ELECTRICAL ENERGY USE EFFICIENCY IN WOODWORK INDUSTRIES IN KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study determined the electrical energy use efficiency in woodwork industries in Katsina State, Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study, descriptive survey research design was adopted. The target population of the study was 454 registered furniture industries. Multistage sampling method; stratified random sampling technique and simple random sampling was used to sampled 132 wood industries. The data collected through observation check-list were analysed using the Microsoft office Excel computer programme and values and percentages were used to present the results of the research questions, a tariff rate of ₦46.51Kilowatt hour (KWh) and Value-Added Task (VAT) of 7.5% were used for the study area. The findings of the study revealed that woodwork industries in Katsina State consumed 106.9 KWh for lightings, 22,079.4 KWh for operating machineries. The total electrical energy consumed was 22,186.3 KWh, with the use of recommended efficient electrical lighting the consumption dropped to 36.3 KWh saving 71.9KWh that is 66.5%. The amount of electrical energy bill that will be saved is ₦3,549.9 per day and ₦106,497.00 per month. While consumption from electric motors dropped to 17,582.6 KWh saving 4,496.8 KWh that is 20.4%. The amount of electrical energy that will be saved is ₦152,666.00 per day and ₦4,579,992.00 per month. It was therefore recommended among others that the woodwork industries owners should carryout appropriate electrical energy audit and economic evaluation of the electricity used to reduce the rate of energy wastages.