Maxdy

Energy & Infrastructure (Nigeria)
I help companies enter & navigate local markets|
I write messages that open doors

[Maxdy @dmaxdy]

I’m documenting opportunities in Nigeria’s energy & infrastructure space.
Solar, power reliability, data centers & market entry gaps.
If you’re building, supplying or exploring this market — let’s connect.

[Maxdy @dmaxdy]

Foreign investors entering Nigeria without local partnership don't fail because of regulation.

They fail because they don't know who to call.

Market access isn't logistics. It's intelligence.

#NigeriaEnergy #MarketEntry #AfricaBusiness #MarketAccess

[Maxdy @dmaxdy]

Telecom tower companies in Nigeria run diesel 18-20hrs/day.

Do the math on that fuel bill.

Now do the math on a BESS+solar hybrid payback period.

That's why towers are the entry point.

#Telecoms #BESS #NigeriaEnergy #TowerPower

[Maxdy @dmaxdy]

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[kiki ,The Clothing Vendor @SauceKiki]

A very short and tragic story 💔🤣

[Maxdy @dmaxdy]

If you had to choose one sector for BESS deployment in Nigeria right now, which one would be your pick:

Telecoms towers, Banks, Industrial manufacturers, or Commercial real estate?

Why?

#BESS #NigeriaEnergy #EnergyStorage #Poll

[Maxdy @dmaxdy]

3 things I've learned navigating the Nigerian energy market:

1. Relationships open more doors than specs
2. Trust takes time but pays eventually
3. Every 'no' is a timing issue, not a rejection

#NigeriaEnergy #MarketAccess #AfricaBusiness #Lessons

[The Grid Post @TheGridPost]

IMPROVEMENT IN THE POWER SECTOR IS FELT, NOT TOLD.

Maybe, just maybe…

Nigeria’s electricity problem is no longer simply about “more generation.”

Yes, there are genuine ongoing projects: OB3, AKK, ELPS expansion, transmission substations, SIEMENS UPGRADES, STATE ELECTRICITY MARKETS etc. Nobody paying attention can honestly say nothing is happening.

But we also need to stop treating “ongoing” like an achievement.

In Nigeria, some projects have been “95% complete” since the time of Adam.

A power project cannot be “almost ready” for 7–10 years.

Every major project should have a clear completion date, public milestones and accountability if timelines fail.

A few uncomfortable truths:

1. The privatisation may need revision.
The DisCos likely need a mandatory recapitalisation exercise: something similar to what Soludo’s CBN did with banks. Electricity is too important for operators who cannot sufficiently invest in infrastructure, metering and network upgrades.

2. Regulation has to become enforcement.
NERC and state regulators cannot continue operating mainly through statements and guidelines yet when a citizens reports an issue; it dies off somewhere,somewhere without resolution. Compliance should be proactive, measurable and enforced.

3. We should judge the sector by outcomes, not announcements.

Since 2023, the messaging has largely been the same: improve electricity supply, stabilise the grid and increase delivered power.

Yet reality has been mixed.

2023: Better electricity supply was promised. Some may argue that they are currently worst off in terms of supply experience.

2024: Major focus shifted to grid stability and transmission improvements. Yet grid disturbances still happened repeatedly.

2025: Nigeria recorded generation highs close to 6,000 MW: genuine progress that deserves acknowledgment. But sustained supply still remains far below meagre 5,000 MW.

Now the official ambition is 8,000 MW by 2027.

Possible? Yes.

Achievable? Also yes.

But Nigerians have heard enough projections since NEPA era.

The hard questions remain:

What project will be completed? By when? What exact MW will it add? And how do Nigerians measure success beyond press statements?

Else, propaganda runs amok.

[Maxdy @dmaxdy]

@NationalGridNg "Improvement is felt, not told" does all the heavy lifting this post needed. The rest is just receipts.

[Maxdy @dmaxdy]

@MeiaArmador__ @benediction_1 Going long wasn't the problem, not using the half space was.
Raya was poor in that aspect almost all through with rushed kicks.
Still can't understand why that space wasn't utilised

[Maxdy @dmaxdy]

DisCos posting load data like it's an achievement.

Bro, 12 hours of supply in Lagos isn't a milestone!

It's a floor.

#DisCo #NigeriaPower #NigeriaEnergy #LoadShedding

[Maxdy @dmaxdy]

Nigeria: 200M+ people. Less than 4,000MW of actual grid availability.

That gap isn't a problem statement.

It's a market size.

#NigeriaEnergy #AfricaEnergy #EnergyAccess #Infrastructure

[Maxdy @dmaxdy]

What's the biggest barrier to deploying energy solutions in Nigeria right now?

A. Financing B. Regulatory uncertainty C. Customer education D. Grid interference Drop your answer 👇

#NigeriaEnergy #EnergyAccess #AfricaEnergy #Poll

[Maxdy @dmaxdy]

Now that the dust has settled, @EBL2017 @benediction_1 @jeffrey_dalyop_ what's your take on the champions league final? Your thoughts about Raya's performance?

[Maxdy @dmaxdy]

For the records, i don't sell equipment. I open doors.

There's a difference between a vendor and a market navigator.

One gets RFQs. The other gets called first.

#MarketAccess #NigeriaEnergy #BusinessDevelopment #AfricaBusiness

[Maxdy @dmaxdy]

The hardest part of selling BESS in Nigeria isn't the technology.

It's trust.

Local market access = the unfakeable moat.

#BESS #MarketAccess #Truth #NigeriaEnergy #EnergyStorage

[Maxdy @dmaxdy]

People keep waiting for the grid to stabilize before investing in Nigerian energy.

The grid IS the investment case.

The worse it gets, the better the off-grid economics.

#NigeriaGrid #OffGrid #EnergyAccess #NigeriaEnergy

[Peterus @BuiltByPeterus]

If you're persistent, you'll get it.

If you're consistent, you'll keep it.

And if you're grateful, you'll attract more of it.

[Maxdy @dmaxdy]

Nigeria's C&I energy market isn't a solar story. It's a diesel-exit story.

Every MW of BESS deployed is a fuel bill killed.

The pitch writes itself.

[Maxdy @dmaxdy]

Iconic number 14 is home!
Vamooos Arsenal!

[Maxdy @dmaxdy]

@dobxbt 👀

[Maxdy @dmaxdy]

@FabrizioRomano What now?