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ReachRich:
Kai.This man shoud have been sacked.

And the president should have been impeached. I would take this over nothing happening. As long as he is not given any thing relevant to do.

deluxecad:
Please people, what are 'special duties'? Does dat still not make relevant? When u sack someone, he should pack gabadaya!

Gayigaskia:
This move doesn't portray change to me. The guy should have been removed period.

To be honest the country needs motion and not more litigation and all of that. Focus on development. If the outright sacking of the AGF would mean a replacement is needed and hence possible slowdown in government due to appointment of a new guy and then clearing from the legislature, etc, then the second best thing to do in the interim as not to slow down things, is to relegate Aondoaka to some irrelevant ministry and for the sake of everything good, don't budget significant ammounts of cash to that ministry or give that ministry anything important to do. This could be a pragmatic approach.

Minister of Special Duties? LOOOOOOL.

Fhemmmy:
I have not follow too much his activities, but could u please tell me what he did?
Na beg i beg

Do the basic research, the info is out there. He has stifled criminal investigations into several cases the EFCC was pursuing, he stopped members of scotland yard from coming into the country to carry out an investigation into the Ibori case, which could have brought to light many hidden issues; last year he tried to stop some officers from the EFCC from going to London to give witness at the Ibori trial. The list goes on. Most recently he declared that there was no vacuum in power, ,and that the president of Nigeria could even be gone longer and rule from anywhere. DO the research and you will even find more.

enohj2ee:
My people   Good Luck, Wont want to sack Andoaka and cant sack him

I have just listen to 4:00 PM New, nothing like this, Discard Saharareports news. let all be one.


Good Luck is too humble to sack any one, rather will want to bring all of the ministers together to work with him.

Which news channel was it? Cos I would take sahara over NTA anytime and anyday. NTA has got to be the most useless and propaganda filled news service channel in the world.

Minister Of Justice, Michael Anodoakaa, Removed
Wed Feb, 10 2010

Nigeria’s Minister Of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Michael Anodoakaa has been removed from office by the country’s new Acting President, Goodluck Jonathan.

Sources close to Jonathan told The Times of Nigeria that the decision to relieve Anodoakaa of his duties was announced at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting today.

The source said he will be “redeployed” to a new ministry. “Its not just Anodoakaa. Others will be affected. It’s a reshuffle.”

http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2443

I hope that isn't the case!

Sixmartgp:
For those looking for more sources, please see below:

http://leadershipnigeria.com/index.php/component/content/article/48-news-alert/11829-police-storm-ministry-of-justice-to-evict-aondoakaa

Police Storm Ministry Of Justice To Evict Aondoakaa   Print   E-mail
Written by Our Correspondent  
Wednesday, 10 February 2010 09:47

About 50 armed Policemen from the Force Headquarters, Abuja on Wednesday, stormed the office of the Attorney General of the Federation, Michael Aondoakaa, with alleged mission to evict him from the office.

This was following unconfirmed reports of his sack as Minister of Justice. Reports of the Minister’s sack rent the air at about 1pm today.

Speaking to Journalists, the Head of Media of the Ministry, Ambrose Momoh, said there was no official confirmation of the AG’s sack. He however confirmed the presence of Policemen at the headquarters of the Ministry.

“I saw the Policemen just like you did, I don’t know their mission here and I cannot confirm the offices they entered”, he said.

Read more later

http://www.osundefender.org/?p=7763

Michael Kaase Aondoakaa, Nigeria’s Attorney General and minister of Justice became this afternoon the first casualty of the power change in Aso Rock as he was unceremoniously sacked by the new helmsman, Ag. President Goodluck Jonathan this afternoon…

Update: Michael Kaase Aondoakaa was born June 12, 1962 in Benue. He attended the University of Maiduguri, where he studied law. He became a senior partner of a law firm for 18 years. He was appointed Minister of Justice on 26 July 2007. He was a member of a sub-committee to review the report of Justice Mohammed Uwais committee on electoral reform. The sub-committee assisted in producing a controversial white paper which muzzled the reforms and blunted the edge of the Uwais. A hachet man that doe3s allthe dirty job of the Yar’Adua’s shadowy kitchen cabinet.

Adieu.

James Ibori and co are in serious trouble given what the London Court just did. Madam Waziri, there is no more bloackage. Do your job and no more excuses.

