International Journal of Development and Sustainability ISSN: 2186-8662 – www.isdsnet.com/ijds Volume 7 Number 2 (2018): Pages 435-447 ISDS Article ID: IJDS17092702 State of power supply in Nigeria, the way out Daminabo Ibiene 1 , Aloni Clinton 1 , Alexander Budnuka Chinago 2* 1 School of Foundation and General Studies, Port Harcourt Polytechnic. Rumuola, Port Harcourt Rivers State, Negeria 2 School of Environmental Sciences, Port Harcourt Polytechnic. Rumuola, Port Harcourt River State, Nigeria Abstract The importance of power supply can never underestimated; From Stone Age era when energy was discovered to date, man’s life had always depended on it. The industrial source of energy in Nigeria includes HEP and Thermal energy. Economic development seeks to improve the economic wellbeing and quality of life of the community, this is done by creating and retaining jobs thereby supporting in growing income. However, the economic development cannot be achieved without adequate power supply which is a major determinant in job and wealth creation. Epileptic power supply in Nigeria has retard development as it affects industrial development, economic development, and cost of productions, market price, and quality of services. The reasons for inadequate power supply in Nigeria include climate, administrative lapses, weak legislation, attitude of works and corruption. This paper among other things observed that water reservoirs should be improved by supplying water through pipeline from humid south to dry north; more thermal power stations should be built across the country, a strong legal system to protect the staff and power installations. Regular payment of workers and installation of standard equipment, certified by standard organization of Nigeria (SON) will also help power supply in Nigeria, which in turn enhances development. Keywords: Development; Hydro Electric Power (HEP); Power Supply; Thermal Power; Vandalism * Corresponding author. E-mail address: budnukaerim@gmail.com Published by ISDS LLC, Japan | Copyright © 2018 by the Author(s) | This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Cite this article as: Ibiene, D., Clinton, A. and Chinago, A.B. (2018), “State of power supply in Nigeria, the way out”, International Journal of Development and Sustainability, Vol. 7 No. 2, pp. X-X.