Energy Insecurity: A Case Study of Electricity Outage and Micro-Enterprises Management in Minna Metropolis.

Abstract

At the centre of human activities is the application of energy. Indeed activity itself is a function of energy, for without application of energy, the intended activity may not hold. Energy is not only important for development, it is also important for the improvement of welfare of the people. Modern economy is energy driven and the high consumption level of the society is also energy dependent. For any economy, energy must be present in sufficient amount at all time and in all places. At the level of households energy is necessary for domestic activities including cooking, heating, cooling, preservation of food and even for leisure and entertainment. One of the basic commodities of the modern time is information. Information is dependent of energy, where the supply of modern energy is either absent or inadequate or irregular, information flow will be hampered. In all dimensions therefore energy contributes to economy development, household economy and welfare and forms the backbone of information flow throughout the world. Energy is essential to life and its development has shaped human society and civilization (Reddy et al., 1997)