I love this article for two reasons.
- It points out the rotteness in the power sector.
- It brings to mind one of the greatest alternative source of electricity.
Funds were gathered, meetings were held, and soon a new transformer was on its way down to the town.
Truth be told, this irritates me in Nigeria and it happens in every community. Just imagine the Telecommunication companies say MTN or GLO or Etisalat asking you to come and contribute money so that they can replace or repair their mast.
Secondly, solar electricity is certainly the way to go. We have been using it for about 4 years and counting without incuring any maintenance cost. Oftentimes when we remember the days of fuel, diesel and oil, not to mention the maintenance cost of the generators we become thankful to the Almight for the beautiful invention.
Don't look at the initial cost, try to get it installed and you will be thankful everyday that you did.