Energy Cost10 min read
Insights
Engineering answers for people who pay for power
Field-tested guides from Lobcom's engineers on independent power, gas and diesel economics, metering, regulation and electrical investigations in Nigeria. Every figure sourced; every assumption labelled.
Energy Cost
Regulation13 min read
Captive, Embedded or Mini-Grid? Which NERC Licence or Permit Your Facility Needs
Captive permit, embedded licence, mini-grid permit or state licence? A 2026 decision guide for Nigerian facilities generating their own power, with thresholds and documents.
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Energy Cost
Investigations12 min read
Electrical Forensics: How Engineers Determine a Fire's Cause for Insurers
How forensic engineers investigate electrical fires for insurers and lawyers: NFPA 921's scientific method, origin before cause, arc surveys and their limits, evidence preservation, and what a defensible report contains.
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Energy Cost12 min read
Gas vs Diesel Generators: A Total Cost of Ownership Model for Nigerian Factories
A worked total cost of ownership model comparing gas and diesel generators for Nigerian factories in 2026, with the break-even gas price, sensitivity tables and the hidden costs.
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Power Generation15 min read
How to Build an Independent Power Project (IPP) in Nigeria: Feasibility to Commissioning
A stage-by-stage guide to building an IPP in Nigeria in 2026: load study, fuel, licensing (NERC or state regulator), design, EPC, distribution, metering, commissioning and O&M.
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Regulation12 min read
NERC Net Billing Regulations 2026 Explained for 50kWp–1.5MWp Systems
Everything a Nigerian business needs to know about NERC's Net Billing Regulations 2026: eligibility, the 120% and 30% caps, timelines, meters, export tariff and whether it pays.
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Power Quality11 min read
Power Factor Correction: How Nigerian Maximum Demand Customers Cut Bills and Free Up Capacity
What power factor correction does for Nigerian MD customers and generator-powered sites: freed kVA, lower losses, better generator loading, how to size capacitor banks, and the harmonics trap.
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Metering11 min read
Smart Metering for Estates and Universities: Ending Estimated Billing for Good
How estates and universities in Nigeria design smart metering that ends estimated billing, exposes losses and recovers energy costs: architecture, meter types, communications, tariffs and rollout.
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Operations
Energy Cost10 min read
