Adetona, Z.A (2011) Tackling the Challenges of Power Generation in Nigeria through Empirical Data Analysis. In: International Conference, Faculty of Technology, Oct, 2011, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
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The production of energy for domestic, commercial and industrial use in Nigeria is next to nothing. Everyone residing in the country is made a victim of endless power outages against his will. The country rightly called the most populous black African nation is also adjudged, for obvious reasons, one of the lowest per capital energy producers, if not the lowest. This academic write-up critically examines the electrical energy produced in the country for the last five (5) years and determines the peak per capita energy. Based on the 140,431,790 population of the country as released by the National Population Commission in 2006 and a moderate annual population growth rate, the population for another 14 years was projected using Microsoft Excel. The per capita energy in kilowatt-hour was determined. The software was also employed to determine the percentage increase in energy production the country should adopt annually to produce up to one half per capital energy required by low income countries of the world (1450kWh). The result revealed that Nigeria produces a peak of about 14kWh energy per capital which is about 1/210 of per capital energy required in low income countries of the world. To raise its energy production to 1450kWh, the country will raise its energy production by about 900% in year 2010 and raise the new energy peak by 122% to meet energy demand in year 2020
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mr Adedamola Bameke |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jul 2020 10:02 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Jul 2020 10:02 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/961 |
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