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Nigeria: Wind, Nuclear Energy Solution to Power Problem - Minister
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Daily Trust (Abuja)
20 March 2008
Posted to the web 20 March 2008
Chris Agabi
Abuja
The Minister for Science and Technology Mrs. Grace Ekpiwhre has said that to solve the present epileptic power supply in the country, Nigeria must diversify its energy sources and fully deregulate the power sector for effective private sector participation.
According to her, Nigeria should diversify to other sources like biofuel, wind energy, solar and nuclear energy which Nigeria has the resources to exploit.
She was speaking on the topic "power generation, the way forward to economic development" at the national electric power conference on "power generation, distribution, debt recovery and fraud prevention in Nigeria's electric power sector" held in Abuja Tuesday.
Mrs. Ekpiwhre who was represented by Dr. Afolabi Aremu also said that government would integrate the private sector into power generation into the country because government alone cannot provide enough funds for the sector.
She also advocated for a "frame work for encouraging electricity generation closer to demand centers, which implies deploying the use of solar energy."
Also, the radial transmission network should be converted into a robust grid with appropriate dispatch and control equipment for effective management she said.
According to her, distribution networks be increased and upgraded to support additional power generated.
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Speaking to newsmen, the coordinator of the conference Mr. Godwin Akpan said it is an intervention to bring stakeholders together to forge a common front to solve the energy situation.
"Strategic issues are being discussed and strategies taken for the federal government to adopt," he said.
He added that Nigeria has all it takes to be the power giant of Africa. He decried the low turn out to the conference.
Why do people like ministers of state who are supposed to have basic general knowledge make statements that portrays them as tryint to BUILD CASTLE IN THE AIR? Everyone knows that the need for power in Nigeria is NOW not in five or ten years and the needed capacity is high. The solution to Nigeria's power crisis suggested by the minister to recourse to wind power, nuclear power etc. is far from pragmatic or reasonable considering the fact that the country has an abundance of natural gas, oil and coal. Besaides fossil fuel plants, almost all the... [Read Full Text]
we should not be left behind, the minister view is in the right direction towards reducing CO2 emission. the first writer no nothing about renewable hence need to read and find out what the world is doing to save the climate.
if given the opportunity we can develop Nigeria energy sector and in no distance time energy problem will be a thing of past. i am a Nigerian and believe that one day we will solve all our problem. Alot of Nigerian are here in United Kingdom read hard to see how to save Nigeria. dauda postgraduate student, ... [Read Full Text]
we should not be left behind, the minister view is in the right direction towards reducing CO2 emission. the first writer no nothing about renewable hence need to read and find out what the world is doing to save the climate.
if given the opportunity we can develop Nigeria energy sector and in no distance time energy problem will be a thing of past. i am a Nigerian and believe that one day we will solve all our problem. Alot of Nigerian are here in United Kingdom reading hard to see how to save Nigeria. dauda postgraduate student, ... [Read Full Text]
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