![]() ![]() ![]() The provision of stable and adequate power supply is undoubtedly necessary in furthering the economic growth of any nation. Power outages has negative effects on industries, public and domestic consumers for the development of the society and Nigeria as well. From the analysis of the results, it was found that average cost ratio of power supply from own power (generator) supply to that Power Holding Company of Nigeria is about 22%. This could lead to increased cost of production, unemployment, reduced efficiency, poor planning, wastage of material, loss of man hours, discomfort of personnel, poor quality products/services. Also, equipment was damaged due to fluctuation of power supply. It was found that due to power outage, production target were not met. Statistical techniques as well as descriptive analyses were used in analyzing the results. The research covered firms such as chemical/pharmaceuticals, printing and publishing, food processing, soap and detergents, furniture etc whose products/services are of primary importance to the development of the society were collected through the use of questionnaires. To achieve this, the “Effect of Power Outages on Production” in some Nigeria firms, also, to the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, even to domestic consumers was actually examined. ABSTRACT This study seeks to investigate the effects of power outage on production companies.
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