#FLOREAT: KCOB Chidube Ezeozue creates App to Track & Predict PHCN Power Outages
Wednesday, April 24, 2013Omoba
Like many
Nigerians, MIT graduate student and King's College Old Boy Chidube Ezeozue grew up frustrated by his
nation’s erratic electrical grid. Together with his brother, Chidube is working
on an app that sources information about the power outage situation.
“Electrical outages are a huge problem in Nigeria,”
says Ezeozue, who is pursuing dual master’s degrees in MIT’s Technology and
Policy Program and in electrical engineering and computer science. “The outages
really interrupt everyday life.”
Nigeria’s supply of electricity is severely
limited, resulting in rolling outages: Power is cut off every few hours and
redirected to neighborhoods that were previously in the dark. While Nigerians
know to expect these power cuts, they rarely know when the outages will happen,
or how long they will last.
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