Failure of the country's power generation capacity due to years of neglect has resulted in most people purchasing small power generating sets like these ones to light up their homes and businesses. It is not uncommon to see mini sets like these lined up side by side at homes and business offices, shops and markets. People generally generate power for themselves.
The government has promised to do something about it but it only seems to be toying with the power industry as business investors have a field day importing generating sets into the country. There's a conspiracy theory that holds that vested interests are involved in the breakdown of public utilities like power so that they can make more money from importation.
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That is so disappointing to hear, because Nigeria is a country that is just so rich in natural resources.
Good luck to your country!
The Philippines had to make a difficult decision about our power situation in the mid-90s, when there wasn't enough power and we had to go on rationing (and no one was investing because of it). Our president then went into contracts with power generating companies that had very high fees, just to get the much-needed electricity and foreign investments. The problem is, our power rates today are still very high because of those contracts—in fact, an economic survey stated that the Philippines has one of the highest rates in Asia. =(
olalede, generators galore!! Wa-hey! The one in front looks like one we owned before;-))
We Africans can survive,0!!
.........notice my prefixed elipsis......notice the suffix..................................dts how this situation mks me feel....blank and .............................................God Help Us....................
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