It is no longer news that in case where the federal government fails to generate power, if you have the financial muscle to establish and generate electricity for your community, you are, by law, forced to send all the generated electricity to the national grid and receive a fraction of the electricity.

It is a like a case where the government have failed to provide pipe borne water for your community and you decide to drill the bore hole so that your community can have drinkable water, then the federal government by law tells you that you must send all the water to the national reservoirs and get a fraction in return for your community use.

I may be technically deficient in this area, hence I seek to be enlightened by technical minds.

Why can't the generated power remain with the people who have generated this for their use? Why does it have to be sent to the national grid?

Hausa people and their backward thinking.

slimfit1:
Hausa people and their backward thinking.

lets way for more people to comment!

I888:
It is no longer news that in case where the federal government fails to generate power, if you have the financial muscle to establish and generate electricity for your community, you are, by law, forced to send all the generated electricity to the national grid and receive a fraction of the electricity.

It is a like a case where the government have failed to provide pipe borne water for your community and you decide to drill the bore hole so that your community can have drinkable water, then the federal government by law tells you that you must send all the water to the national reservoirs and get a fraction in return for your community use.

I may be technically deficient in this area, hence I seek to be enlightened by technical minds.

Why can't the generated power remain with the people who have generated this for their use? Why does it have to be sent to the national grid?

Do you know that Dangote's companies don't use PHCN. They are all powered by independent power stations built by him. And non of those stations generate less than 400 mw of electricity.

Are they connected to the national grid? No!

The richer you get, the flexible the laws

soulpeppersoup:


Do you know that Dangote's companies don't use PHCN. They are all powered by independent power stations built by him. And non of those stations generate less than 400 mw of electricity.

Are they connected to the national grid? No!

The richer you get, the flexible the laws

In another fora, someone mentioned off grid electricity, does Dangote's fall into this category? Thank you for your time.

I think power generation is actually in d exclusive list just like natl Defence, police, aviation, customs, state creation etc.

Infact almost all critical components of development in Nigeria is in the exclusive list. It's all intended to besically to gather more power n control in d center so that no matter how any region or state pushes, other week regions will be carried along.
It's actually counterproductive now.
That's y many bouyant states are not really interested in providing there own power.
Because if u generate? U can't distribute it urself

Any, what do u expect when the Constitution was literally written by a northern controlled military.

soulpeppersoup:


Do you know that Dangote's companies don't use PHCN. They are all powered by independent power stations built by him. And non of those stations generate less than 400 mw of electricity.

Are they connected to the national grid? No!

The richer you get, the flexible the laws

No I think u missing d point here.
In Nigeria today, anyone can obtain power generating license n generate, but u can't transmit n distribute. Because transmission n distribution of power is still besically controlled by FG.

Dangote n any other company or persons can generate n use power just like u do in ur house.

So the concern is that when u generate as a state now, u can't transmit n distribute within ur state, u still have to sell/supply to natl grid first.
Which is palpably counterproductive to economically progressive states.

I know that the govt had to recently adjust d power act, so that a company can directly approach n buy power from a gen station, once ur consumption is up to a certain level. Hence y more generating stations ar cropping up in some industrial zones, like shell n winners chapel in Sango ota, Geometric power in Nnewi n Aba etc.
This was even necessitated when it became so embarrassing to everyone

Carlyscales:
I think power generation is actually in d exclusive list just like natl Defence, police, aviation, customs, state creation etc.

Infact almost all critical components of development in Nigeria is in the exclusive list. It's all intended to besically to gather more power n control in d center so that no matter how any region or state pushes, other week regions will be carried along.
It's actually counterproductive now.
That's y many bouyant states are not really interested in providing there own power.
Because if u generate? U can't distribute it urself

Any, what do u expect when the Constitution was literally written by a northern controlled military.

Yeah. they did this so that we all can move at their pace and level. because if other states are allowed to grown, then we would see the real reason why Nigeria should have never been a Nation.

Carlyscales:

No I think u missing d point here.
In Nigeria today, anyone can obtain power generating license n generate, but u can't transmit n distribute. Because transmission n distribution of power is still besically controlled by FG.

Dangote n any other company or persons can generate n use power just like u do in ur house.

So the concern is that when u generate as a state now, u can't transmit n distribute within ur state, u still have to sell/supply to natl grid first.
Which is palpably counterproductive to economically progressive states.

I know that the govt had to recently adjust d power act, so that a company can directly approach n buy power from a gen station, once ur consumption is up to a certain level. Hence y more generating stations ar cropping up in some industrial zones, like shell n winners chapel in Sango ota, Geometric power in Nnewi n Aba etc.
This was even necessitated when it became so embarrassing to everyone

You got the point.

When people where arguing that is not viable for winners to generate more than 150 mw, I just laughed at them.

Power generation is less costly than power distribution.

Carlyscales:

No I think u missing d point here.
In Nigeria today, anyone can obtain power generating license n generate, but u can't transmit n distribute. Because transmission n distribution of power is still besically controlled by FG.

Dangote n any other company or persons can generate n use power just like u do in ur house.

So the concern is that when u generate as a state now, u can't transmit n distribute within ur state, u still have to sell/supply to natl grid first.
Which is palpably counterproductive to economically progressive states.

I know that the govt had to recently adjust d power act, so that a company can directly approach n buy power from a gen station, once ur consumption is up to a certain level. Hence y more generating stations ar cropping up in some industrial zones, like shell n winners chapel in Sango ota, Geometric power in Nnewi n Aba etc.
This was even necessitated when it became so embarrassing to everyone

Okay, do these new companies that are cropping up as you stated retain the power they generate or send to national grid? if it is the latter, then I think we need to put a stop to it to help attain sustainable constant power supply within the region that generates the power supply.

meccuno:
Yeah. they did this so that we all can move at their pace and level. because if other states are allowed to grown, then we would see the real reason why Nigeria should have never been a Nation.

it is no fault of anyone if they are not ambitious enough to compete with their peers. God gave us equal hands, legs and brains. must we continue to feed these over grown babies? what are our leaders doing?

