Nigeria needs to move aggressively in the development of solar energy. We can not run a modern economy on the use of generators and diesel oil. Nigeria burns oil for about half of its electricity, a costly way of generating power both environmentally and in terms of lost oil exports. The implementation of a sound solar energy policy will cut electricity cost in the Billions while creating some 100,000 jobs

Just as we did with the Mobile phone revolution by skipping the installation of more telephone landlines, we should let history repeat itself and bypass the expansion of power grids and jump straight to decentralized renewable resources like solar energy.

Solar power is one of the cheapest and most reliable sources of energy around! This is basically due to the fact that it does not require distribution infrastructure, and does not need a grid system. Off-grid renewables are particularly well suited to sparsely populated regions where the alternatives are costly in terms of cash and damage to the environment. A major advantage of stand-alone off-grid renewables is that they do not require transmission and distribution networks and can cost-effectively power essential services such as lights, cell phones, refrigerators, air conditioners and water pumps.