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1. Meeting Nigeria’s Power Demand for the 7 – Point Agenda;

Power and Energy happen to be the first point on President Yar’adua’s 7 point agenda. The Federal Government envisages that reforms and proper implementation of a strategy in this sector is a key variable in Nigeria’s ascension to a modern economy and industrialization by the year 2020. Papers should examine the possibilities of this aspiration.

2. Regulatory Developments in Nigeria and their impact on Power Generation Development;
Power generation is critical to the availability of electricity in every part of the world. It is possible that the regulatory procedures for power generation in Nigeria could be improved to positively affect the availability of electricity. The options of power generation could be expanded to accommodate alternative forms like nuclear energy, waste to energy and biofuels.

3. Expanding Nigeria’s National Power Grid through Increased Domestic Investment;
The power grid is currently limited to cities and towns thereby impeding on economic development (especially agro-based) in villages and small towns. It is also obvious that the expansion of the current grid cannot be left to government alone, due to the huge costs and capital investments involved. This paper will serve as an opportunity to examine possible investment strategies that drive development to favourable levels.

4. The Global Economic Crisis and Changes in the Global Power Structures;
The recent economic crisis has led to reduced spending in core sectors of every nation. It is vital to view how it affects investments in the power sector and the options that are available to Nigeria.

5. Bridging the Energy Gap with Alternative Energy;
Alternative energy can certainly be exploited in Nigeria. With the country obtaining enough of sunlight, wind, abundant natural resources like gas and uranium, the dependence on conventional fuels could be reduced. Several energy research institutes around the country have recorded breakthroughs in alternative energy development.

6. The Bottom – Line Benefit of Process Optimization through Digital Automation.

Process optimization through digital automation gives unprecedented insight into plant operations and helps boost plant availability, reliability and performance. Power providers and process manufacturers are rapidly adopting the proven and industry-leading digital automation technologies to increase efficiency.  Insights are required into reducing operational and maintenance costs and to increase the availability of the plant through these optimization processes.

7. The Capacity Limitations of Nigeria’s Current Power Transmission Infrastructure;
Transmission is a key factor in effective and efficient electricity delivery in any part of the world. The current state of transmission in Nigeria needs to be x-rayed with a view to enhancing service delivery through the existing infrastructure as well as future investment.

8. Increasing Energy Distribution Efficiency through Decentralized Power Network;Decentralization of a power network generally increases security and increases efficiency since shorter distances are covered over the network. Careful examination of this theory can save mega power losses and reduce cost implications in power generation.

9. Reducing Transmission Loss and Spearheading Energy Efficiency;
Given the current state of the transition of the electric utility industry, there are more and more demands on the transmission grid, raising concerns about system capacity. This why it is so important to give careful consideration to reliability and adequacy issues

10. The Effect of the Global Economic Crisis on the IPP Investment Climate;            (Maintaining Sustainable Investment);
The recent economic downturn has dealt a blow on the on-going projects like the very vital IPP projects around the country.  What options are available in safe-guarding the future of such projects should such economic crises re-occur?

11. Investment Opportunities from Regulating in Nigeria’s Power Sector;
In the event of rapid and accelerated development in the power sector, there is a need for careful monitoring of the activities IPPs to ensure Corporate Social Responsibility, power pooling, energy regulation in line with the laws of the line. The window of opportunity to set up corporations to help guide participants in this sector can be explored.

12. Selecting a Financially Stable Project Partners and Enticing Investment; (The Current and Future Role of the Banks in Financing)
Presently, the Federal Government has embarked on power sector reforms with the intention of improving the power scenario and in turn reduces the scope of monopoly control of the nation’s power industry by lowering investment barriers and enabling investment climate with the hope of attracting serious investors. Nigerian banks now have the financial strength to support such investments and must be encouraged to do so.