Made-in-Lagos Transformer Hits Market

[Iye]

All these baby steps Nigeria is taking after 50yrs… and all the "I love Nigeria pple" will not let us hear word…...well sha, its better late than never

[netotse]

the sad truth is that the power sector in nigeria like every other thing has been tainted by politicians, so until that is fixed, we are on a long thing!

[oguzie j.j.]

The fact remains that power is the bedrock of any step towards economic and social development.
Egypt that has a population of say 70million has a generating capacity of 24000mwts.
South Africa of 44million people has close to 32000 to 34000mwts generating capacity.
U.S.A with a population of 300million people has 1millionmwts generating capacity.
Nigeria of 150million people is still struggling to see if it can achieve 6000mwts come dec 2009,.......... what a shame. Sometimes its had to even believe that this is true but the reality is that we are 30yrs left behind because of evil military rule and Obj's 8yrs of waste. Every State should be encouraged to pursue every known means of generating and distributing energy/power.

[netotse]

Originally Posted by oguzie j.j.

The fact remains that power is the bedrock of any step towards economic and social development.
Egypt that has a population of say 70million has a generating capacity of 24000mwts.
South Africa of 44million people has close to 32000 to 34000mwts generating capacity.
U.S.A with a population of 300million people has 1millionmwts generating capacity.
Nigeria of 150million people is still struggling to see if it can achieve 6000mwts come dec 2009,.......... what a shame. Sometimes its had to even believe that this is true but the reality is that we are 30yrs left behind because of evil military rule and Obj's 8yrs of waste. Every State should be encouraged to pursue every known means of generating and distributing energy/power.

none of the countries you posted had a government that neglected the power sector for more than ten years

[emj]

Originally Posted by nijalaw

Ray,

In a way you are right, the Lagos state government should have also invested in alternative sources of power generation along with the transformer production. The company for now I suspect is only producing LV(Low Voltage Transformers), which are the end distribution transformers in streets, small communities & villages. For now I doubt they can handle the Transformers which are used at the power generation & transmission ends which are basically HV(High Voltage) & MV(Medium Voltage) & the contracts for those are monopolies of PHCN/FGN.
All in all if the government can ban imports of transformers for their range of production it could encourage them to diversify into higher ranges plus spin offs like feeder pillars, bus bars, etc. But Nigerians love imports & that's the problem.

Eherm they tried to, and i believe still working on more...

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[oguzie j.j.]

Originally Posted by netotse

none of the countries you posted had a government that neglected the power sector for more than ten years

Development is a process that should be based on continuity. You plan on top of your plans, how much more on the power sector. I cant agree less my brother, you cant neglect the power sector not even for a day but if you have noticed my write up above, 30YRS + Obj's 8yrs.....You can only have pity on Nigeria as a nation mired by her own elites and leaders.

[netotse]

Originally Posted by emj

Eherm they tried to, and i believe still working on more...

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i wonder how many of the nigerians screaming solar know the cost per kilowatt of solar powered elctricity as compared with the cost of the fossil fueled kW or the effiency of solar power sef...

[netotse]

Originally Posted by oguzie j.j.

Development is a process that should be based on continuity. You plan on top of your plans, how much more on the power sector. I cant agree less my brother, you cant neglect the power sector not even for a day but if you have noticed my write up above, 30YRS + Obj's 8yrs.....You can only have pity on Nigeria as a nation mired by her own elites and leaders.

the thing don tire me o, i fear my passion is dying, the NPS(nigerian power sector) as it is now CANNOT attract the best brains(or infact the best of anything other than crooks)

[agensheku]

Originally Posted by nijalaw

Ray,

In a way you are right, the Lagos state government should have also invested in alternative sources of power generation along with the transformer production. The company for now I suspect is only producing LV(Low Voltage Transformers), which are the end distribution transformers in streets, small communities & villages. For now I doubt they can handle the Transformers which are used at the power generation & transmission ends which are basically HV(High Voltage) & MV(Medium Voltage) & the contracts for those are monopolies of PHCN/FGN.
All in all if the government can ban imports of transformers for their range of production it could encourage them to diversify into higher ranges plus spin offs like feeder pillars, bus bars, etc. But Nigerians love imports & that's the problem.

Make lagos no find alternative energy sourceo!i hear say the solar power street light wey dem do,na baibai e dey look like the fitilas(lamps)of the biblical five unwise maidens!dem no go kuku tell us how much dem take buy the shakabula solar street lights,but definitely,egunje don circulate tire!EKO FOR SOOOOO!

[nijalaw]

Originally Posted by agensheku

Make lagos no find alternative energy sourceo!i hear say the solar power street light wey dem do,na baibai e dey look like the fitilas(lamps)of the biblical five unwise maidens!dem no go kuku tell us how much dem take buy the shakabula solar street lights,but definitely,egunje don circulate tire!EKO FOR SOOOOO!

Solar powered street lights is not the real deal & I think on another thread someone mentioned the same thing about the poor illumination of the solar powered street lights in Lagos. The chaps did not do their homework or as you said egunje don circulate.
Lagos state should look more to bio-gas alternative energy because of the huge waste generated in the megapolis.

[RAYNOSA]

Originally Posted by denker

Raynosa, for wind mill you go still need transformer for grid transmision and for solar energy depending on type you go need inverter or transformer(grid)...u see there's no wrong investing in transformer...but dis nobi news...lol!

Thanks Papa Denka for the informations.Come to think of it what the big deal and why the title " Made-in-Lagos Transformer Hits Market".
We have always had tranformers either made or re-transformed in Aba,Onitsha and Nnewi.
Just wondering....

[eyes_is_open]

Originally Posted by Iye

All these baby steps Nigeria is taking after 50yrs… and all the "I love Nigeria pple" will not let us hear word…...well sha, its better late than never

Lots of "baby steps" equals walking and running. No nation gets anywhere without "baby steps". "Better late that never" is usually measured with the advancement time of others people in mind. Being on time can be measured by the impact of a nation's advancement on its people; so much that past mishaps is forgiven.

Every news of advancement, small or large, is a great step. Every news of sustained advancement and development is long lasting great step. Keep, keeping on.