Been reserving comments till there were more sources. The part in bold is the crux of the matter on so many levels. There should be no more excuses of hands being tied because of conflicting interest. Technically speaking, Johnathan does not owe Ibori, as his position was sponsored as an afterthought. If the news articles that have been posted throughout yesterday and today are to be believed, then Johnathan should see this as his government now and his leadership. No more excuses or blaming it on any hidden forces. No more talks about secret cabals in the background, just do something worth doing in the short time left before the next elections and act with a free hand. Any mess ups, and it is his mess; period.

Beaf:
I expect him to begin the process of setting Nigeria on the right path by kicking off the federal restructuring process and kicking all cabals into oblivion.

Because of the unique way he has risen to power (almost like destiny or an act of God), there is nobody better suited for the building job than he is. He owes no political machine, so his hands are totally free to slash and burn.
He must hist the ground running to gain credibility (although anybody is better than Yar Adua). If Jonathan let's us down, we might have to wait a very long time (or precide over a messy split). He has to perform.

My thoughts exactly, although I would add, no better person suited at this point in time. He owes nobody and knowing his party would probably not allow him to run next year because of their rotational policies, he has nothing to lose.

Interesting speech, although I would like to know if it was spoken live or read.  Now if the man can actually put some action behind such promising words, then perhaps all is not lost and an iota of progress (however small) can be gained from the lethargic trudge of this administration.

He actually has a chance to redeem himself because Ibori sponsored Yar Adua directly, but not him (his position seems to have been an added afterthought), hence there should be no obligation to tow those lines anymore. He seems to have reduced the seven point agendas to arguably the most pressing issues. I guess a real indicator of seriousness on his path could be how long Aondoakaa remains in his position as the AGF.

muhsin:
All of the above.

Your prerrogative, just don't hold your breath or expect such reception from others and understandably so.

wirinet:
No body prefers a dead Yaradua to a Jonathan. What people like me is advocating for is obedience to the Laws with which we have agreed to live under. The difference between a civilized society and a unstable one is obedience to the laws, no matter if you agree with it or not.

The Jews held their Torah  which was the Law that regulated their society sacred, and it helped then organize their society for thousands of years.

Also most western Nations hold their laws sacred and every citizen is held accountable to those laws. Here Laws are treated with disdain and the Laws are interpreted according to Tribal, religious, ethnic, class or even personal interests. Such societies cannot survive.

The Nigerian constitution is almost a carbon copy of the American constitution, especially the sections dealing with succession, so why had the type of problem we are having never occurred in the US.
If the US president should disappear for one week without informing anybody, he would be impeached immediately.

I agree that Yar Adua's actions warrant nothing short of impeachment, however, you forget that our AGF even declared that Yar Adua could be gone for months and still rule and no one really challenged him on that basis. Whatever happened should not cover up the fact that many people were in on this nonsense and need to be punished appropriately. Rumours of forged signatures, withheld information, outright lies, and so on that occured in the last few months should be dealt with expediently because this was not just Yar Adua. That for me, is what would really salvage this situation because (wishing no one harm) I genuinely don't believe Yar Adua would be coming back to Nigeria in the forseeable future if we have not even heard from him all this time.

muhsin:
Hmm. . .wonder.

The other thread about the "offer" was hyped and hence attracted many, many replies. . .yet this one was intentionally disregarded and nearly obscurely buried.

This is NL!

Consider how many lives these religoious violence periodically claims in the north, based on that what really were you expecting as a reaction to this news made by a "council"? Were you expecting a "thank you for deciding not to kill your fellow citizens and inviting Al-qaeda into an already messed up nation" bouqet? Commendation or a pat on the back for the council? What exactly were you expecting?

blacksta:
useless replacing useless /  what was his track record when he was assistant governor/governor/vice president

@blacksta; Why don't we try to stick to the issues? The issue with regards to Yar Adua as the president of Nigeria was that he left without being heard from for over 2 months and nothing was done about it, and it took so long till there was a serious concerted move to do what was common sense (leave the Vice President in charge). That is what this is about. If you want to go and open a mthread about how unexperience Jonathan Goodluck is and how they are all birds of thesame feather, then go ahead, but right now such an argument on this thread would make you sound like someone who just moans for the sake of it. So on this issue what would you have been happy with? The country remaining without an acting president??

