Energy has a major impact on socio-economic development by playing a key role in economic, social and political advancement of any Nation. Inadequate supply of energy limits advancement in all spheres, thereby causing depreciation in the quality of life among citizens. Small-scale businesses in Nigeria also have their fair share of the effects of inadequate energy supply in Nigeria. This study aims to analyze the awareness, economic and environmental effects, and attitudes of generator usage by small-scale businesses and to bring about awareness on the alternatives and benefits of the national grid system. This study analyses how small-scale businesses in Nigeria manage to keep their business alive by using alternative energy supply such as diesel-fuel generator. This challenge facing the small-scale business sector is due to the inadequate power supply. The effect of generator usage on their businesses and the environment was analyzed in this study. To successfully achieve the aim of
2026INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND MODERN TECHNOLOGYJournalOpen access