Today, I moved out of my cousins house in Lekki and into our new (rented of course) house in VGC. I think VGC is good for those coming directly from abroad. There’s a park, a nice Kentucky type chicken restaurant, a very nice (so I hear) VGC Club with swimming pool and gym, clean roads for walking, strolling or jogging and similar butter looking families (looking like they have either just come from abroad or would not blink an eyelid if you say you have just come from there as they go every summer and a number of times out of summer) .
I hear power supply is a lot better in VGC. Water supply is constant via metered water from a treatment plant. Unfortunately there is no power today, so I am writing this by the light of my new fluorescent rechargeable lamp that I bought today at Game in The Palms.
My bank has assured me that I am at a level where I deserve to have my generator bought by them, although considering the size they are proposing, all my salary will now go on buying diesel to feed the thing. I think I’ll get myself a nice quiet and efficient inverter to add to my budding private power plant (makes you feel like a South American drug warlord). Between the super gen, the efficient inverter and my new fluorescent rechargeable lamp, I should soon be able to sell power back to the national grid and single handedly show the way forward towards power supply for all Nigerians (yeah yeah yeah)
But, we are making progress…
About Me
- Munachi Okoye
- Munachi Okoye has worked as an equity and debt derivates analyst and a Real Estate Investment Manager in London. He is currently in the process of returning to Nigeria where he has taken up a position in a bank. This blog will chronicle his return but will also highlight investment opportunities in Nigeria via his new role as a Nigerian Investment Banker.
3 comments:
One would think all you banksters will put your monies together and fund a proper IPP. Abeg make sure say na silenced genset you go get. I dey come charge my phones.
get an inverter, stilldont know how the thing works but i heard it does, you can get custom made(in nigeria) ones even with guarantee i heard!
Dude,
Glad to hear all is going well, and that you’re in your own crib.
On the electricity front you should be able to easily set your self up with a system that gives you a dual redundant power. If done correctly you should never ever be without power.
Buying the inverter is a start, but add to that some solar panels, a bank of leisure batteries (the type used in caravans), a charge regulator (to ensure you have a constant trickle charge) and with the correct wiring setup ...that's it you’re done,
You'll never be without power..
This is how it works, your primary power supply will be from NEPA (are they still called that), your primary back-up will be generator, with the batteries used over night, and during the day.
The batteries will be re-charged via your charge regulator by either NEPA (when there is light), via generator, (when there's no light), and via your solar panels when all else fails)..
Let me know how it goes...
regards
Ai
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