ENERGY AND THE TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA

Name: Osemhen AkhibiDepartment: Electrical / Electronics EngineeringSchool: University of Lagos

Current Problems Constant Power would solve...

Broadband over power lines.

Data centres for cloud computing etc..

Power-hogging data equipment.

Ethernet always at full-speed.

High tariffs.

Power Generation: A Brief Expose

Electric Energy =

Convenient Energy

Current Realities: Hard Facts!

Good to knowOn the other

hand...

Identified Problems

Unskilled personnel

¼ operating capacity

Poor protective system

Power theft

Poor energy management by end users

Insufficient end-user consumables

Breakdown maintenance practices.

Square pegs in round holes.

Less than adequate ROCI (Remote Operation Capability Implementation)

Case Study: India, A 3rd World Country with a First-Class Solution

Energy Capacity in 1997: 76,000MW

Energy capacity in 2009: 147,000MW

3 billion dollars yearly

investment,

Country divided

into regions.

Policy changes.

Possible Solutions

Overhaul of infrastructure on ground.

Load forecast (noting spinning reserve) for future planning.

Regional grid system not national grid.

Autonomy of each arm of power.

Coal as a viable option to gas.

Raise T, D & G capacities.

Data available to make smart choices on future investment

s.

Localize responsibility.

Full use of energ

y resources.

Anticipated Results

Challenges & How to tackle ‘emVery Expensive.

No one measure is in itself enough.

An environmental issue can be raised against coal.

Private /

foreign

investors. Reliab

ility maintenanc

e practices.

Inclusive

execution

Coal vs.

nuclear...

Results

Nigeria: formidable player

in global telecommunicatio

n industry.

More foreign investment:

more factories, more jobs.

Higher quality goods

available.

References Mohammed, Kasim B.; Why Electricity in

Nigeria is in sorry condition; Daily Trust; December 2007

Patel-Predd, Prachi; Energy-Efficient Ethernet; IEEE Spectrum; May 2008

Ross, Phillip E.; A Computer for the Clouds; IEEE Spectrum; August 2008

Katz, Randy H.; Tech Titans Building Boom; IEEE Spectrum; February 2009

Roberts, Lawrence G.; The Internet is Broken; IEEE Spectrum; July 2009

Team Members

Akhibi, Osemhen

Babalola, Adeniyi

Oduwole, Olayinka