EN Energy opens up new market – Nigerian customers order container gas generator sets
December 15, 2023 Howard
Recently, three 250kW container gas generator sets purchased by Nigerian customers from EN Energy are about to be assembled and shipped. This will also be an important step for EN Energy to open up the African market.
Nigeria, as a populous country in Africa, has a huge market of 222 million people and abundant natural gas and oil resources.
However, the local power infrastructure is also imperfect, and the power supply is very unstable. Mining areas, factories, oil wells, etc. often have power outages, which greatly affects production capacity. This is also the reason why our customers ordered generator sets from us.

According to official Nigerian data, 60 million people in the country spend a total of about 1.6 trillion naira (about 1.44 billion RMB) each year to purchase and maintain generators.
However, due to the defects of traditional generator sets such as high energy consumption, heavy pollution and high cost, Nigerian official organizations encourage the use of generator sets with high energy conversion rate and low pollution emissions as alternative energy sources, and gas generator sets are one of them. In addition, the local abundant and low-priced natural gas resources make the cost-effectiveness of gas generator sets very high.
The Nigerian gas generator set import market has great potential and has become one of the largest diesel and gas generator set markets in Africa. This is also an important reason why EN Energy is targeting the Nigerian market.
EN Energy Advantages: Technology Integration, Innovation Never Stops
Compared with ordinary generator sets, EN Energy container gas generator sets have obvious advantages:
Strong environmental adaptability
EN Energy container gas generator sets use boxes to integrate the units and various functional configurations to work together, which is enough to adapt to various harsh external environments.
For example, the units ordered by Nigerian customers this time, in order to adapt to the local high temperature and distinct rainy and dry seasons, we equipped them with air conditioning, fire protection systems, sand and dust prevention systems, cooling systems, etc., cooling and heat dissipation + fire prevention and fire extinguishing + wind and sand prevention, to ensure the safe operation of the units and reduce the occurrence of disasters.
The anti-corrosion design of the box surface can also further increase the overall durability of the container gas generator set.
High cost performance, more economical to use
Container gas generator sets are more energy-saving and cost-effective than traditional diesel generator sets. This is mainly because the price of gas itself is much lower than that of diesel. In addition, Nigeria, a country with a large number of natural gas resources, has a price of only more than half of that of China, and the cost performance is visible to the naked eye.
Compared with diesel generator sets, EN Energy container gas generator sets produce relatively less waste liquid, which simplifies the processing and disposal process and prolongs the life of the unit.
In addition, the operating cost of EN Energy container gas generator sets is low. With the EN Energy intelligent cloud platform, the operation of the unit can be monitored in real time through the mobile app, without the need for long-term maintenance by a dedicated person, which further reduces the total cost.
More flexible work
EN Energy container gas generator sets can flexibly adapt to different load requirements. They can be used for small-scale independent power generation systems or as part of large power stations. This is very consistent with the actual power conditions and application environment in Nigeria.
These three units are also equipped with parallel modules, which can be used alone or in conjunction with multiple devices. They are flexible and very convenient for customers to use.
Low noise
Traditional generator sets are generally directly integrated into the surrounding environment. The loud noise after the unit is started will have a significant impact on the surrounding people. Especially some diesel units without noise reduction function, which are like thunder when started.
The container gas generator sets ordered by Nigerian customers are much quieter than diesel generator sets. These units are also equipped with a silent system in the container. With multiple silent designs, they can be used in urban areas, residential areas, hospitals, schools and other scenes.
Entering the Nigerian market is an important step for EN Energy to expand in Africa. In the next 2 to 3 years, EN Energy will establish a complete sales channel in multiple markets such as Africa, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, South America, North America, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East to implement the “going out” strategy.

Classification of Diesel Generator Sets
In addition, according to the purpose and use of diesel generator sets, they can be divided into standby generator sets, common generator sets, war-ready generator sets and emergency generator sets.
Generator Sets
1. Standby Generator Sets
Under normal circumstances, the power required by users is supplied by the city power. When the city power limit is disconnected or other reasons interrupt the power supply, the generator set is set up to ensure the basic production and life of users. This type of generator set is located in important power users such as industrial and mining enterprises, hospitals, hotels, banks, airports and radio stations where the city power supply is tight.
2. Common Generator Sets
This type of generator set operates all year round and is generally located in areas far away from the power grid (or city power) or near industrial and mining enterprises to meet the construction, production and living electricity needs of these places. At present, in areas with relatively rapid emergency development, common diesel generator sets with short construction periods are needed to meet the needs of users. This type of generator set generally has a large capacity.
3. War-ready generator sets
This type of generator set is used to supply power to civil air defense and national defense facilities. It has the nature of a standby generator set in normal times, and has the nature of a common generator set after the city power is destroyed in wartime. This type of generator set is generally installed underground and has a certain degree of protection.
4. Emergency generator set
For electrical equipment that will cause major losses or personal accidents if the city power is suddenly interrupted, emergency generator sets are often set up to provide emergency power to these equipment, such as fire protection systems, evacuation lighting, elevators, control systems of automated production lines, and important communication systems in high-rise buildings. This type of generator set needs to be installed with a self-starting diesel generator set, and the degree of automation is required to be high.
The above are some basic classifications of diesel generator sets. Users can choose suitable diesel generator sets according to their needs and suitable environments. For the use of diesel generator sets, in addition to the correct selection of matching models, regular maintenance is also required in later use.
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The first! This generator set was successfully developed
On August 22, the Institute of Electrical Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences learned that after five years of technical research and engineering construction, the first supercritical carbon dioxide solar thermal power generation unit was successfully developed. The third-party test results show that the power generation power, heat-to-work conversion efficiency and other indicators of the generator unit fully meet the requirements of the project task book.
It is reported that the generator unit was developed with the support of the “Research on Key Basic Issues of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Solar Thermal Power Generation” project. The project recently passed the project performance evaluation organized by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. After five hours of defense and expert questioning, the expert group gave a high evaluation of the project and recommended its promotion and implementation.
In recent years, my country’s solar thermal power generation industry has shown a booming development trend, but the cost of solar thermal power generation has not fallen as expected. Supercritical carbon dioxide solar thermal power generation technology, as the most potential low-cost, high-efficiency and high-flexibility technology, has attracted widespread attention from global research institutions and industries.
“However, the core equipment used in supercritical carbon dioxide solar thermal power generation technology, such as high-temperature particle absorbers and supercritical carbon dioxide generators, are in the research and exploration stage worldwide.” said Wang Zhifeng, project leader and researcher at the Institute of Electrical Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Over the past five years, the project team has focused on engineering design, organically integrated basic theoretical research, technical equipment development and system integration, and actively promoted scientific research and empirical engineering construction.
“We have overcome the difficulties in designing and manufacturing core equipment such as solar high-temperature particle heat absorption, fluidized bed particle/carbon dioxide heat exchange, and 200-kilowatt supercritical carbon dioxide generator sets. We are the first in the world to realize the operation of supercritical carbon dioxide solar thermal power generation systems including high-coke ratio focusing fields, particle heat absorbers, particle/supercritical carbon dioxide heat exchangers, supercritical carbon dioxide compressor turbine units and high-speed motors.” Wang Zhifeng said that the project will effectively promote the development of my country’s “low-cost-high-efficiency-high-flexibility” solar thermal technology and provide technical support for the construction of my country’s new energy bases.