VISION 20-20-20 in Nigeria, first trumpeted by late President Musa Yaradua, encapsulated the plan of 'Giant of Africa" towards attaining industrialized status by year 2020. Today, it remains but five years to Year 2020 yet the dream now seems like what it has been from day one-a dream without substance or a shred of realism.
What can our leaders do to bring Nigeria among this comity of elite nations, you'd ask me, short of going cap in hand to our Western allies to beg for assistance? The first and most overriding issue at stake is for the Nigerian government to fix her power sector, for without constant and sustainable electricity, then we should forget about becoming industrialized.
For those who knows, this is an ambitious project for a country presently running on less than 4000Mw; a country with explosive population and a nation touted to be the largest economy in Africa. True, the incumbent (outgoing) government has made commendable strides in this drive to reform the power sector and I can only hope the newly elected government will carry on from where they left the job and push it to completion. I am really counting on General Buhari on this. He made lofty promises in his manifesto. Please do not let us down.
Ask the power engineers and they will tell you there are ways to light up Nigeria and Africa that will not require building power plants. By adopting green attitude of energy conservation and management, then Nigeria can power her country with vast energy stored in the cloud- Yes, the Virtual Power Plant can light up Nigeria and Africa in general.
Replace every incandescent bulbs with energy saving bulb and together we can make Africa light up like Xmas Tree-that is the winning attitude of energy management. Perhaps if we can replace a million of these 60 watts bulbs within the next five years, then we can achieve VISION 20-20-20.
On that note, here is to wish the President-Elect, General Muhammad Buhari and his transition team a successful tenure where Nigerians will celebrate no more black out. I say Amen to that!!
Wale Owoeye Esq.
www.zeusenergylimited.com
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