Regulating the Electricity Industry for Steady Power Supply in Nigeria.

Electricity is apparently the strangest and most dreaded phenomenon known to man. Apart from the effects of electricity like shock, fire, force of machines and magnetic fields (invisible still) and the likes, there is no tangible way of noticing the presence of electricity. There is practically nothing to see with bare eyes except for the conductors, devices, materials, instruments, equipment and gadgets. This informs the great difficulty experienced in managing electricity supply through the means of guided installations and other channels and processes for domestic use.
It is therefore very important for those who handle electricity to get accurate knowledge of the theory of electricity and the IQ high enough to translate some theories to practical works. It is not surprising that few electrical practitioners get it right in this respect because no one can give what they do not have. No wonder the electricity industry is plagued with instability resulting from erroneous and faulty installations and terminations everywhere. Many an electrical personnel presume to know and dismiss the reason for bad jobs with a wave of the hand. Errors are explained away and may be blamed on any available scape goat. It does not matter if the chosen scapegoat is actually more knowledgeable and competent than the poser.
Clients fall prey to all kinds of losses resulting from engagement of such posers who presume on the stark ignorance of some unsuspecting clients. One may be tempted to allow the snake that swallowed another to lie with it but it is the responsibility of seasoned professionals in the electricity industry to protect the interest of public electricity consumers against avoidable losses whether they appreciate it or not.
It is this stance that has motivated this writer to put down contents on this blog site gabgail.blogspot.com for the benefit of all clients.
From the foregoing background, the industry demanded to be regulated. Regulations had evolved from the colonial times to recent times when most independed countries attempt to regulate by means of local legislations. However, the erstwhile colonial regulations are still applicable as they are more thorough and strictly professional. For example, the IEE (IEE stands for Institution of Electrical Engineers) Regulations for Electrical Installations and Practice remain the most comprehensive and effective regulation known to us in this country, despite the attempts at making domestic laws and regulations that are largely compromised, as discussed earlier in this same writeup.