@poster, my qualms with this now is if there would be moves to fire some people in government who let things get so out of hand for over 2 months, that is the only way this fiasco can be redeemed. The AGF needs to lose his job and so do some others. We should ask why things got so messed up and people should be made to pay for this to send a message. Let's see if the house has balls to do such. This is in no way a victory of any sort so I wonder why people are celebrating. The president of the nation has been missing for over 2 months and finally after over seventy days, power has been handed over to the Vice president? Congratulations and have a cookie. As far as I am concerned it is not a footnote for celebration but an end to stupidity; but of course I can already imagine the parties and thanksgiving services that are going to be held now by people in government for something that is coming 2 months too late. We always knew but now it has been openly confirmed by the way this whole thing played out, that the Vie President is simply a figure head put up there to placate a certain region of the country for votes.

osaass:
And what has the Bauchi State Governor Malam Isa Yuguda, Oyo state Adebayo Alao-Akala or Ogun state OGD done?

Would you rather have them as your state governor or Fash.?

Looking at choices as a pick between the lesser of evils never seems like a good choice to begin with. Let every bottle stand on its own, the poster was asking about Fashola and not about other state governors.

ABUJA, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Nigeria's cabinet will abide by a federal court ruling and decide within 14 days whether ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua is fit enough to continue his presidential duties, the attorney general said on Friday.
"We will abide by the judgement of the court. The Executive Council of the Federation will within 14 days, as directed, consider a resolution on the state of the president's health," said Attorney General Michael Aondoakaa. (Reporting by Camillus Eboh; Writing by Randy Fabi; Editing by Nick Tattersall)



That is all I saw in that press release. With the inclusion of that name, it wouldn't be too hard to deduce what decision would be "reached" at the end of the 14 days. The AGF is among one of the people in public office who really really really do need to lose their job and be replaced with more competent and sincere people if things are to seriously change.

^^^ CLASSIC; poignant; I can easily see that poster becoming a hit, although I would advice that you use a more up to date photograph.

LOL. This has turned into a "where is waldo" situation. I am just imagining this turning into a children series - where is yar adua- where kids would have the opportunity to search for their favourite inept president in such colourful locations like the bus stop, the market, the motor park, the zoo, and of course the obligatory circus. I genuinely would not understand how this man can possibly escape impeachment whenever he does show up, but again, we are speaking of Nigeria.

ElRazur:
Judging by your mentality, here is a breaking news for you. [see link below] I am sure you subscribe to dimwitted hearsay as this, instead of proper news. Please enjoy.

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-70646.0.html

PS
Have a nice day too. 


I think you may want to look up on the country. It is well known.

A tad disappointing, I genuinely thought you to be above such obstreperous behaviour. Here is the difference between the thread you refer to and this; one has a verifiable news source link provided and the other doesn't. I really shouldn't have wasted my time. . . . . you are more concerned about saving face and "winning" an arguement than having any meaningful discourse. You can continue the dialogue with yourself, I am not interested.

ElRazur:
Dude, I don't know when you started using forums, but posting news link especially when there are existing threads etc are nothing but a waste of bandwidth [Cost money you see] and drags down the quality of debates here. It is very weird to put it mildly, when you come onto a forum to get news, when you can instead go to the source directly.  What if along the lines of copy and paste and things changes and error was included?  It makes no sense to be honest.

My reaction is born out of the continuous nose dive in quality around here. Have a look around, I have raised this issue several times etc. You see, I do not have to "define the rules around here" before taking active action. Your type of mentality is what is plaguing this forum [and to some extent Nigeria].
I am not sure if you heard the saying "Non-sense/bullshi.t/evil flourishes when good men do nothing"? If it gets on your nerves that I am keen on keeping the quality up then so be it.

Again I asked you, since when did you started using forum? Primarily, a forum have been about a place where people can share their views, debate intellectually and not just post news link. This is section falls under category of a serious debate and the action of the OP is not in line.
Again I am telling you, if I want to read about news, I have my RSS feeds/readers and bookmarked news sources to turn to.

Look as for the example you painted. It tells a lot about you. If you really know where to look online, you will get your news. Having news delivered via copy and paste method is prone to several errors etc.

I won't keep engaging with you on this. If you don't like my stance, tough. Deal with it. I will continue with telling people who refuse to engage their brain to please do so. You know, we may just have [god forbid] better debate and quality of post around here.

Amusing. Don't take offence, but your stance is inconsequential to me so I don't even need to "deal with it" to begin with, you are free to do what you want for all I care. I was simply pointing out that a lot of the times a news article is enough to spur debates. Would rather have him just post the article than him posting and following it with a lame attempt at being insightful like - "this is bad news". If people had an opinion about it they would post, and if they didn't they wouldn't. Have a nice day .

