Carbondioxide Electricity Generation Prospect in Nigeria
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The need to meet up with the present energy demand in Nigeria calls for urgent mediation. Using the
carbon dioxide data obtained from IEA through the ministry of Environment in Nigeria and the knowledge
of bottoming power generation; the ability of Carbon dioxides exhaust gas from the power plant is
exploited. Qualitative amount of power is estimated from the nation industrial Carbon dioxide potential
generation. The result shows that an optimum amount of 564.7MW of electricity per year could be
estimated from this power source; this is equivalent to 10.8% of projected power required for year 2030.
Therefore, using Carbon dioxide hybrid turbine a total amount of 1265MW of electricity could be spawned
by year 2030. With these results it is concluded that Carbon dioxides powered turbine has better prospects
in Nigeria energy needs.
1.0 Introduction
The electricity demand in Nigeria is far outstrips its supply, this has been attributed to a number of
causes Sambo, (2008). The little power available is epileptic in nature for few locations that is
distributed. Its enormous needs in technological and socio-economic developments called for urgent
attention; no substantial development could occur without it copiousness. Despites our huge resources and
potential for power generation, this defect has made the development in the country to be so retrogressive.
The fact that the first electricity installed in Nigeria is over a century, coupled with our potentials of
having a stable power supply is enough to possess a developed steady economics. More so, literature had it
that the electricity came to Nigeria just after fifteen years it was introduced in England.
According to Sambo, (2008) various bodies were established in the process of regimenting this sector
such blocs are; The Electricity Corporation of Nigeria (ECN) in 1950, Native Authorities and Nigeria
Electricity Supply Company (NESCO), Niger Dams Authority (NDA), National Electric Power Authority
(NEPA) and now Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN),
with all the policies of these established bodies the power generation in the country is yet to be upright. In
fact, Osueke and Ezeh, (2011) emphasized that instead for positive income elasticity demand Nigeria is
having negative which show an in balance energy
Furthermore, a capacity of about 5,600MW power generating station was installed in Nigeria but less
than 2000MW is generated as at 2001 and even now less than 2,600MW is available as compared to a load
demands of 6,000MW and 120000MW in 2005 and 2030 respectively IAEA/ECN, Osueke and Ezeh,
(2011), IAEA/ECN, (2007). The mandate given by act 19 in 1989 gave strategic planning and
co-ordination of national policies in the field of energy in all its ramifications. In all these power sources
31.3% and 68.3% Sambo, (2008) were for hydro and natural gas stations respectively and other occupied
the remaining percentages. In spite of all these efforts the available power in the country now is less than
3000MW of electricity and the most of this power stations and other heavy duties industries give out huge
emission of CO2, a green house gas, GHG, which has great effects on the environmental conduciveness.
Sims et al (2007) studied the various sources of green houses gases and found out that over 70% of energy
generation emit CO2 virtually in all parts of the world. Though most developed nations adopt different
methods to control these like capturing methods but scientist still envisaged that greater measure is required
to combat the release of this harmful gases. This means that all cost-effective means of reducing carbon
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TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery