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Did you say storm? With what? With that big belle? Lwkmd!!! 254 Likes 20 Shares |
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Cacawa2: UK generates 2.5 GW kwanu? Hahaha between you& the guy, I no know who bam pass lol |
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Mike Adenuga was in Atiku's camp so it makes sense to oppose Obj. No be all of us be small pikin that time o 3 Likes |
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Wasn't this GEJ time? Why rewrite history OP? http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/03/sa-mercenaries-in-nigeria-apartheid-era-veterans-still-finding-work/ |
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rudebouy: Oga, are you having a laugh? 1GW is 1000MW. I've shown you random example of 847MW. You still want the evidence for difference of 153MW, really? Forgive me but I doubt if you're an Engr. 1 Like |
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rocgirl: Hehe...what capacity are talking about? Transmission capacity or demand "capacity"? Who would pay for the excess? Remember power generated cannot be stored, hence why constant balancing mechanism is required i.e. active- reactive power variation for peak load and base load etc. So if you think commercially, why would i invest in an equipment which cant generate power to make money because its excess to requirement? I think we need to organise some free evening lectures so people can gain awareness of the power sector. |
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rudebouy: Modern CCGTs are now modular packaged. I know siemens have been successful with pushing their designs & I can bet Alstom and GE can compete with them too. For example is below, copied and pasted from internet "Irsching 5 was commissioned in May 2010 after two years of construction. It is an 847MW CCGT with efficiency above 60%. The new SGT5-8000H is the world's largest and most powerful turbine. The order was approximately worth ?450m. The natural gas plant will supply power to a population equal to the size of Hamburg." http://www.power-technology.com/projects/irsching/ |
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rudebouy: Hope the above helps. |
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This is good but can a white man enjoy the same opportunity in Africa/Nigeria/"insert your state"? Black people need to be more tolerant. |
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The business of privatisation of power generation and distribution is complex because it's multi-disciplinary. As someone rightly pointed out, a typical functional commercial power system will normally balance on the technical, commercial & legal tripod. Technical - Covers choice of technology for generation, transmission, distribution, engineering related issues etc Commercial - Finance (equity or debt), Capex, Opex, Metering, life extension etc Legal - Conflicts management, liquidated damages, service credits etc. Lastly, you would require some form of Regulatory body usually a Govt body (OfGem in the UK) which oversees the activities of private companies. I won't expand on each of the emboldened above here as I'm sure there are many literatures out there covering that; but you can begin to have a feel of how many interfaces required to have a functional privatised energy sector. The mistake we all make is we focus only on the technical side. Does america, russia and brazil use a national grid system? Why do we enjoy making simple tins difficult in naija sef? All these countries do have some form of grid system. America has regional grid system and you would appreciate that due to the geographical size of the country, it's difficult (not impossible) to have a national grid system. Russia has a national grid system which is interconnected with Norway. They also have a sub-grid system that connects remote areas. These countries have nuclear power plant, and there is no way you can operate a nuclear power plant without a grid system. A grid system offers your electrical network reliability and resilience. Imagine if the only generator connected to a city suffers an electrical fault or out for planned maintenance, how would you reconnect the city with some form of grid system? What I would expect is for us to move towards a smart grid system, which allows distributed generation to be connected at different voltage levels. We can deal with other technical problems like harmonics, Rocof etc later Baba, Brazil has oil but abt 70% of dia power is from renewable energy - water. Abi is water and sun hard to find again in naija. Solar power can power d north becos d north has hot sun. Hydro power can power d south-west, south-east and south-south. To me, its dat simple. Baba, Nigeria could boast of almost proportional hydroelectric power - sure you've heard of Mambilla. Same problem, never works! For other forms of renewable power, our grid is just not robust enough and we would suffer more if we connect these volatile and intermittent renewable sources (wind, solar) to the grid. However, I accept that this could form part of the long term solution. The reason I mentioned CCGT is because we all know we have readily available gas that can be monetised locally. You can get a new CCGT 1GW ready in about 24 months, and this can literally be "copied" & "pasted" around the country with the right infrastructure and site-specific modifications. For me, this is our short term fix. Also, CCGTs can be used for both base load & peak load unlike hydroelectric. Nothing can be achieved in dis country if we all hav such a mindset. My point is we don't need to reinvent the wheel or try to be too clever when there are cheap, proven and available solutions to our problem. |
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1. Remove the limit put on states on the amount of megawatts of power they can generate. I agree. It doesn't make sense to limit generation 2. Scrap the useless National Grid Idea for all new power projects in the states. So henceforth all states will generate and distribute dia own power, not generate and send some to nonsense national grid. I disagree. Power generated in states cannot be distributed without the existing network. Also, a grid system can ride through electrical faults/transients easily. 3. Give each state a target of 1,000MW minimum power generation each. I disagree. The easiest way to generate power is by using CCGT. The G there is the problem. Not all the states have gas gathering/storage facility, so this wont work. 4. Encourage the use of local source of materials for constructing the power plants so as to create employment and help our economy. I tend to agree but the feasibility/practicality is debatable. Also, this wont fix our immediate power shortage due to time required for new designs to mature. 2 Likes |
