INVESTIGATING POINTS-OF-GENERATION POWER LOSSES ON THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL GRID FOLLOWING UNBUNDLING OF THE ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY

• Published in: Journal of engineering studies and research Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 101 - 109
• Main Authors: OLUWASUJI, AJEWOLE TITUS, ELIJAH, OLABODE OLAKUNLE, KEMA, OKAKWU IGNATIUS, FEMI, EGBEDINNI OLAKUNLE
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bacau Universitatea "Vasile Alecsandri" din Bacau 08.06.2021; Alma Mater Publishing House "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau
• Subjects: Alternating current; Alternative energy sources; Alternative fuels; Clean energy; Deregulation; Distributed generation; Efficiency; Electric industries; Electric power; Electric power grids; Electric power loss; Electric utilities; Electricity; Electricity distribution; Energy; Federal government; Power plants; power plants; generation loss; loss profile, green energy, renewable electricity; Power supply; Privatization; Renewable resources; Nigeria

Aside from the domino effects of being radial in structure, the Nigerian national electric grid is currently suffering from deteriorated infrastructures and unpredictable fuel supply for power generation. Massive introduction of green energy-based microgrid alternatives has been proposed as a major...