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PowerGen
Dan Asabe Usman
Phone repairer
Danchitagi, Niger State
I’ve been in the phone repair business for fifteen years now. But I only managed to open my own shop twelve
years ago. I got started when I was sent to Zaria as a child to study. While there, I spent two years learning how
to repair phones. When I returned to my village, I decided to set up my own phone repair business because I
saw that there was a need for the service, which required the villagers to go to other towns.
When I first started my biggest challenge was the lack of constant electricity. I had to rely on generators,
which were costly and required frequent maintenance. Then solar power came to my community, and
everything changed. With 24-hour electricity, I no longer have to struggle with generators.
It has made my business much more efficient, profitable, and has
removed the worry about power challenges.
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