I888:
it is no fault of anyone if they are not ambitious enough to compete with their peers. God gave us equal hands, legs and brains. must we continue to feed these over grown babies? what are our leaders doing?

well. in this kind of situation we have to be creative. because if we dont do that, we would eventually become like the NORTH. impoverished both educationally and other wise. it would get to a point when most southern dudes would leave Nigeria in droves. Nigeria is getting worse as they day goes by.

meccuno:
well. in this kind of situation we have to be creative. because if we dont do that, we would eventually become like the NORTH. impoverished both educationally and other wise. it would get to a point when most southern dudes would leave Nigeria in droves. Nigeria is getting worse as they day goes by.

hmmmmm

I888:
hmmmmm

yes. but to salvage the situation can be done. the south has the human resources which is the most important of all. we just have leaders who are there to steal money. and very useless politicians.

meccuno:
yes. but to salvage the situation can be done. the south has the human resources which is the most important of all. we just have leaders who are there to steal money. and very useless politicians.

i have been resisting talking about politics since after the presidential election and this is one of the reasons why.

I888:
i have been resisting talking about politics since after the presidential election and this is one of the reasons why.

me too. but what can one do? we are stuck with these people for a while. if we get Governors who are futuristic and with a defined plan, all things being equal, we can beat the system that was designed to make us fail.

slimfit1:
Hausa people and their backward thinking.

At least you admitted to been subservient to your country men up North? Lazy Demented Swine.

I888:


Okay, do these new companies that are cropping up as you stated retain the power they generate or send to national grid? if it is the latter, then I think we need to put a stop to it to help attain sustainable constant power supply within the region that generates the power supply.

If our Brothers up North seize mambilla dam and Kanji dam,you people down south bragging will be the 1st ones who will start the begging.

rexwalters:
If our Brothers up North seize mambilla dam and Kanji dam,you people down south bragging will be the 1st ones who will start the begging.

Dams can be created in the South bros...

I888:
Dams can be created in the South bros...

Ignorance is a disease,please then tell me why since Nigeria's conception in 1914 why they haven't the oyibos or Nigerians built a hydro electricity dam down south?

It's like a goat head telling you that they can generate electricity up North using gas turbines?

meccuno:
me too. but what can one do? we are stuck with these people for a while. if we get Governors who are futuristic and with a defined plan, all things being equal, we can beat the system that was designed to make us fail.

Gas flaring that could be generated into industrial energy is wasting & polluting the atmosphere down south,but it is what our aboki's are doing up North we are more concerned with?Charity begins at home. Hypocrites.

rexwalters:
At least you admitted to been subservient to your country men up North? Lazy Demented Swine.

I know they are behind most of these meaningless laws that is putting of local investors some states don't want to invest in power because of this useless law that should have been scrapped. States should send excess to national grid.
Power is wasted online before been sent back we are talking about 30% sending and returning.

How does this make business sense? Only animals monkeys make such laws.

rexwalters:
Gas flaring that could be generated into industrial energy is wasting & polluting the atmosphere down south,but it is what our aboki's are doing up North we are more concerned with?Charity begins at home. Hypocrites.

The federal government is in control of all the resources of this country. and yes we are concerned with what happens in the north because it was the north who created this fraud called a constitution that gives enormous powers to the centre, because 10 out of 10, the north has the ability to decide the future of every zone with the unbalanced number of seats in the senate.

rexwalters:
Ignorance is a disease,please then tell me why since Nigeria's conception in 1914 why they haven't the oyibos or Nigerians built a hydro electricity dam down south?

It's like a goat head telling you that they can generate electricity up North using gas turbines?

you see why some of you need to keep up with current trends?

Besides, hydro is not the only means of generating power. Dams can be created in the south with good technological workings. we have more than enough water to make that happen. you can fool your people up NORTH.

slimfit1:


I know they are behind most of these meaningless laws that is putting of local investors some states don't want to invest in power because of this useless law that should have been scrapped. States should send excess to national grid.
Power is wasted online before been sent back we are talking about 30% sending and returning.

Without our Brothers up North,the Yorubas,ibos and over 250 minorities will turn Southern Nigeria to another Southern Sudan,you never know what you have until you lose it.

And for your information they are not behind any laws made that were establised and approved by your fathers and fore fathers.

I888:
you see why some of you need to keep up with current trends?

Besides, hydro is not the only means of generating power. Dams can be created in the south with good technological workings. we have more than enough water to make that happen. you can fool your people up NORTH.

Regressive Dreamer,whoever said hydro is the only source of energy?down south in egbin power plant,I believe it is gas turbined?

No be only Dams can be created in the south with good technological workings,Nigeria can also go to the moon so why have they not ventured into outer space?MUMU.

slimfit1:
How does this make business sense? Only animals make such laws.

animals indeed.

meccuno:
animals indeed.

Your ancestors I presume,i guess that was why Nnenna Kanu called their place of birth and abode a zoo?

rexwalters:
Regressive Dreamer,whoever said hydro is the only source of energy?down south in egbin power plant,I believe it is gas turbined?

No be only Dams can be created in the south with good technological workings,Nigeria can also go to the moon so why have they not ventured into outer space?MUMU.

You are just rambling... as in rambling like bleating he-goat!

I888:
You are just rambling... as in rambling like bleating he-goat!

At least you done see say you no get sense,playing smart but not been clever?