Electricity Nigeria

S O Uwaifo, Electrical Engineer, Novelist, Poet, Playwright, Eisenhower Fellow (1969). Author of Electric Power Distribution Planning and Development.

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@carierobins_ A lovely, lovely baby. Congratulations

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@IkejaElectric @abati1990 @dydyking @NERCNG @EngrSMamman @SpeakerGbaja @SPNigeria @elrufai @MBuhari YES, RATEMAKING CONSIDERS GOVT VIEWS & ARTFULLY ACCOMMODATES THE BEST OF THEM. HOWEVER IT DOES WHAT’S BEST FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE ESI.

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@IkejaElectric @abati1990 @dydyking @NERCNG @EngrSMamman @elrufai @SpeakerGbaja @SPNigeria @MBuhari HAS SADLY BEEN MOST UNHELPFUL. IT HAS KEPT NAIJA ON THE BACKSEATS OF DEVELOPMENT. ESI RATES DESIGN IS BOTH SCIENCE & ART. COST OF BUSINESS NOT GOVT WHIMS DETERMINE RATE

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@IkejaElectric @dydyking @NERCNG @EngrSMamman @elrufai @femigbaja @SPNigeria @MBuhari @abati1990 YOU HIGHLIGHT THE DESPERATELY POOR GOVERNANCE OF NESI TO SHOW THAT NIGERIANS ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR ES IF IT’S REGULAR. FGN’S SPIRITED FIGHT THAT HAS KEPT PRICE LOW FOR DECADES

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@abati1990, FORGIVE ME, I SHOULD HAVE ADDED MY TWITTER HANDLE @ElectricityNig

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@abati1990, PLEASE VISIT https://t.co/eXFYkfCpqH

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@SPNigeria THERE LIES A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT CASCADES TO MAJOR ISSUES. YES, PROBLEMS OF TRAINING EXIST ACROSS THE BOARD. WORKS CONTRACTED TO SIEMENS ARE FACTORS, BUT OTHERS EXIST & MUST BE SOLVED FOR BETTER NESI @dydyking @NERCNG @EngrSMamman @MBuhari

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@SPNigeria SIEMENS IS DOING WHAT OVERSEAS OUTFITS HAVE DONE BEFORE. THEY BUILD POWER PLANTS INCLUDING HUGE POWER LINES, BUT WE WILL GROW OUR DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS DAILY AS EVER IMPUTING BITS & PIECES OF EXTENSIONS @dydyking @NERCNG @EngrSMamman @MBuhari

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@SPNigeria IN ITS DEALINGS WITH SIEMENS, FGN IGNORED WEALTH OF LOCAL KNOWLEDGE IT COULD HAVE GOT FROM ENGINEERING BODIES. WE WARN THAT SIEMENS IS CLASS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER, NOT AN ELECTRIC UTILITY OPERATOR @dydyking @NERCNG @EngrSMamman @MBuhari

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@SPNigeria GOVERNANCE LACKS KNOWLEDGE OF ESI. IT NEEDS TO BE STRENGTHENED AT THE REGULATORY LEVEL. ONE CANNOT REGULATE WHAT ONE DOES NOT KNOW OR UNDERSTAND @dydyking @NERCNG @EngrSMamman @MBuhari

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@SPNigeria BESIDES, INDUSTRIES CAN’T COPE WITH TARIFFS THAT ARE HOSTILE TO ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION. A TOTAL OVERHAUL OF TARIFF & STRUCTURE IS INEVITABLE. IT MUST ALWAYS RECOGNIZE COST OF DOING BUSINESS. CURRENTLY, IT DOESN’T @dydyking @NERCNG @EngrSMamman @MBuhari

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@SPNigeria THEREFORE, DISCOS OPERATE @ VERY LOW LOAD FACTORS. IN CONSEQUENCE THEY EARN VERY LITTLE. THE OBVIOUS ANSWER IS TO BRING INDUSTRIES BACK. BUT THAT CAN’T HAPPEN GIVEN DECREPIT NETWORKS @dydyking @NERCNG @EngrSMamman @MBuhari

