The title of my post will sure interest a lot of readers from Africa, especially Nigeria where I live and where we pray for the miracle of constant electricity. This miracle, daily importuned from Zeus, god of lightning and sky (at least to the Greek) , is nothing short of a mirage for Africans who, asides from material poverty suffers greatly from energy poverty. If you live in Lagos, Kaduna, Port Harcourt, and perhaps Kumasi, Soweto, then you will understand what it is to be deprived of electricity. Our brothers and sisters in Europe, Asia and America may not really understand.
From lighting your room, to watching your favorite TV show, to charging your phone to browse on the internet, to navigating a well lighted road at night, the need for electricity in Nigeria and Africa gets critical by the day. It is hard, very hard to still live in "darkness" in today's age when electricity can be generated from several sources. I cringe inside to still hear children scream "UP NEPA" in the hoods of Lagos whenever power is returned from its holders. It is sad, very sad that we still ration electricity in Nigeria in the 21st Century, when school children in China can generate electricity from the simplest elements. You just need not imagine how much Nigerians spend on fuel for generators. It is sheer wickedness on the poor people of the country.
What is the way forward? Can the new government deliver on its promises to power Nigeria and make her industrialize as all of us hope? Will President Elect General Muhammad Buhari take Nigeria further in the drive to become a power sufficient nation by year 2020? Like the great Bob Marley once sang: Time Will Tell.
In our drive to modernize Africa and alleviate energy poverty keenly felt in the ghettos, Zeus Energy Limited is working on innovative solutions to power SME's in the low scale areas of Nigeria. We are presently conducting energy audits and analysis of selected SME outlets, to know their total energy requirement in order to build bespoke energy units for them. This we intend to do in partnership with stakeholders in the energy industry and other development partners willing to work with Nigeria in achieving sustainable power. I will update you on the progress we are making on this project.
Constant electricity can be a reality in Africa. We need to believe it first.
See you soon.
Wale Owoeye Esq.
www.zeusenergylimited.com
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