No Power

We are on day 3 of no power....we have had it for little spurts...but sheesh if it isn't getting annoying. I just read a magazine put out by the BBC that focuses specifically on Africa. This issue addressed the general power issue of the entire continent. In Tanzania alone 90% of the people live without power in their homes everyday.....so it is hard to compain ( but i did I know). This same magazine has an amazing photo of the entire world at night and 'illuminates" the issue. The US is glowing as is most of Asia....especially Japan....Europe has their fair share of light...but the entire continent of Africa is dark...
Here I have heard people say the power issue relates to water sources...drought, hydropower etc. I have also read articles about Tanzania perhaps getting nuclear power...
It's a difficult issue...how can these people get ahead? Internet is spotty, lights for reading and writing for school children don't exist...the ramifications of this problem run very deep...imagine trying to just run a restaurant? Refrigeration of food?
It's a huge issue....thank god for mobile phones....this has helped tremendously...perhaps blackberry type devices are the next positive wave.
Just musings....from the dark.
Sarah