I don't know about the specifics of Nigeria's power issue, but back home it seems as if an over reliance on generators seems to be part of the cause. Those generators always seemed to run out of fuel, or, even worse, one of them would break down. Consequently, GUC would have to order the replacement parts for the generator from some foreign country, and the citizens of Gambia would be left without power for weeks. Then there was also the issue of blackouts during electric storms. The lightening would flash and this would be accompanied by a flicker of lights, then the blackout. What ever happened to alternate sources of energy? We have been blessed with the river Gambia which could be used a a source of hydro-electric power for a number of countries in our sub-region. The OMVG project seemed to be a good start. But, I don't think that project ever got past the planning stage. Does anyone remember the six month(or what seemed like six months) blackout in 1978? If memory serves me right, it happened right before the 1978 WC final between Argentina and Holland. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------