So sorry about your loss. You are an old one here.

If you get a refrigerator, power issue is still there. If you get a generator, fuelling it would finish both your profit and capital.

What exactly don't you need electricity for?
It is easier to plan and be productive when there is light. To cook and store in bulk, you need light.

Remote workers are also facing the same issue. Should they also leave remote work and go do something that doesn't require light? Maybe farming.

I wonder why our Disco gives us light while the rest of Nigeria be complaining bitterly. Maybe it is the prepaid meters and money we dash them.

steeltrust:
The same light when I de pay for America every month as my normal bill ny some people de come here de shout

In western world you will pay bill tire ny you go hear up and down. As if in Nigeria you get the means to pay the bills
Common basic amenities like light
Road
Health
Security
Food
Na big problem for Nigeria leaders to give
But one idiot will come here to say
He prefer to stay in Nigeria than uk, Canada or america wen get basic amenities

My dear
Am so sorry for your loose

My dear pm me
Let me see how I can assist you
I know Nigeria no easy
It is well

thank you sir, I appreciate you.

Gerrard59:
Tomorrow, some unintelligent people will say those of us abroad pay too many bills and taxes. As if one does not see what is being paid for. Or those in Nigeria don't pay bills. Anyway, it is why I term them as unintelligent people. This means the vending machine business in Japan can never work in Nigeria, theft issues aside.

@OP: I can understand how you feel. I have been there. My parents own hotels, and I know how much goes into fueling alone, maintenance aside. Just like you, I once thought of going into a business selling ice creams (just as Coldstone), but the power situation in the country made me cancel it. There is a reason most people prefer trading over manufacturing. Using generators isn't even the issue, but with the fuel price and unavailability of electricity, one doesn't even know when you will break even.

sometimes i say to myself why i even argued with those people

ednut1:
sometimes i say to myself why i even argued with those people

The annoying aspect of the mendacious tale of "Nigerians abroad pay lots of taxes and bills" be say there are equally other places in the world with lower taxes and things work. So, even if the UK or Germany has high taxes, a skilled Nigerian with a British or German passport can move to those low-tax environments to work and enjoy the same standard of living as in the UK or Germany.

If you notice, those who preach that gospel are either dual nationals or cannot leave Nigeria. The standard of living in developed countries is way higher than in Nigeria. But we had one Agbadorian who said Africans are richer than Europeans and Americans.