SoNature:


If I tell you that power is not my challenge, then I am a big liar.

To tackle that challenge, I once thought of MTN/Lumos solar electricity. I went to MTN office at Ikeja to make inquiries.

From the info I gathered, you may make a one-time payment of N250k or 25k or so and renew it with about 5k monthly. You still make an installation payment of 2k.

Sincerely, I was ready to go by the second option until I was told that there was no guarantee it could power my TV (and it cannot power my fan either). I walked away at once .

Later, I spoke with some friends at Computer Village about laptop power bank, they told me it's a China-made product that you should never consider buying. Sadly, I ran out of options.

But what helps me greatly now is that I have two laptops and a 1.9HP generator. So, whenever I put my gen on, I charge the two laptops. When they run down, I charge them again.

Well, I work from my home. And in my street, Ikeja Electric rations our power...two days on, one day off.

My saving grace is that I write, so I don't spend time online. For some reason, the Internet drains devices' batteries.

However, I look forward to relocating to a part of Lagos with more stable power supply just to cut running cost. As it is now, there is no assurance of 12 hours power supply the days we are supposed to have power.

czarina:
Where I currently live in Jos is close to a teaching hospital and as such light is relatively constant.


Before then though, it was crappy and still is sometimes, so what I did was get two INEC powerbanks, that didn't solve the problem as much as I expected. I later got a medium size Firman generator early this year.
My Jtown! I spent time in Jos,Rayfield and Legislative quarters Dogon dutse. With option of NESCO power supply. But I'm in Lagos and I really hate it here. Jos is d bomb!

How it works now is; I charge the powerbanks round the clock with Nepa light, then use on blackout or brown out days. When it runs out, I power the banks with the generator for 6hours while working as well.


That way. I'm never out of power.

Again, Jos has been good because I've been using 3k fuel for over 4months. I still have a full tank and some in the gallon.

tetralogyfallot:
I get 3 to 4hrs of light daily n I use the light to charge my inverter battery. Three good hours of charging of my inverter battery can give me about 10hrs good hours of steady light cos I use energy saver appliances from TV to electric bulbs.

Neduzze5:
I have a power bank setup that I bought from Leverage12 and it's been serving me well ever since although not always.

That is because it is charged by a solar panel. And once there is no sun, it doesn't charge. But on a full charge, it can take me through the day till evening.

I equally have a solar rechargeable standing fan that I charge once and takes me through the day so I try to limit the number of gadgets plugged in at once so that the battery does not go flat.

Once the laptop charges full, I put off all the sockets and allow the power bank to recharge. Once the battery is running down, I charge it again. That way, I'm always on.

I will later need to scale up as I want to add more laptops or desktop computers and more staff.

donbrowser:
Somewhere in Ekiti state, there has been no light since February 14, 2014. The people there did not die.

AloyalNigerian:
Power is definitely a necessity for me as a writer. I do technical writing, hence, I spend a large chunk of the time researching about the subject matter online which is usually power consuming.

At least, for now my saving grace is because I'm based in an academic environment. FUTA to be precise. Sufficient power is available on most days, coupled with free access to the WiFi.

In summary, I don't have any generator

Dudeweedlmao:
UPS
Laptop with atleast 5hrs battery time
Small generator.

acesoul:
Well..power is relatively stable in my house..as a backup I installed a small solar inverter solution (0.5kva and 80 watts panels) to power my laptop, fan and led light) all less than 60k..

muyoge:




10 hours? What is your battery capacity? I use energy saving appliances too and I don't seem to get 10 hours from a single charge.

gensteejay:

I am not "everybody else", and freelancing is quite different from other traditional jobs and self-employed entrepreneurs.

As a full-time freelancer, one isn't restricted by location and can easily relocate to more favorable places (to have access to more stable power and cut electricity costs, for instance) compared to other conventional 9–5 workers.

Threads like this can provide key information for freelancers on how to be more productive by exploring alternative means of power source.

Well, I didn't expect you to understand this. Critical thinking and empathy are not the fortes of a sizeable percentage of Nigerians.

SoNature:


If I tell you that power is not my challenge, then I am a big liar.

To tackle that challenge, I once thought of MTN/Lumos solar electricity. I went to MTN office at Ikeja to make inquiries.

From the info I gathered, you may make a one-time payment of N250k or 25k or so and renew it with about 5k monthly. You still make an installation payment of 2k.

Sincerely, I was ready to go by the second option until I was told that there was no guarantee it could power my TV (and it cannot power my fan either). I walked away at once .

Later, I spoke with some friends at Computer Village about laptop power bank, they told me it's a China-made product that you should never consider buying. Sadly, I ran out of options.

But what helps me greatly now is that I have two laptops and a 1.9HP generator. So, whenever I put my gen on, I charge the two laptops. When they run down, I charge them again.

Well, I work from my home. And in my street, Ikeja Electric rations our power...two days on, one day off.

My saving grace is that I write, so I don't spend time online. For some reason, the Internet drains devices' batteries.

However, I look forward to relocating to a part of Lagos with more stable power supply just to cut running cost. As it is now, there is no assurance of 12 hours power supply the days we are supposed to have power.

mrphysics:
Well, power has and will always be an issue. In my office, we have, 24/7 power supply. Throughout the day, I have stable supply of electricity and internet.

Also, I stay in Abuja where we have relatively good supply of electricity. However, if there's no light, my 4.5KVA is on standby (this is applicable only at night and weekends)

IDRWFB:
The answers here are not enough. Guys please if you suggest one gets these: UPS, inverter, generator plus laptop power bank; kindly tell us the cost and how these things are used. Also, the issue of internet should also be considered. Data is expensive in Nigeria, how do you guys also overcome this? Routers, special services? I would really appreciate any information. If you don't wish to share it here, you may send a PM. Thanks Cc: mrphysics KelvinUchiha Iammo tetralogyfallout

joey150:


What is your point?

Again I ask, do you think critically at all? Or are you just overly joyous that you're a 'full time freelancer'?

Internetsavvy:
Generator Generator Generator
Since we disconnected from the power grid last year December it's been gen all through

Put gen on by 8am to 10am
Laptop battery will be fully charged by 10am
Laptop battery last 3hrs+
Use laptop from 10am - 1pm
Put on gen by 1pm - 3pm
Use laptop from 3pm - 6pm

By 6pm I will be through with my main work for the day.

Then we put on gen by 8:30pm to 10:30/11pm for relaxing.

The cycles continue like that.
I spend around 28k on fuel every month

gensteejay:

I don't have time for kids looking for e-fight on Nl. Go look for your ilk elsewhere.

Stop derailing this thread if you've no meaning contribution to make.

eleojo23:


What's your battery capacity? 100ah? and which brand?

muyoge:




10 hours? What is your battery capacity? I use energy saving appliances too and I don't seem to get 10 hours from a single charge.

joey150:


Wow. The kind of myopic answer I'll expect from a critical thinking fellow.

I wasn't looking forward to your reply anyway. You come off as blunt eitherway.

Have a good day Mr. For a professional writer that you claim to be, you obviously should think better. It's good for creativity.

Cheers!