaugurates New Group Despite Proscription (Photos) / IPOB Members Block Uchechukwu Ogah's Convoy In Abia
(Go Up)
Sections: politics (1) business autos (1) jobs (1) career education (1) romance computers phones travel sports fashion health religion celebs tv-movies music-radio literature webmasters programming techmarket Links: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Nairaland - Copyright © 2005 - 2024 Oluwaseun Osewa. All rights reserved. See How To Advertise. 76 |