ElRazur:
Please point out such people to me and let's go through their posting style. I have a feeling a pattern will emerge [if such people exist]. I suppose you get your news from the Buka down your road, Or down at Macdonalds? Most likely, you get it from a news source of some kind. Besides, this is a forum for debating. It is useless to post an article without offering an opinion. You know, A LOT of people actually agree with my view point.

No offence intended but I am not bothered about who or not agrees with your point of view, I speak for myself. I search for Nigerian news but I wouldn't have actively gone to search to find out that Yemen has ordered its embassy to stop issuing study visas. This is an online forum and the rules are not defined by you. In most cases news articles are enough to instigate debates on their own because guess what, people can think for themselves and have their own opinions. If you didn't have an opinion to post about the issue you didn't really have to. If I had an opinion to post on the issues raised by the article, I would have; the poster posting or not posting his own opinions and me having views of my own are not necessarily mutually exclusive. So what on earth did you want him to say as a comment to the article raised? "This is bad"??

The forum also serves as an information source and I wouldn't have known about this news if the poster hadn't posted it. During the Ekiti rerun elections there were one or two posters who were giving us information on the ground by their postings, keeping the rest of us informed on things happening on ground and a lot of people appreciated it, including me.

ElRazur:
Okay? And? Dude thanks for nothing but offer an opinion. If you don't realise, I know how to look for news online. I do not need you to post one just for the sake of it. Simple common sense.

Some people actually come online to get news, expecting this forum to hold what they feel will be the most urgent news which would potentially attract commentary from others; so no need to continue this tirade of yours.

yaf1423:
My point has been completely understood out of the context in which it is expressed. The good work mr president is doing does not preclude among other things the ills still plaguing this country. In his own right he has been dexteriously up to the task but only dat the sickness has really hampered quite a lot of things deserving achievement. Never in this country has someone used the kind of technique in solving niger delta arms struggle. We know dat certain lapses still exist and such can't be unplugged overnight. The idea that he has not done anyting should be jettisoned even obj did what he could only dat complacency was his problem.

FOR YARADUA HE IS TRYING HIS BEST and i see no reason why he should resign now since he is recuperating.

I am tired of reading this (apologies in advance) garbage and trite over and over again. Please list Mr President's achievements for us to see. What is this "good job" he is doing. List please and let us grade him right here. I just don't understand why this lame argument continues to persist. Mr President was sick before he got into power, since he did not see it as a problem, why should we? Please take the pity party elsewhere, this man is holding a whole nation's development hostage. John McCain and Obama had to produce their health history and report during campaigning, Yar Adua had to be hospitalised during his own "campaign" and the issue was ignored. If you cannot list Yar Adua's achievements then please stop feeding us such garbage, it really is sickening.

Lagosboy:
This is the rot that exists in the so called "democratic state". Democracy i will always insist is not a perfect system neither is it how we are made to believe it is. Imagine if this guy is successful in stopping this trial , then 3 million Nigerians will have lost and he would have gained.

On the other hand , i do not blame him or the British govt if they stop the trial but i do blame the 150 million Nigerians living in Nigeria and have Ibori amongst them. He his a free man , has being acquited by the courts, his assets in Nigeria have not been frozen. Why should the Briish govt do Nigeria's dirty job for them.

This is the same arguement the French authorities give when accused of habouring IBB's wealth , they say " why should we seize the assets of a free man in your country whose assets have not been seized by you".

The only solution to Nigerias problem is a targeted revolution at Nigerias ruling class , otherwise we would forever be holding conferences , talks and shows like the recent one by Chinua Achebe in the US. This conferences will forever be a talking shop. Nigeria's problem has gone beyond talking , it has gone beyond the Nigerian courts, it only needs on solution - force.

In the words of Obama when he recieved the Nobel peace and a commander in chief in war he explained that force is sometimes neccesary to repel the evil that talking will not solve. Lets be real here 49 years and our ruling elite are more or less the same people who have spoiled Nigeria (In Fela's words).

What on earth has what you think about democracy got to do with the issue? Gosh

lannre:
Tax ! any good tax must be progressive in nature,what is the correlation of the tax to what is provided for the citizen. I am not against tax- I am against Mega tax before achieving a mega status. And people should stop comparing us with UK. Its rather unfortunate to talk about tax in UK and we fail to talk about the good side of Governace there. No Power,No good roads,no water , pleaseeeeeeee spare us.

And money to do all the things you want done and complain about is going to come from where?

