Our Electricity History

Flashing back to my childhood, it was almost like there was no power failure. Of course there is; we would usually shout "up NEPA" when ever the light comes up, but it was almost expected, so much so that it was impossible that we could stay up to an hour without power. I certainly cannot say the same for today; things have gradually become worse. ---  --- Here in my community, so many factors must have contributed to why we do not have electricity as regularly as we did, of which one of them could be the increase in population, yet there are a select few whose electricity would never go off. Be it what it may, the "Up NEPA" thing is no longer as intense as it used to be. It has now become a thing for the very young ones only, whom even sometimes decide to skip. Now, many factors too must have contributed to that. Of course, there are so many reasons why things are the way they are with our power holding companies, and why it has become worse over the years, but there is probably a more rational reason for the fact that people no longer consider power holding companies the ultimate; and that is advancement in technology. First, it was generators, so noisy that the neighbourhood became used to their sound; no one considered it a noise pollution any longer. Of course, the smoke too was a problem, but it eventually became absolutely normal to inhale such toxins; it completely became part of our daily life. ---  --- Solar power gradually started stepping in; it was not just for the wealthy, but for those who were ready to take the risk. Of course, it was the earliest stage of this advanced power technology, at least for those of us in this part of the world, and many of the supposed experts were experimenters who had completely no experience. There was no need to endeavour in such a risk for many; compared with the local power provider, it was too expensive, and since we still got a reasonable number of hours of power from them, there was for many no reason to endeavour. Fast forward to now, inflation alongside many other factors have made power really expensive from the side of the power providers. For so many reasons too, we no longer get as much electricity as we used to; in fact, there is barely any electricity. The issue of stolen armoured cable and transformer equipment has become even more prominent; there have in fact become more problems than we can count. It is no doubt too much of a trouble, and many are willing to take another option if there be one. Solar technology have on the other hand improved over the years, there have come to be more reliable technicians, and even more advanced solar materials. But then, the most interesting part lies on the prize; it has now become the case that solar is far more cheaper than regular electricity. Thanks to solar companies who have made it possible for individuals and households to pay gradually after installation. Coupled with the unrealable nature of the regular electricity (NNEPA), it has absolutely become better to go for solar which can become interrupted if well managed. Simply put, I see a feature were solar system will complely take over the Nigeria electricity system. It is just a matter of time. --- **This is @ernesto6402, and I appreciate you for reading through to the end; God bless you. This pictures used for this post were generated using meta AI.**