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The Nigerian Electricity Conundrum: Unknotting The Transmission System For Sustainable Power Industry (Ref. CS000121)

The Nigeria power system is saddled with inadequate gas supply for her thermal plants, stemming from pipeline vandalization and illiquidity, fluctuating water heads of the Hydro Dams, rendering only about 3.8GW available power generation capacity from the 12.5GW installed capacity. Click link below for full Presentation (pdf) The Nigerian Electric Power

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FG Directs Increased Maintenance For Power Plants, Transmission And Distribution Stations

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NEMSA) has directed owners of power utility firms to increase their maintenance schedules for power plants, transmission and distribution stations in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) to improve power supply nationwide. The managing director of the NEMSA and Chief Electrical Inspector of the Federation (CEIF),

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Researchers 3D Print Sensors For Spacecrafts

MIT scientists have created the first completely digitally manufactured plasma sensors for orbiting spacecraft. These plasma sensors, also known as retarding potential analyzers (RPAs), are used by satellites to determine the chemical composition and ion energy distribution of the atmosphere. The 3D-printed and laser-cut hardware performed as well as state-of-the-art semiconductor

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