kayperry:





All i can see is articulated excuses which does not negate trillions of naira as being spent yet no slight improvement, even the six challenges enlisted in rainbow depicts inefficiencies, zero transparency and lack of coordination.
I don't even wanna drag this any further, the solution is for every state to generate its own power, by now we should be more dependant on hydroplants buh about 77% consumer are on GFPP, about 40% nigerians don't have access to electricity and even the 60% sef are still dependent on national grid in this jet age.
We can't afford one standard refinery we can't build enough hydroplants then one begin to wonder if the cost is infinite or our leaders just lack transparency. is there no actual cost

subsidywise18:


We can get there if we all pay what needs to be paid.

HeavenVGate:
I can pump and use ac but I didn't because I needed the light 24/7 ( meaning... No light off at all) I'm using it to power fridge, three TVs, home theatre , my laptop, my automatic washing machine and about 18 bulbs. No electricity from phcn at all. 24/7 on solar.

subsidywise18:


Well, we can have every state generating its power, but at the end, so long as tarrifs are kept below the cost of production, the power plants won't make enough profit to keep running.

That's what the paper is essentially saying.

And it is not that paper. There are articles that say the same thing all over the web.

At the end, whether you like it or not, 24 hour power is something we pay for, not something we wish government finds imaginary money for.

GloriousGbola:


please use your head.

you think batteries are infinite?

do you think a basic PV system can carry anything more than lights and tv for 4 hours?

this is how they sold inverters as replacement for conventional power. now they are doing same with solar

if you have the money to import your entire uncompromised system from abroad, fine. otherwise, you are just entering another round of story.

buckeyemedia:
Government? But electricity has been privatized? Notwithstanding there is no government that has done more for electricity than This Government.

Derrylatei:


Do you sale it?

QuinModah:
Tayo, have a different solar system for your pump

subsidywise18:
The harsh truth is, until the power sector is allowed to operate profitably, it will not make enough money to fix things to a point where we can have power 24/7

It does not matter who is in power or what laws are passed, whether we decentralize the grid, or move power from concurrent list, to the 500 list.....so long as we pay for power below what it costs to produce it, we cannot have 24 hour power.

Penguin2:
Nigeria is now a joke.

“Buhari will handle security and Osinbajo will handle economy”.

The biggest lie since Jesus left the earth.

Tinubu will never benefit from Buhari disaster.

backnbeta:
National grid collapsed abi you're truly using diesel to 'generate' power like an analyst said a few weeks ago? According to him, no light until rain comes fully because the goons in charge of electricity generation aka 'national grid' can't afford to use diesel at N750 per liter and you guys are just lying about national grid. Even if the national grid has an underlying illness causing the regular collapse, shouldn't you have fixed it? Liars

buckeyemedia:
Na Jonathan finalize privatization of electricity 7th November 2013? President Buhari inherited quacks.

Even electricity no dey Ebele village to tell you how Mumurist Jonathan was?

SirMichael1:


Diesel to generate power for the whole Nigeria? Hahaha. Do you know what you're implying?

poiZon:

Na only dick o..
That one dey rise steady

Penguin2:
Nigeria is now a joke.

“Buhari will handle security and Osinbajo will handle economy”.

The biggest lie since Jesus left the earth.

Tinubu will never benefit from Buhari disaster.

buckeyemedia:
Jonathan handled what, and Namadi Sambo handled what?

You Nigerians demanding what you don’t deserve, you cannot give what you don’t possess.

No be Jonathan sell your electricity infrastructure to Quacks?

backnbeta:

I don't trust these guys! I read an article to that effect. Here:

National Grid My Foot
[b]We keep hearing that the national grid has collapsed! Nobody has asked how?? Ask them how, cos it is imperative to understand these people when they give excuses. How? In what way did it crash? Did the transmission infrastructure fail or did the distribution network and infrastructure collapse?

They are liars! Do you know what really happened? They can no longer sustain their lies with N700 diesel. Instead of investing in proper power generating facilities and capacity, what most of the GenCos have been doing is to get by on what is called Peak Power diesel plants and now, apparently that plan has gone belly up! It has become unsustainable!

I will explain. What has been sustaining Nigerian power supply for a few years now is mostly our hydroelectric plants and Turbine power station operations such as Egbin, Afam, Olorunsogo and Sapele power plants. Up until February, Egbin was contributing an average of 800MW to 900MW to the national grid. Egbon has an installed capacity of 1320MW. Sadly, there was a recent fire outbreak in Egbin. This happened this past February, after which Egbin lost about 630MW of its output and thus, its ability to contribute meaningfully to the national grid was greatly diminished.

Other power plants could barely pick up the slack. Do you know why? Most of the nation's powerplants are either non-functional or only partially functional. Many Gencos are quack companies - they were sold to the politically connected, most of whom were inexperienced and greedy oligarchs, who are ever claiming subsidy and capacity which they do not have, cos they have not really invested. Power generation requires massive investment, after which the benefits and dividends could be sustained for many decades. They clearly do not care about investing, all they are interested in is the subventions and rents from FGN.

What many of these GenCos have been doing is what is called Peak power contribution - these are essential massive diesel generators which are designed to contribute in times of high demand, to a more stable and constant base powerplant in a grid setup. In essence, a Genco should ideally have a base powerplant (could be Gas turbine or Coal) and then in addition to that, a peak power supplement. The peak power supplement would normally only be used when there is short-lived or sudden high demand.

What happened to our Gencos is that most of our base power plants are not functional (this is why we keep hearing claims of generating capacity which is never realized or manifested in our total output or experience as consumers). Many of our Gencos contribute so little to the national base power pool that it is laughable! For that, they get to claim a status of being "partially functional". What these criminal Gencos have really been sustaining themselves with is the supplementary peak power contribution and thus, they have been almost entirely dependent on diesel. When diesel price went up astronomically, they went belly up!

They can no longer sustain the cost of their deceitful and false existence. It explains why the industry has forever been complaining about not making profits. They have not invested in the proper infrastructure. This has made our electricity very expensive! This is in truth what caused the so-called "National grid to crash". Remember the statement that Nigeria economy is run on diesel? It has never been truer than it is now! And things are not going to get better soon - not until raining season. You all need to start praying for rain.
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Penguin2:


So were Buhari and Osinbajo voted for to be like Jonathan and Sambo?

Was that the premise upon which they canvassed for votes?

kayperry:



Can you imagine ! after spending 2m i go still dey do 11am - 4pm shift, 2m inverter just to watch dstv, fan & charge phone .. ati gbo

buckeyemedia:
Jonathan handled what, and Namadi Sambo handled what?

You Nigerians demanding what you don’t deserve, you cannot give what you don’t possess.

No be Jonathan sell your electricity infrastructure to Quacks?

treesun:

I am a small boy oo!

buckeyemedia:
Go put Toyota Corolla engine for Richard Hamilton’s Mercedes Benz, let’s see if he will poll @ the Grand Prix?

Your ancestors failed, you are a creation of failure, keep looking for who to be your scape goat, na because of President Buhari you no get electricity for Naija yet renewable energy capabilities full everywhere from wind to solar?

Lazy wicked beings, tomorrow they will run to church & be shouting Jesus Christ? Hypocrite Pharisees.

Yet Jehovah said let there be light.

miketayo:

QuinModah:

QuinModah:
I Will not recommend it. Iron is the most powerful appliances in the house

Nisot7:
not iron but AC