When the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Warri Section, reached out to ask that I anchor a technical session on the topic, I took some time to ponder on the petroleum industry amid the uncertainties in today’s world. The industry has had disruption as part of its DNA, so whatever challenges it faces today are just another iteration of catalysts that force adaptation.
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Constraining Nigeria’s Industrial Future One Solar Panel at a Time
How do you solve a problem that appears to be a little more complicated than rocket science? More than ten years after a cerebral Nigerian politician asserted that fixing Nigeria’s electricity supply conundrum “is not rocket science”, with some claims that he said a serious government could fix entrenched sectoral challenges within six months, there is arguably less electricity supply in “most” parts of Nigeria compared to a decade ago, and combined with rising costs, more persons are turning to solar power systems aka “inverter”.
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