Nigeria, from the 1960s has laid claims to its lack of development stemming from lack of Power Supply E.g. Electricity. The Country has consistently faced issues. These issues have been on Table of Policy Makers for resolution. Conferences, Summits, Consultative forms have been held and the Outcome of these events have presented many resolutions. These resolutions have not yielded sustainable results as indicated from consideration of the following:

1) …number of companies have winded down Operations because of the inability to keep up with Operation s cost to Power Supply as a major contributory factor for…
2) …number of Non- Nigerian Organizations have relocated Offices to their Home Countries or other Nations
3) …number of Organizations have been found guilty of corrupt practices by paying Bribes to Power Companies to bypass and having transmission companies play the preference card of allocating Power Supply as opposed to even distribution
4) …number of Nigerian and Non – families have relocated because of the high cost of running and maintaining homes with the major costs owing to Power Supply
5) …number of Organizations have completely down from Operations or Trades or Businesses.

Nigeria’s Energy Sector is highly expansive, when looked have other segments that can provide whatever resource is required to power these factories and buildings etc that require electricity.
The Energy Sector comprises Oil, Gas, Electricity, Renewable Energy, Alternate Energy and other Sources of Energy (Power Supply) etc.
The reasons for lack of Power supply as the following; stated by the various sources of information (News Papers, TV News, Expert judgement as a Consultant in that Sector and discussions with Colleagues in the Energy Sector in the last ten years):

1. Vandalism of Gas Pipelines
The recent data from the Premium Times Newspaper, “Since January, the West African nation had lost a minimum of 8.04 billion Nigerian naira ($40.4 million) due to persistent vandalism of the country’s pipeline network” – The Premium Times, January 2018”.
The Distribution places have had issues like arson from the following reasons. This has been going on, for the past fifteen years, at the least. With the Niger Delta region as the leading Vandal.
2. Poor Maintenance
3. Government Policies
4. Inadequate Funding
5. Ageing Power Plants
6. Sub – optimal utilization of fuels in Power Plants
7. Natural Cause
8. Short Circuit

The Recent Solutions to fix the Problem, “Power Supply”
1. Building of Power Plants
On January 24, 2018 Nasarawa State government celebrated its achievement of building a generation plant that generates 132 MW. 132 MW ideally, when, its Solar Energy powers at the least 21,648 homes and at the most plus 132, 000 homes. With 1 MW =164 to 1, 000 homes. The consideration for Economy Development must factor Population and Land Mass / Size amongst other vital variables. Nasarawa State has a population of + / - 1,869,377 with a Land size 10,470 sq mi. With the Nigerian Economic Outlook with a very ambitious Real GDP 3.5%(according to the Budget) ascription, Innovation and looking outwards is paramount.

2. A question I ask myself and I am answering is if these issues have continued to arise, might the Nigerian People and its Government want to think of other solutions that are highly practical and will yield results as should in a consistent and sustainable manner.

The Globe has gone Renewable and Alternate with Energy. The Nigerian Cabal of Fuel Powering Generators and other factors will not allow for renewable and alternate.
Are these ideas that Nigeria re-segment the regions of Industrialization and Entrepreneurship?

Make a list of States or Areas and how much they can Generate, Distribute and consistently Transmit Electricity; encourage Entrepreneurs and Industrialist to relocate to the Industrial Zones that will be in Certain areas. This means Factories will be situated in a Particular Zone or Particular Zones, for those Businesses or Portfolios that require minimal use of electricity will be left in the Central Areas. These could be Silos, Warehouses, Wholesale or Retail Outlets Operating Offices etc.

In the long term whilst being heavily dependent on gas pipelines, develop anti vandalism pipelines. The Nigerian Government can task its people with ideas on how to this and encourage its people or neighbouring nations on building these products.
In the Longer-term Institute Renewable and Alternate Energy, encourage and whilst steadily and consistently sustain Climate Change and its uses and / or importance.

In the end, Nigeria moves from the tag, “Developing Nation” to a “Developed Nation” .

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