Beaf:
Don't be dishonest. You started the whole Australia thing.

Australia was first mentioned in this thread by you (right here https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-363669.0.html#msg5074067). Anybody can search the topic for Australia and see that for themselves.
If you want info, ask for it properly, instead of instigating phoney arguments.

I have never been for copying technology. Instead, that has all been you.

?? ?? ?/ What has who started about Australia got to do with anything? Did I say you started with Australia and if so can you highlight where? I mentioned Australia for comparison since it is also a hot and bright country, and you went on about how they were the world leaders in solar power technology, right or wrong? Never claimed I wasn't for copying technology either, I don't think you have been understanding my posts.

tensor777:
Well the use of solar technology to meet the electricity needs of growing numbers of residential homes and smal businesses throughout Africa is a veritable example of the sucesses of the modular approach.
It can be done and will continue to be done as the international community is now actively encouraging the use of Green technology.
So we have the happy congruence of the use of technology that is environmentally friendly on the one hand and technology that fosters community self-reliance on the other hand.

I am asking for just a few examples here. Not claims, just a few examples. Examples of states or regions where solar power is widely used and comfortably meets the energy demand. Just one example. Not research colonies or any of that, normal everyday communities, just one example in the whole world.

tensor777:
Beaf has made all the main points and that really should be the end of it

Community based utility schemes are the way to go. The era of creating huge national behemoths to provide utility solutions has had its day.

What we should be looking at are modular systems where each coommunity wouldfind the most efficient and environmentally friendly way of setting up and running water supply, water disposal and electricity generation schemes,

This would entail more creativity and imagination in designing such systems, but it would be more sustainable given local culture than blindly copying Western models.

LOL. Please don't take offence but one just has to laugh. Can you please give me an example in which such systems have been widely used in any country in the world? I am not talking of colonies or the likes that you see in some places. I mean a country or a whole state or region of a country where this modular approach is used and cost effective, give some examples please. It is so irritating when people keep saying we should design our own systems to suit our need when like I have pointed out, we do not even have strong research institutions or companies for that matter, not to talk of industries that can develop and mass produce these solutions that we would apparently design. In light of such truth, wouldn't it be better to copy what we know works?

You cannot hold nations you hold in such high esteem to the same conviction but you would hold poor african countries with no industries or research culture? Are you really being serious, I mean, for real?? I have been to one of these places/colonies that run on green energy, and it it not as clear cut and easy to run as you might think so please spare me such double standard. Yes reserching and developing such ideal technology is all nice and if we have money we should fund and pursue such ventures. However, are you aware of the timescale for such designs? Should we continue relying on candle and generator while such systems are being designed and perfected? We should stall industrialisation till such goals are realised?

@Beaf, I mentioned Australia because you went on about how they are the leding country in solar research. Would it be unreasonable to then look at what they are doing to judge the feasibility of your postulations? As a matter of fact such would show that we do have a brain. Most research isn't done fromt thin air. You do a literature review first and see what is already on the ground and what progress has been made, so you don't have to wait to rediscover fire.

As long as the 400MW from the hydro power plant is pumped into the national grid. There can't be two different laws, one for Abuja and one for the rest of the populace. Since we have chosen mediocrity then mediocrity it is. States are not allowed to generate their power supply for their own consumption, so Abuja should net be allowed to either, let everyone leave in collective darkness and generator fumes, or let everyone be allowed to develop, simple as. Meanwhile, considering that it is Nigerian money being used to build that 5star hospital, it had better be open to every single individal in the country, including those with health insurance.

Beaf:
Precisely!
Instead of buying generators an relying on PHCN, then govt can fire up power stations to supply industries and offices only.

I just wonder if you really know what you are proposing. How many homes in Autralia are run on stirling engines? The fact that you think it would simply be an alternative to buying generators simply shows it is not necessarily the most practical or best approach to tackle domestic consumption, only appealing as a lesser of two evils. First of all how much are these engines and how much power do they supply. I could go on and pick holes in your proposition, but I don't think such would be necessary. At least you have a solution, no matter how impractical I think it is. I would rather stick with decentralised mass distribution which would come in a large number of power plants situated around the country to meet the energy demand.

Beaf:
^
You are talking about losses for converting [b]free [/b]solar energy into electricity.
No gas to be bought plus, a stirling engine is very simple and can last until the end of the World; there's little that can beat that.