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OP, I think we need to be patient with Mr President as most of the projects he's started would be far visible by 2019. So, let's judge him in 2019. Ndigbo kwenu!!! 3 Likes |
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eph12: I wonder why the public don't ask them to resign. Could it be because the public votes actually count in America, unlike here where clueless, shoeless, clueless, ball-less, clueless, classless, clueless, useless presidents are shoved down our throats? #iWonder 4 Likes |
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Sincere9gerian: Sincere9gerian!!! Where art thou?? LOL |
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ogb5: Too many ignorant people on NL forming expert on things they know nothing about. Are you kidding me? Nuclear reactor in nigeria for DECADES??!! Who are these people on NL? And please don't tell me about research reactor because school kids play with CONSORT at imperial college during their excursion trips. We are talking Nuclear Reactor for power plant churning out about 4500MWth!!! |
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Billyonaire: Dude, I appreciate your efforts in pushing Nuclear Science awareness however when you cite examples for nuclear accidents, be aware that Design basis accidents vary from country to country depending on site-specific hazards. Are you aware of the thermal runaway phenomenon, and how this could impact nuclear reactors in hot regions? |
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Billyonaire: Thanks for the response. My problem is Nuclear shouldn't be in the power equation for naija. Countries go for nuclear power to achieve energy supply diversity, after achieving 1) Availability, 2) Reliability and 3) Robustness. We need to achieve 1, 2 & 3 before we think Nuclear. |
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Billyonaire: I'm not contesting the peaceful purpose argument that you are pushing here. However, I'm surprised that your research failed to point out that we don't have a national grid transmission network that can support nuclear power plants. Ever heard of LOOP? It's the biggest contributor to core damage frequency from PSA analysis. Can we discuss technicalities or are we just into small talks on NL? |
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Billyonaire: You obviously don't know anything about nuclear power plants. I suggest you start by reading IAEA standards, you can then decide if Nigeria can actually "own" a nuclear power plant. 2 Likes |
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Billyonaire: I think your "public orientation" strategy stinks of deceit and gone are those days when people just swallows everything. Generally, awareness has improved and you should expect people to challenge your ideas. We are protesting for genuine reasons and I reiterate that Nuclear is a bad idea for Nigeria. |
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Can we elevate the level of discussion a bit to the technical side of things. Does anyone know what reactors the Russians use? LWR, PWR, CANDU? |
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Please who started this bullcrap that Nigeria has abundance of Uranium? Nuclear is a bad idea for Nigeria, my opinion. |
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Igbos rock! Haterz gonna die ![]() 7 Likes |
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Must be APC supporters at work! |
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I am very suspicious of this businessman's motives for starting a university. This is a man who has dominated Nigeria's automobile industry for almost 40 years, importing toyota cars and selling to Nigerian govt without a single thought of helping to develop homegrown engineers. While companies like PAN, Volkwagen, Steyr and the rest were folding up, he was busy importing massively, thereby killing homegrown talents because of his greed. There was not a single record of him investing in any Engineering faculty in the country. Only for him to start Elizade polytechnic and then upgrade that to Elizade university to maximise his profits! It's fair to be a businessman, but don't take advantage of the country's situation by encouraging corrupt politicians and denying poor nigerians education. Or how many people can afford 800,000 naira for tuition fees for a year??!! |
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@Mynd_44, I feel your yoruba lingo bro. You only need to pay attention to your apostrophes, they were a bit random lol. Regardless, thumbs up. Wish I could improve my Igbo! Kam Chineke m'eziogu! |
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eGuerrilla: I agree. However, on closer scrutiny i.e some number crunching, some of those prices are incredulous. Their selling price is essentially the landing cost! I have experimented with some numbers for my estimates using the cost of sourcing tuber from Ghana, grains, red oil from Nigeria & Ghana, plantain from carribean, seafood from asia + shipping. Does anyone understand the supply chain better? Black African SMEs never operate as cabal, not even with the backing of the religious institutions which is a bit disappointing. |
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eGuerrilla: Shocking innit? May be we can recover the thread, if people are still interested. I have no problem with people becoming lawyers,engineers etc and doing white collar jobs. I have Msc & MBA and I have decided to go the entrepreneur line, and this shouldn't cause anyone insomnia. So, I'm genuinely seeking information on how to break into the supply chain of African food as this niche market is currently dominated by Asians. Does anyone have any info and any reasons why Asians supplier are more patronised, may be we can turn the tide? I'm happy to share my experiences if people are interested! |
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Rossikk: Dude, you're contradicting yourself on this thread. Didn't you just say Asians come in as half-literates and are the worse off in the UK? Has that now turned to black people?? You actually sounding far less intelligent than I thought. Do you know how many people graduate from uni as lawyers/accountants etc every year, compared with how many opportunities are out there for fresh graduates? Why can't you just be sensible for once? Didn't you read my reply that I was ignoring your posts and expect you to do same? Now, a direct plea to you, if you don't mind, please stop replying my posts and find your equals! AFAIK, you're only wasting space and putting off intelligent people the opportunity to respond to real issues. Thank you! 1 Like |
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