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Terzulum Gwaza's avatar

You have simply repeated your agenda without carving out fairly to explore any other pointers to this topic. You talk about many Africans having near 24/7 electricity supply and still being underdeveloped - I waited here in vain to see you list one with constant power supply whose per capital income has dwindled to $850.

It's clear that 24/7 power supply is not the only factor for development, but you forget that if you commit to achieving this as a country, it'll affect production. And why do you keep repeating yourself about 5000KW grid as though it cannot be improved on, or other sources of electric power explored if we're to have constant electricity?

Mention one developed country that has interrupted power supply to back your point on the other hand since you have supposed "many African countries" aren't doing better with 'near 24/7' power supply. Stop being intellectually dishonest. The countries who solved this primary energy source for their societies 100 years ago are not foolish. This factor alone puts every society on track to up its production economy.

Still, the other countries you may end up mentioning in Africa who aren't as developed with near constant electricity, I bet are still above Nigeria on many indices of growth. How do you factor power hasn't completely shaped their realities on the rise? If you want a model to answer this question, look at developed economies and confidently make your point about electricity not driving development. Abnormality has become norm, I cannot blame you or anyone thinking like this.

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Adz's avatar

I agree with the points you raised in this article.

I’ve worked on electrifying rural communities and introducing productive uses of electricity, witnessing firsthand the impact going from 0 to 1 can have… aligning closely with your fourth point. I think this is where many assume Nigeria starts from: 0, but we’re definitely not at 0.

While electricity alone isn’t a silver bullet, I believe affordable electricity at scale can be one of the catalysts for wealth creation in Nigeria. Key word being: Affordable.

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