I Will Develop High Blood Pressure If I Dare To Check How Much I Spend On My Generator -Bob Manuel Udokwu

Electricity is central to the development of nations. Its use is directly correlated with healthy economic growth. Nigeria is one of the most populated countries in Africa with about 180 Million people but only about 40% of the people are connected to the energy grid. The people who actually have power experience difficulties around 60% of the time.

Veteran Nollywood actor Bob Manuel Udokwu when asked how much he spends in powering his generators per month left some comments:

In his words ''I have stopped calculating the amount. It is painful. You can just imagine if someone is spending just N1,000 per day to run a generator, in a month, you would have spent N30,000. Many Nigerians spend more than that per month. Personally, if I calculate what I spend on powering my generators, I will develop high blood pressure. I don’t bother again''

It is however imperative to note that electricity blackouts cripple the industrial sector. For example, outages in this area of the world also have implications for the mining industry. When power fails, workers may be trapped in the mines, so as soon as there is a risk of failure the operations are such down, which leads to economic downturn. Lack of electricity also causes problems for agriculture. Most irrigation lines are run by electricity, so when the power is cut out then the crop yield decreases.

Nigeria’s energy grid is arguably in crisis due to lack of development. The explosions of gas pipelines is also a major factor. The key to making a more reliable energy sector is to find and use a renewable energy resources, rather than simply relying on the country’s non-renewable resources. The crisis of energy is a complex problem stemming from a variety of issues.