Table 1.
Electric energy generation data at Covenant University for the Year 2017.
| S/N | Month | Days Monitored (day) | Time (h) | Electric energy (kW h) | Maintenance Cost (€) |
Gas-fired Turbine |
Diesel-fired Generator |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost (€) | Diesel Cost (€) | Diesel (L) | Running time (h) | ||||||
| 1 | Jan | 31 | 744 | 906,296.00 | 0.00 | 64,953.98 | 30,241.78 | 84,754.80 | 96.52 |
| 2 | Feb | 28 | 672 | 726,964.74 | 0.00 | 57,159.76 | 74,213.23 | 207,988.00 | 234.35 |
| 3 | Mar | 31 | 744 | 1,225,867.80 | 0.00 | 131,607.46 | 39,406.64 | 110,440.00 | 125.83 |
| 4 | Apr | 30 | 720 | 1,374,884.00 | 0.00 | 162,524.20 | 9140.46 | 25,616.80 | 26.27 |
| 5 | May | 31 | 744 | 1,130,266.50 | 0.00 | 127,546.57 | 8791.92 | 24,640.00 | 26.05 |
| 6 | Jun | 30 | 720 | 652,749.00 | 6553.62 | 71,632.81 | 4433.64 | 12,425.60 | 14.20 |
| 7 | Jul | 31 | 744 | 675,810.20 | 0.00 | 75,077.52 | 3202.77 | 8976.00 | 10.33 |
| 8 | Aug | 31 | 744 | 565,981.50 | 1930.99 | 73,950.10 | 19,467.82 | 54,560.00 | 62.63 |
| 9 | Sep | 30 | 720 | 974,627.00 | 0.00 | 112,526.22 | 13,187.88 | 36,960.00 | 42.05 |
| 10 | Oct | 31 | 744 | 828,387.17 | 1090.90 | 87,229.96 | 3921.40 | 10,990.00 | 14.15 |
| 11 | Nov | 30 | 720 | 712,010.00 | 743.18 | 48,545.70 | 12,310.12 | 34,500.00 | 50.00 |
| 12 | Dec | 22a | 528 | 409,340.00 | 79,721.60 | 27,909.29 | 16,815.62 | 47,127.00 | 68.05 |
a
22 days were monitored in December 2017, after which the university proceeded to end-of-year break.