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Problems with implementing alternative energy projects in Nigeria
By Afam Nnaji | Date: 03/08/2010As the cost of energy from conventional sources like fossil fuel and coal continues to increase and ...
Proposed energy tariff hike and privatization; the role energy efficiency can play
By Afam Nnaji | Date: 07/07/2010Energy remains a moving target and as long as we have population increase and proliferation of elect...
How to choose a good backup battery
By Afam Nnaji | Date: 19/03/2010As the saying goes, your backup system is only as good as the state of charge of your battery or bat...
7 Questions before getting an inverter back up system
By Afam Nnaji | Date: 02/12/2009Quite a number of Nigerians have used inverter backup systems with varying degree of satisfaction wi...
The problems with implementing solar powered street light projects
By Afam Nnaji | Date: 12/09/2009Over the last 2 years I have seen solar powered projects take off from traffic lights to street ligh...
The role of voltage regulators in backup systems
By Afam Nnaji | Date: 12/09/2009Every single electronic or electrical appliance is manufactured and expected to perform based on cer...
Inverter backup systems - Nightmares or success stories?
By Afam Nnaji | Date: 04/07/2009Inverter backup systems are becoming common these days but the experiences out there on the field ha...
Time to take energy efficiency serious
By Afam Nnaji | Date: 11/12/2008There is no better time to emphasize on the importance of energy efficiency than now considering the...
Nigeria Power Problem - Why Energy Conservation Is A Must
By Afam Nnaji | Date: 08/11/2008The ability to understand a problem is key if any meaningful solution is being expected. That the s...
Energy efficient products you may consider
By Afam Nnaji | Date: 27/08/2008Advances in the area of power management have led to the increase in the number of energy efficient ...
Why a lot of inverter backup systems fail
By Afam Nnaji | Date: 29/07/2008It is no longer news that people have wasted money on inverter backup solutions that never delivered...
Bank ATM Inverter Backup Guide
By Afam Nnaji | Date: 23/06/2008Inverter backup systems have become the preferred choice for bank ATMs these days and it is importan...
Thinking of dumping PHCN? Here is how
By Afam Nnaji | Date: 23/06/2008Seems a lot of people are tired of PHCN to the extent that the common request these days from Nigeri...
Energy Efficiency - Can't solve our energy crisis without it
By Afam Nnaji | Date: 09/06/2008Sometimes I am tempted to believe that the powers that be do not want to solve the problem of power ...
Government's estimate on energy need, very faulty
By Afam Nnaji | Date: 02/04/2008Everyone agrees that we need constant electricity in Nigeria. Very few Nigerians care about how we u...
Nigeria Energy Problem; common sense and relevant knowledge needed
By Afam Nnaji | Date: 06/02/2008A lot of people have come up with many solutions to the current energy problem in Nigeria with solut...
Power Inverters - It is all about enforceable warranties
By Afam Nnaji | Date: 31/01/2008Power inverters, unlike most appliances demand the most reliability since in reality they provide po...
Inverter backup - Battery charger, the weakest link
By Afam Nnaji | Date: 26/12/2007An inverter backup system is made up of an inverter, a battery charger (integrated or dedicated) and...
The president's position on alternative energy - not in our own best interest
By Afam Nnaji | Date: 26/12/2007At a recent meeting of OPEC member states it was reported that Nigeria's President Umaru Musa Yar'ad...
How to drastically reduce your energy bills
By Afam Nnaji | Date: 28/08/200775% of your energy bills attributed to bulbs can be saved today if you wanted to. We waste a lot of ...