Interestingly, in Nigeria, when projects or projections are announced, they drift far from this estimate, and I wonder why.
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**I'll try and find a reference. I originally deduced the $1 billion / gigawatt estimate from a ?2009 Nigerian government planning document that showed a graph of of capacity vs. cost for dozens of large (roughly 0.1-10GW) power projects in various countries over the decades, and it struck me how power provision is a commodity, a thing that could be accomplished with cash and without any high-tech competence whatsoever. It also showed clearly that there is a stable price for this commodity.
Aside, this is beautiful - all the large power plants in the world in one map:
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Here is data that appears to contradict what I've estimated above, then you remember that it's a marketing document by a company that wants to install your power plant, and every effort has been made to keep the quoted cost on the high side, I would imagine.
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