This document discusses promoting responsible energy use in Nigeria. It outlines how electricity is important for Nigerians and challenges in providing reliable energy, including transmission losses and poor revenue collection. The document proposes that local electricity distribution companies be tasked with disseminating information to encourage responsible use, such as effective metering and advocacy efforts. This could help minimize energy wastage and improve availability of power in Nigeria.

1. Advocacy is an important tool.
RESPONSIBLE ENERGY USE IN NIGERIA
Onyegbado C.N.

2. • Responsible electricity use and its consequent effect on the economy
and the climate is an issue of utmost importance especially in a country
like Nigeria.
• For many years, Nigeria has been grappling with the issue of providing
reliable power supply to the whole country.
• This article is from a citizen hoping to reach out and engage other
citizens on how our joint efforts can promote the efforts the
government is making to ensure constant power supply to the nation.
• This proposal is in line with the SDG goals number 7, 11, 12 and 13. It
seeks to propose the possibility of involving local electricity
distribution companies in disseminating information to the public as
they are not doing enough at the moment.
INTRODUCTION

3. • Importance of electricity in the life of an average Nigerian
• How much energy is used by Nigerians
• Challenges to providing reliable energy to more Nigerians
How can minimizing wastage improve energy availability in
Nigeria?
• How to minimize energy wastage
• Proposed financing solution on encouraging responsible
energy use: Local participation by distribution companies
(Discos)
CONTENT

4. • Lighting
• Refrigeration
• Entertainment
• Simple work (grinding, washing, lawn mowing etc.)
• Local business (hair salon, frozen food sales,
supermarket, tailoring, shoe making and so on).
• Health management
IMPORTANCE OF ELECTRICITY IN THE LIFE OF
AN AVERAGE NIGERIAN

5. How much energy is used by Nigerians?
Nigeria is heavily energy dependent as can be seen from the data provided by the
CIA World fact book (http://www.indexmundi.com/g/g.aspx?c=ni&v=81).

6. • Transmission and distribution losses
• Poor revenue generation from consumers
• Poor metering for proper accountability
• Wastage and irresponsible use by the
consumers
Challenges to providing reliable energy to more Nigerians

7. • Decrease energy cost.
• Allows for better distribution to areas with
shortage
• Help discos make informed decision about load
sharing
• Reduce harmful environmental impact of energy
production and consumption
How can minimizing wastage improve energy
availability in Nigeria?

8. • Effective metering to check consumption
• Responsible energy use
• Advocacy and information dissemination
HOW TO MINIMIZE ENERGY WASTAGE

9. • Electricity Distribution companies should be tasked with including
advocacy and responsible energy use information to its consumers.
• Discos are the people’s main point of contact with electricity
matters in Nigeria.
• Discos should fund and support groups promoting responsible
electricity use in Nigeria starting with young pupils.
• If discos are mandated to do the above, it will go a long way in
supporting the government’s effort to bring in dependable power
supply in Nigeria as their efforts will be complemented by the
positive actions of the citizens.
PROPOSAL ON HOW TO ENCOURAGE RESPONSIBLE
ENERGY USE