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Top generator brands compete with new features amidst growth (Vanguard)

August 24, 2018

By Princewill Ekwujuru 

Ten generator brands have upgraded their products with new features aimed at attracting additional share of a growing market. With average power generation mostly below 4,000MW in the face of power demand estimated to be above 10,000MW, most homes and organisations are increasingly relying on petrol and power generators for electricity supply.

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A report by the Centre for Global Development noted: “At present, almost 40 per cent (80 million) of the Nigerian population has no access to grid-connected electricity. In 2015, power supply in Nigeria averaged 3.1 GW, whereas the country’s demand was more than three times the supply.”

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