You are right, but I have to point out some things you don't seem to be considering. The technology is still in its infancy and has not been used at large scales capable of generating megawatts of power. Using the technology on such large scales is still being "worked on". It is not as tried and tested as coal, we do not know how reliable it is going to be because it is still quite new. Solar and wind farms require space to generate the kind of power we need.

On the other hand, we have oil and even better, we have gas. Steam and gas turbines are tried and tested and reliable.

Beaf:
Also, if we are talking about decentralising the distribution of electricity and making every home self sufficient, there's no need for huge MW systems.

So you are proposing every home in the country purchases this novel technology?

Beaf:
There's this one http://www.sandia.gov/news/resources/releases/2008/solargrid.html
It provides 25 kW at an efficiency of 31.25% There are several different designs, techniques and models, but they are all simple. Like I said, we will be publishing and teaching a lot of details in the near future.

Was hoping you would give me already established solutions incorporating solar power in the heating process, systems which are in use and generate megawatts of power. The system you posted as an example, has an efficiency less than that of a standard steam turbine and is still being worked on. I am simply trying to point out what I have been saying from the start, solar power is not established and is still in its infancy. We need to go for what we know works at the moment.

Beaf:
1000MW is very plenty for Nigeria.

The efficiency of photovoltaic cells is generally between 15 and 20% only, whereas, you can get efficiencies of 45% and above with thermal methods eg driving multi-stage steam turbines with focussed heat.
We don't have the technology to fabricate the semiconductors for photovoltaics, but it does'nt take much to build systems like I described above. It will cost nothing and deliver the Vision 2020 power projections like tomorrow or so.

1000MW might be plenty for Nigeria, but not plenty for Australia. The point I am trying to make is, if they are the world leaders in solar power as you claim, and they have heat and light, how come at current solar power accounts for less than 1% of their total generating capacity? Does that not send off some flags. Yes photovoltaic cells are pretty ineffective, but I am quite curious, yes steam turbines generally have an efficiency of about 45% whether heated by heat from burning oil or the sun. But I am quite curious, can you possibly give instances and examples currently being used whereby solar technology using focused heat has been implemented into the heating process that instigates whole cycle?

Beaf:
Don't take it that way, I wasn't being intentionally rude at all. People always complain that I can be quite blunt, so please no vex.

Yes, research is important without doubt and traditionally, universities provide fertile ground. But we've got to face the reality that our leaders don't see value in education (as an example, ASUU strike just ended), so development and research might be better if driven by the community instead. The people make money and the nation develops. So we can deal with global warming and develop technologically on the cheap as well.

Solar energy is not fully harnessed in developed country for the simple reason that they don't have the luxury of proper sunlight; in extreme situations, you even have countries like Finland having night time (or twilight) lasting for months! As you pointed out, Australia is a hot country that should be different; while they don't currently have a high percentage of their energy deriving from solar, they are going into it big time. In 2010 they will publicise succesful tenders for a 1000 megawatt solar energy plant http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE54G0C820090517

I know you think 1000MW is impressive , hence why you put it in bold. However, let me do a simple analysis for you. Britain generates 87GW of power (over 20 times what PHCN currently generates), and at leastr 70% of that energy comes from either coal or oil. If britain was to open a wind farm that generates 1000MW of power, that does not nullify all the gigawatts of power they already obtain from burning fossil fuels and polluting the environment. Australia is heavily dependent on power generation from coal, in fact about 80% of power in Australia currently comes from coal. Last estimate I was familiar with was about 45,000MW generated from burning coal, that is 45000MW from burning fossil fuels which cause pollution and drive their industries. See what I mean? So when you compare 1000MW  from solar, it isn't that impressive anymore. Last I was aware of, Britain is targetting 15% power from wind farms, not now, but in about 10 to 20 years (if not more). Don't even get me started on America and China.

The point I am trying to make is, yes we should be concerned about energy security for the future and we should research for the future. But at present, such technologies are not cost effective as I have shown you. How much has been invested so far by Australia (who you claim to be one of the leading countries in solar power research)? And 1000MW is meant to be impressive when they burn off coal to obtain the other 45000MW. Oil is currently cheaper, more cost effective, and readily available, harnessing the potential of oil and using it to drive industrialisation should be the number one priority, not trying to get in with the latest craze.

At current, the safe analysis for working with oil is, if you invest $1billion, you can expect to get about 1000MW. Australia is investing $420million in what is meant to be the biggest and most efficient solor photovoltaic power station in the world. Guess how much power it is expected to generate on completion? 154MW. Should we continue this discussion?