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24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by fergie001(mod): 11:58am On Oct 16, 2024
Nigeria needs about 88,000 Megawatts of electricity to achieve a 24/7 electricity availability.

We generate an average of 4,800 Megawatts at this time.
Nigeria National Grid

Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by RealLordZeus(m):
Can the current TCN infrastructure transmit 10,000MW successfully without load shedding
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by press9jatv(m): 12:03pm On Oct 16, 2024
fergie001:
Nigeria National Grid
and Davido father is saying he generated 1150 MW electricity in Nigeria 🇳🇬. Can that reach 24/7 electricity niii. Na for the rich to oppress the poor lads in naija. That’s naija for you. If a rich man is celebrating generating 10,000MW from his plants, then I will hail him . And not 1,150 MW
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by lionshare: 12:24pm On Oct 16, 2024
RealLordZeus:
Can the current TCN infrastructure transmit 1000MW successfully without loading shedding
Your question reeks of stark ignorance. Here is a link to cure that ignorance: https://niggrid.org/DisCoLoadProfile.
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by illicit(m): 12:27pm On Oct 16, 2024
Down Nepa
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by RealLordZeus(m): 12:35pm On Oct 16, 2024
lionshare:
Your question reeks of stark ignorance. Here is a link to cure that ignorance: https://niggrid.org/DisCoLoadProfile.
A mistake, the intention was 10k not 1k.. but you chose to bare your frustration on me
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by mejetov422:
Somebody need to be sacked. I mean the minister of power and some companies licences should be revoked.

What's all this nonsense...

Countries are generating in Gigawatts why Nigeria a country with over 200million people are still battling with Megawatts.

HeavenlyBang:
4800 Megawatts is 4.8 Gigawatts.
I understand megawatts can be converted into kilowatts and also gigawatts, but base on what they posted we need around 88gw to achieved a 24/7 electricity but writing it as megawatts we look like something that's not achievable. Where as it is something we can fully achieve without breaking a sweat.

As of 2022 we have the capacity to generate 22gw but till now we are still battling with 4.5 and 4.8gw of electricity.

Shame on Tinubu and the rest thieves.
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by Starboytwo(m): 12:42pm On Oct 16, 2024
That means shege future tense is still in the horizon.

IF they recount our population after Tinubu finish, we won't have problem of overpopulation grin
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by habex050: 12:44pm On Oct 16, 2024
we are still far from getting there?
bat is bad
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by Reelmii: 12:45pm On Oct 16, 2024
Ok
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by richiemcgold:
That's a very looooooooooong way to go!
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by oyebanji(m): 12:45pm On Oct 16, 2024
Is this talking about on-grid requirements or total requirements?
If it is talking about total requirements, then the total generated will be more than 4800MW
For instance, most major manufacturers have their own power-generating systems, and some of them even sell and provide for their communities.
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by Mindlog: 12:45pm On Oct 16, 2024
Presently generating less than 6%. angry
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by KnowledgePower7: 12:46pm On Oct 16, 2024
Ok
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by SmartPolician: 12:46pm On Oct 16, 2024
One fool is on X arguing with Nigeria National Grid
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by TechCapon(m): 12:46pm On Oct 16, 2024
grin my people just japa if you can. there is no light at the end of the tunnel grin
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by id4sho(m): 12:46pm On Oct 16, 2024
Tueh for Akanbi land tongue
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by Seunpapa65: 12:46pm On Oct 16, 2024
By the time T-pain is done with us we be chopping hunger cause food sef no go dey

Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by lionshare: 12:47pm On Oct 16, 2024
RealLordZeus:
A mistake, the intention was 10k not 1k.. but you chose to bare your frustration on me
Apologies, since it's an honest mistake. I abhor both misinformation and disinformation.
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by anonimi: 12:47pm On Oct 16, 2024
fergie001:
Nigeria National Grid
What happened with the APC promised 20,000 Mws additional electricity in 2015, to be delivered in four years huh

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCPCO) on Sunday promised to provide Nigerians with 20,000 megawatts (mw) of electricity within the first four years it takes over governance at the federal level. It maintained that its presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) will improve the nation’s power situation significantly, if elected.

The proposed 20,000mw of electricity to be generated by the party in four years time will surpass Nigeria’s present consumption rate of around 15,000mw, the party had said.

Disclosing this in a statement issued by its spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, APCPCO expressed disappointment that the federal government under President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration has only succeeded in adding 1.400mw to the national grid in four years.

https://dailypost.ng/2015/02/02/buharis-administration-generate-20000mw-electricity-four-years-apcpco/
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by Magnetic010: 12:48pm On Oct 16, 2024
I don't understand you said we generate 8,000MW but then the next tweet it reads we have never generated more than 6000MW
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by CaptainFM1: 12:51pm On Oct 16, 2024
fergie001:
Nigeria National Grid
Make dem even try generate the 8000MW on top!
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by fergie001(mod): 12:51pm On Oct 16, 2024
Magnetic010:
I don't understand you said we generate 8,000MW but then the next tweet it reads we have never generated more than 6000MW
We generate an average 4800MW, what it means is that sometimes it's a below or above 4800MW.

However, we have never generated above 6000MW.
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by Dogalmighty17: 12:51pm On Oct 16, 2024
To generate 1mw of electricity, you need something north of 1 million USD. Understandably, power generation and transmission is very expensive but the only reason why Nigeria has never managed to generate above 7000mw is because of the blind and mindless looting of useless political class in Nigeria.

Egypt had the same issue of blackouts Nigeria has but it got Samsung onboard and in less than 6 years, samsung solved that issue. Egypt now comfortably generates over 60,000mw.

Samsung was actually invited into Nigeria to proffer solutions to our power problem by the late Kyari during Buhari's time but since the man died none of the bastards in the ministry of power have pursued that deal with Samsung.
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by FatimaAbubakar(f): 12:51pm On Oct 16, 2024
God punish Tinubu and his online miscreants.
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by ecomalchemistt(m): 12:52pm On Oct 16, 2024
Ok
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by Cassandraloius: 12:53pm On Oct 16, 2024
Everything about the current situation of Nigeria is zero. From grass to hell.
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by themanderon: 12:53pm On Oct 16, 2024
Reduce the salary of political office holders for a period of eight years and genuinely invest the proceeds into power generation and supply. Problem solved. But I know this is impossible in a country run by criminals and drug barons who only care about their own interests.
Re: 24/7 Electricity Availability (MW): What We Have Vs What We Need by dahmie2013: 12:54pm On Oct 16, 2024
illicit:
Down Nepa
grin grin
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