The Obasanjo government initially did very little in correcting the situation but has now aggressively moved to restore and build power producing capacity. With several gas fired power plants being built around the country and with power generation expected to hit 10,000 mw by the end of the year, one can say a lot has been accomplished. But still this is not enough and one needs to question why it took so long for the Government to address a problem so critical. With Countries like South Africa with a population of only 40 million generating close to 40,000 mw. It is imperative for more power plants to be built in order for Nigeria to reach its true industrial and economic potential. Only recently I read in an article that Nigeria was only utilizing 17 percent of its hydroelectric power capability. And that there was potential to produce at least 12000 mw more from hydroelectric sources. By all means the federal government should move to aggressively construct dams, we should draft in the Chinese - a country with more dams than any other - to help us rapidly build these dams. Efforts should also be put in place to allow for full exploitation of coal reserves. Coal power plants construction should also be given priority in order to rapidly increase power production. These steps are absolutely essential if Nigeria wants to rapidly industrialize and improve living conditions for its citizens.