future energy leader’s club lecture 4
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Future Energy Leaders’ ClubOnline Energy Course for High School
Students in Nigeria
Electric Power overview in Nigeria
Nigeria’s Electric Power Overview
Generating stations and their capacities
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Power Generation in Different Countries
Akinola Oyedele
Country in Focus: Brazil• Installed generating capacity of
127,000 megawatts (MW) in 2013. • Hydroelectricity accounted for 86
MW of generating capacity, fossil-fuel sources contributed 37 MW.
• At least 71% of electricity generated in 2013 came from hydroelectric. Natural gas and oil represented 11% and 4%, respectively, and biomass accounted for 8%.
Power-GDP Correlation
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