NIGERIA's leading mobile provider, MTN Nigeria, weekend explained it was expending in excess of N700 million (about $5.55m) on diesels to power its 6000 generator plants across the country monthly.
Mr. Wale Goodluck, General Manager, Regulatory Affairs, making a public presentation at a one-day summit on Energy and Power: State of Nigeria's Energy and Power sector; Implications for Telecom development", in Lagos stated that for MTN and other telecom operators in Nigeria, "generators are now the primary source of power, with the Power Holding Company of Nigeria as backup.
Expounding further on his speech entitled: The Challenge of Accelerating Network expansion in an expensive energy and erratic power regime: Exploring Biofuels as cost-effective alternative, Mr. Goodluck said the cost of operation in Nigeria was compounding by the enormous cost of diesel fuel, especially viewed against the backdrop that each operator has to generate its own energy needs. Mr. Goodluck, represented the Managing Director and CEO of MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd, Mr. Ahmad Farrouk, at the summit.
"We have 30,000 base stations across the country. 40 mobile switch centres and 6000 generators (and note that in most of these stations, we also have transformers) and we also made investments in NEPA (public power) facilities like polls and others.
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