The community of the Niger-Delta have witnessed the slow poisoning of their waters and destruction of vegetation and agricultural land by oil spills which occur during petroleum operations. There has been less concern and effective effort on the part of the government, let alone the oil companies to control the environmental problems with their operations.

All people have the right to self-determination, by virtue of that right they freely can pursue their economic, social and cultural development, create their own energy with their natural resources run by the people, ‘A community of self generators’.

Hence, the oil companies that explore and exploit their land would pay/compensate the people not just with money but, other ways as: exchange of knowledge and know how, creation of housing etc.


Map of Niger-Delta in context.


Parallel to the issue of the Niger-Delta energy, is also the possibility and potential of the Sub-Saharan Africa generating energy through solar furnace that would be sufficient for the whole of Europe, with heat of up to 3000 degree Celsius.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeNwzRdE16U
This clip shows an insight in to the Niger-Delta issues.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tt7RG3UR4c
This clip shows the what sort of energy a solar furnace could generate.



Abubakar Kumshe D7/Thesis Design Project