OFF-GRID

 I will always be a firm believer in the notion that Nigeria's problems can be summarised into just two; Corruption, which is an embedded problem that will require surgery, and lack of electricity (You're welcome to change my mind and drop your take in the comment section). On the latter problem, hydropower will go a long way to solving it but how can we guarantee our access? Let's find out. In the previous post , we looked at how the federal ministry of power has handled the task of power generation and we concluded it's been a piss poor job (You can read that post here). Sometimes, I ask myself if those in charge know what they're doing but it would seem that when you and those around you are equipped with Inverters, soundproof generators, and mini-transformers, the darkness doesn't touch you. Anyway, I digress... Hydropower is a really big deal in the world. It's a steady source of electricity that is ready to keep going as long as there's water on th...

  Damn. This country is blessed. Before you say anything, I know you've heard that a lot and it makes you wonder how badly we've mismanaged our resources. You could say with all we have, it's a mystery that renewable energy in Nigeria hasn't become a problem of the past but hey, I guess it's Africa, right? Wrong.  There are many factors we could hold accountable for our current situation (Lord Lugard, I see you) but I'd rather not dwell on issues that we can't go back in time to fix. Rather, let's talk about what we have at the moment and how to make it better. Ladies and Gentlemen, let's talk Renewable Energy and the Federal Ministry of Power. Now, the Nigerian Federal Ministry of power is responsible for the sustained provision of power (electricity) for the entire nation. That's pretty basic stuff you can find on the first page of the internet but our interest is in the renewable energy aspect of their job with a closer look at the one we have...