#FLOREAT: KCOB Chidube Ezeozue creates App to Track & Predict PHCN Power Outages
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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