There have been a number of reports from Nigeria (especially in Lagos) where the common comment is that "solar doesn't work". However, there are numerous examples showing it is valuable technology that helps reduce energy utility bills to consumers, long term energy savings with solar panels that have as much as 25 years guarantee and this technology promotes a country's self dependency as a source of energy. Some countries benefiting from solar power technology include UK, Germany, USA, Italy, Saudi Arabia etc.

So the question then arises, why doesn't it work in Nigeria. The sad answer to this question is because the Nigerian market has been flooded by substandard solar equipment bought cheaply from various sources. Now it is easy to lay the blame solely on the purchasers/ government project awarded contractors who installed these solar systems, which include solar street lights. The blame goes deeper than that. We have heard a number of reports from contractors, that complete solar system projects and they never get paid. There are also others that claim that they have had to wait for more than 2 years before receiving payment for these projects. For this reason, these same contractors claim to have to work on a shoe string budget and tie up capital for years to complete these installations. Hence the purchase of low cost, substandard solar equipment. Now I am not excusing this type of behaviour, I am merely trying to explain the reason for the perception that solar energy doesn't work.

Solar energy systems do work.

EcoSolarCool is a US brand of refrigerators and freezers powered by solar energy and designed with advanced technology, combining the latest innovative compressors and computerised digital control systems. There are a number of reports and reviews from US customers that can be found on the internet that use as low as a 150 watt solar panel to run a 6.2 cu ft EcoSolarCool solar powered refrigerator. They offer huge savings on consumers' energy bills and are an excellent alternative especially compared with existing propane powered products. EcoSolarCool solar refrigerators range from 4.1 cu ft to 6.2 cu ft and our freezers from 3.5 cu ft to 8.8 cu ft. EcoSolarCool freezers can also be used as a fridge or a freezer if extra refrigeration storage is required.

This kind of technology is excellent in Africa and especially Nigeria where power cuts/ outages are a common everyday occurrence. A number of people use these products in North America, The Caribbean Islands, Central & South America, Middle East etc.

Learn more by visiting http://www.ecosolarcool.com

EcoSolarCool: There have been a number of reports from Nigeria (especially in Lagos) where the common comment is that "solar doesn't work". However, there are numerous examples showing it is valuable technology that helps reduce energy utility bills to consumers, long term energy savings with solar panels that have as much as 25 years guarantee and this technology promotes a country's self dependency as a source of energy. Some countries benefiting from solar power technology include UK, Germany, USA, Italy, Saudi Arabia etc.

So the question then arises, why doesn't it work in Nigeria. The sad answer to this question is because the Nigerian market has been flooded by substandard solar equipment bought cheaply from various sources. Now it is easy to lay the blame solely on the purchasers/ government project awarded contractors who installed these solar systems, which include solar street lights. The blame goes deeper than that. We have heard a number of reports from contractors, that complete solar system projects and they never get paid. There are also others that claim that they have had to wait for more than 2 years before receiving payment for these projects. For this reason, these same contractors claim to have to work on a shoe string budget and tie up capital for years to complete these installations. Hence the purchase of low cost, substandard solar equipment. Now I am not excusing this type of behaviour, I am merely trying to explain the reason for the perception that solar energy doesn't work.

Solar energy systems do work.

EcoSolarCool is a US brand of refrigerators and freezers powered by solar energy and designed with advanced technology, combining the latest innovative compressors and computerised digital control systems. There are a number of reports and reviews from US customers that can be found on the internet that use as low as a 150 watt solar panel to run a 6.2 cu ft EcoSolarCool solar powered refrigerator. They offer huge savings on consumers' energy bills and are an excellent alternative especially compared with existing propane powered products. EcoSolarCool solar refrigerators range from 4.1 cu ft to 6.2 cu ft and our freezers from 3.5 cu ft to 8.8 cu ft. EcoSolarCool freezers can also be used as a fridge or a freezer if extra refrigeration storage is required.

This kind of technology is excellent in Africa and especially Nigeria where power cuts/ outages are a common everyday occurrence. A number of people use these products in North America, The Caribbean Islands, Central & South America, Middle East etc.

Learn more by visiting http://www.ecosolarcool.com

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