poetictwenty:

The adage “Being in the River, yet the ladder of soaps enters one eyes” best describes the lack of Electricity in the Sub-Saharan African countries, especially Nigeria.
A research by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) shows that 2 out of 3 people in Sub-Saharan Africa do not have access to Electricity. 87% of these people live and work in Rural areas. These rural areas have been found to possess the potential to generate the cleanest of Energy.
In Nigeria, The grid system in which generating stations and major consumer centres are integrated is employed by the power Authority.
With an installed generation capacity of 12500MW , but 3500MW to 5000MW available onward transmission to final consumer ,it has become practically impossible to meet the power needs of the general populace connected to the grid. The shortage in power has forced the authorities to come up with measures to ensure the base load areas get more power than the rest. These measures now leave certain locations (mostly rural areas) without power. This no doubt have negatively affected the Economy of the country.
“The reason why Africa exports raw unprocessed materials is simple: Africa does not have Electricity. Lack of access to power has pushed Africa down to the bottom of global value chains” (Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, AFDB president. 20l6).
In as much as Electricity is important, the manner and way it is generated should be of interest to Africans. Our ecosystem is constantly polluted by carbons being emitted by machines we can’t do without -From vehicles to industrial machines which aid in the manufacture/ production of goods and services. Little wonder Kenya president, president Kenyatta reiterated the need to employ green energy in generations of Electricity and other materials. To him ,it is important to leave a world where the next generation can live, rather than destroy it just because we want to solve the problem of epileptic power supply.
“ Africa is blessed with a bounty of green renewable Energy. In the past, we have done little to develop these riches well. Dirty energy has proved to be as damaging as it is expensive. It eats up our resources and it leaves our children sick by the roadside. Africa can no longer afford it” (President Kenyatta, 2017)
As the National Renewable Energy and Energy efficiency policy (NREEEP) plans on how 60% of Nigeria Electrical Energy can come from renewable Energy by 2030; we must also consider the possibility of utilizing the Embedded generations of Electricity system in powering rural areas, considering the fact that materials to run this materials can be easily accessed there. It won’t only be cost effective, it will ensure proper security of materials used in the electrification project. As communities will naturally take up the responsibility of securing the equipment , knowing that what ever goes wrong will directly affect them.
Also, with the wide acceptability of solar systems by the general populace, The National Electricity Regulatory commission (NERC) and other relevant agencies should come together to make sure that solar system and other renewable Energy is cheap and affordable, so Nigeria and Nigerians can quickly transit from the dangerous way of generating Electricity through Generating sets and other carbon emitting electricity generating machines to a cleaner mode of Energy generations in a shortest possible time.
Joseph ohuche
Solar Engineer @Unitronix global company limited

poetictwenty:

The adage “Being in the River, yet the ladder of soaps enters one eyes” best describes the lack of Electricity in the Sub-Saharan African countries, especially Nigeria.
A research by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) shows that 2 out of 3 people in Sub-Saharan Africa do not have access to Electricity. 87% of these people live and work in Rural areas. These rural areas have been found to possess the potential to generate the cleanest of Energy.
In Nigeria, The grid system in which generating stations and major consumer centres are integrated is employed by the power Authority.
With an installed generation capacity of 12500MW , but 3500MW to 5000MW available onward transmission to final consumer ,it has become practically impossible to meet the power needs of the general populace connected to the grid. The shortage in power has forced the authorities to come up with measures to ensure the base load areas get more power than the rest. These measures now leave certain locations (mostly rural areas) without power. This no doubt have negatively affected the Economy of the country.
“The reason why Africa exports raw unprocessed materials is simple: Africa does not have Electricity. Lack of access to power has pushed Africa down to the bottom of global value chains” (Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, AFDB president. 20l6).
In as much as Electricity is important, the manner and way it is generated should be of interest to Africans. Our ecosystem is constantly polluted by carbons being emitted by machines we can’t do without -From vehicles to industrial machines which aid in the manufacture/ production of goods and services. Little wonder Kenya president, president Kenyatta reiterated the need to employ green energy in generations of Electricity and other materials. To him ,it is important to leave a world where the next generation can live, rather than destroy it just because we want to solve the problem of epileptic power supply.
“ Africa is blessed with a bounty of green renewable Energy. In the past, we have done little to develop these riches well. Dirty energy has proved to be as damaging as it is expensive. It eats up our resources and it leaves our children sick by the roadside. Africa can no longer afford it” (President Kenyatta, 2017)
As the National Renewable Energy and Energy efficiency policy (NREEEP) plans on how 60% of Nigeria Electrical Energy can come from renewable Energy by 2030; we must also consider the possibility of utilizing the Embedded generations of Electricity system in powering rural areas, considering the fact that materials to run this materials can be easily accessed there. It won’t only be cost effective, it will ensure proper security of materials used in the electrification project. As communities will naturally take up the responsibility of securing the equipment , knowing that what ever goes wrong will directly affect them.
Also, with the wide acceptability of solar systems by the general populace, The National Electricity Regulatory commission (NERC) and other relevant agencies should come together to make sure that solar system and other renewable Energy is cheap and affordable, so Nigeria and Nigerians can quickly transit from the dangerous way of generating Electricity through Generating sets and other carbon emitting electricity generating machines to a cleaner mode of Energy generations in a shortest possible time.
Joseph ohuche
Solar Engineer @Unitronix global company limited

Numero9:

Beautiful! did you write this yourself?

poetictwenty:

absolutely