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EV market, in Africa and beyond. A monitoring and maintenance.
discussion for another time. Systems and Protocols
The goal is sustainability, primarily Consumption
The Technique speaking to longevity. Longevity An imperative goal is consistent and
The recommended cure to the can be interpreted as the contin- socio-economical electrical supply to
electrical system in Nigeria is in two ual availability for utilization of a the market that is the consumer.
parts. First, mixed-energy sources. development that does not destroy Power Sourcing: Design consid-
Second, a system I call ‘segregation the environment. The developments eration should be given to peak
for integration’: a technique that must also advance the people they consumption systems.
both protects the overall electrical are meant to serve – this I will touch
system and prevents unnecessary on in a subsequent section. Low Peak Consumption
outages. ▪ Daylight Hours – prioritize fossil
The past few couple decades has Transmission-Distribution fuel plants
produced technology pertaining to Integrating renewable energy devel- ▪ Non-Daylight Hours – prioritize
renewable energy utilization, largely opments into the existing transmis- fossil fuel plants
in the solar energy sector. These sion-distribution system is certain
include BIPVs (building-integrated to further collapse and potentially Mid Peak Consumption
photovoltaics), solar farms, solar cripple the system. Hence, new ▪ Daylight Hours – prioritize clean
skins, modular hydropower con- systems must be developed along- energy plants
struction, and tidal or wave energy side the optimization of the existing ▪ Non-Daylight Hours – prioritize
capturing technology. system for progress and a significant fossil fuel plants
ROI (return-on-investment) to be
Our best available resources dictate realized. High Peak Consumption
we focus on solar energy and wind ▪ Daylight Hours – prioritize clean
energy. Solar farms have been con- 1. Upgrading of existing lines and energy plants
structed to produce from 13.4 MW stations via audited monetary expen- ▪ Non-Daylight Hours – prioritize
in Japan, up to 40 MW, and 70 MW ditures. fossil fuel plants
in China.* This is the recommend- 2. Development of hubs for the
ed construct for the reason of vast separation of the existing power sys- End User Relation
availability of land for use. tems into the segregated regions. Strategic consumption regulations to
Boasting of 911,770 km2 of which 3. New development under a segre- consider include:
80% is not being used for human gation method: Consumption Rates: Assigning vary-
living, I present, in the research a. Pre-existing lines will be over- ing electricity cost based on the time
paper*, options for percentage whelmed, hence of the day based on:
utilization of the available land, b. New lines must be developed, and ▪ Daylight (and sunlight) hours.
with expected power outputs and c. Grid stability issues should be ▪ Low to high peak hours.
expected financial expenditures. The considered due to potential genera-
beneficial energy-mix system for tion instability of renewable energy District Consumption Rates
Nigeria using the technique is the power plant; fluctuation in generat- ▪ Rates with regards to population
quint-series: solar + wind + fossil ed power must be considered. density
fuels + hydro + energy storage 4. Strategic integration of the newly ▪ Rates with regards to market:
systems. Due to the uncontrollability developed lines and stations: residential, business, or industrial
of renewable energy sources, energy a. Newly developed lines and sta- districts.
storage systems will be necessary. tions must first be integrated with
Segregation for integration: it is the one another, then Credit/Charge System
regional grouping of the country for b. Should be integrated with the ▪ Discounts rates for consumption
energy consumption, with linkages pre-existing lines and stations. below district/regional threshold/
between the regions to support tem- 5. In this era of AI/autonomous average.
porarily disturbed regions. A great operations, an optimum monitoring ▪ Audited rate increase for excess
advantage to this technique is its system must be integrated to pro- consumption at certain peak hours.
scalability. Via certain technological vide alerts and/or self-maintenance
development, consistent electrical and self-rectification measures. Technology
supply can be achieved. This strategy allows for ease of

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