Suffice it to say that various models have been tried including the event that culminated in the privatisation of the sector, just to see that constant electricity supply becomes a reality in Nigeria. One may be quick to blame the government, we have however yet to understand that some of our own activities as consumers largely contribute to the failure in Nigeria’s energy sector.

Research has shown that for Nigeria to be fully sustainable in power supply, the country needs to generate an estimated 30,000 to 35,000 MW of electricity. Unfortunately, Nigeria presently is only able to generate between 4,000 and 5,000MW, and yet, we are not managing this meagre generated energy capacity efficiently.

To achieve that therefore, Nigerians need to start imbibing the habit of power conservation in order to save energy to improve their lives and property.

Conserving electricity energy will not only prevent unequal distribution of the light or providing low current one, it will also prevent hazardous effects that may likely cause fire incident due to power surges. In most cases, refusal to conserve the energy leads to numerous damage, thereby leading to loss of lives and property.

In Kano State for instance, the Sabon Gari and Kantin Kwari markets fires are a case study of dangerous electrical menance which led to the loss of wealth, all according to reports, due to the habit of non-switching off of electrical appliances when not in use, or when not around in the case of marketplaces and offices.

Also, there are a lot of fire incidences in many houses caused by electrical appliances as a result of not conserving energy.

Therefore, energy conservation is very essential to societal development, and, Nigeria can conserve it by switching off all appliances when not in use. Women as housekeepers also have an important role to play. They should try as much to always remind their husbands to be conscious of energy consumption rate and assist in its conservation at home.

The more energy we consume, the heavy our bills will be, and the more we energy we conserve, the light our electricity bills will be.