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@SPNigeria THE NETWORKS ARE POORLY DESIGNED & MANY NEED REDESIGN. NOTE THAT INDUSTRIES ARE THE DRIVERS OF DISTRIBUTION ECONOMY. BASICALLY NIGERIA HAS LOW INDUSTRIAL LOAD, BUT EVEN THAT IS NOT SERVED BY PUBLIC NETWORKS @dydyking @NERCNG @EngrSMamman @MBuhari

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@SPNigeria THE NETWORKS HAVE NOT BEEN MAINTAINED FOR UPWARDS OF FIFTY YEARS. CONDUCTORS ARE SCOTCHED & MOST ARE DROOPING & SEPARATED BY WOOD PIECES. MOST NETWORKS HAVE DIFFERENT RUNS OF CONDUCTORS FOR SAME SYSTEMS @dydyking @NERCNG @EngrSMamman @MBuhari

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@SPNigeria OUR FIRST CONCERN IS THAT PERFORMANCE BASED REGULATION IS UNSUITABLE FOR NIGERIA’S MEDIEVAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS, WHICH SHOULD STILL BE GROWING. MORE THAN HALF OF THE COUNTRY IS UNSERVED @dydyking @NERCNG @EngrSMamman @MBuhari

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@SPNigeria WELL DONE SIRS. WE’RE GLAD YOU’LL WORK WITH THE AUTHORITIES FOR RIGHT INTERVENTION WHEN IT’S APPROPRIATE. OUR CONCERN IS THAT THE FUNDAMENTALS ARE CURRENTLY BEING IGNORED. WE’LL GIVE A FEW EXAMPLES @dydyking @NERCNG @EngrSMamman @MBuhari

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@Kadunaelectric @PowerUpNG @NERCNG @TCN_NIGERIA NIGERIANS ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR IMPROVED SERVICE. THEY WANT COST NOT SERVICE REFLECTIVE TARIFF. THEY’VE SAT ON D BACKSEATS OF DEVELOPMENT TOO LONG @dydyking @NERCNG @GovernorObaseki @OsakueGodwin @EngrSMamman @SpeakerGbaja @SPNigeria @MBuhari

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@Kadunaelectric @PowerUpNG @NERCNG @TCN_NIGERIA SERVICE REFLECTIVE TARIFF? YOU WANT TO TELL PEOPLE WHAT TO PAY FOR POOR, POORER & POOREST QUALITY OF SERVICE? CAN WE STOP ADVERTISING OUR SHAME PLS? @dydyking @NERCNG @EngrSMamman @SpeakerGbaja @SPNigeria @MBuhari @OsakueGodwin @GovernorObaseki

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@Kadunaelectric @PowerUpNG @NERCNG @TCN_NIGERIA @EnergyMixReport @EnergyNewsNg THIS IS DAMNING REGRESSION. NIGERIA CREATED DISCOS TO SELL HOURS OF DARKNESS? SHE MANAGED DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES SINCE INDEPENDENCE. NOW WE HIRED SIEMENS & WELCOME IT WITH THIS? INTERESTING! @dydyking @NERCNG @EngrSMamman @SpeakerGbaja @SPNigeria @MBuhari

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@Kadunaelectric @PowerUpNG @NERCNG @TCN_NIGERIA @EnergyMixReport @EnergyNewsNg THIS IS TIRING. BY CLASSIFYING NIGERIA INTO DIFFERENT LEVELS OF POVERTY, NERC TELLS NIGERIANS THAT ELECTRICITY IS FOR THE RICH & THAT NIGERIA IS TRULY THE POVERTY CAPITAL OF THE WORLD @dydyking @NERCNG @EngrSMamman @SpeakerGbaja @SPNigeria @MBuhari