rottennaija:
It may be, but only when it's cost reduces

undergoals:
How much is the minimum job or solar you can do..

Barcholder:


This is where you are absolutely wrong sir, the costs are very low now. You can power a 3 bedroom flat for 24 hours a day from as little as N150,000 upfront payment, with the balance of N50,000 per month for 12 months, or, N225,000 upfront payment, followed by N21,875 per month for 24 months.

90% of my customers buy on one of our easy payment plans, which basically means that once you've paid the upfront deposit, and we install the system, your monthly payments are usually less that what you are currently spending on fuel each month, for just 8 hours a day of power, whereas with Solar, you have uninterrupted 24 hours a day of power.

To show you how popular our easy payment offering is, we have sold and installed over 10 systems in just the last week and a half alone, and all without any form of advertising whatsoever.

For more information, check out our website at wwwdotsolyntadotcomdotng

Regards

Uvie

Barcholder:


We can power a typical self con for just N80,000 upfront, followed by 20 monthly payments of N11,000, after which you finish payments.

Solar is actually meant for the masses, but there's a huge misconception in Nigeria that's it's a product for the rich only. Nothing could be further from the truth, and the majority of my customers are ordinary working class Nigerians, who currently run generators between 2KVA and 5KVA.

Check out our website at wwwdotsolyntadotcomdotng for further information.

Regards

Uvie

refreshrate:


This price, masses?

Please ehn dont ever go into politics i beg you with the name of whatever it is you worship

Barcholder:
With the crippling fuel shortages that are currently hitting the country, resulting in the closure of key businesses in the economy, such as banks, radio stations, and even affecting the telecommunications networks, it should finally become crystal clear that Nigerians cannot continue to rely on generators for power.

Solar energy is far and away the most efficient and cost effective source of power in Nigeria today, and is a very simple technology to roll out and operate. As Nigeria's number one Solar Power company, we have seen a huge surge of demand this year, as more and more businesses and homes decide to end their suffering and switch to Solar.

We need to be smart and realise that the use of generators is not only extremely expensive, but also results in massive levels of pollution to the environment.

For more information about Solar Power, and how you can easily and cheaply become power independent, please feel free to ask as many questions as you like.

Regards

Uvie Ugono
Founder & CE0
Solynta Energy

Barcholder:


I won't dignify your comment with a response.

refreshrate:


This price, masses?

Please ehn dont ever go into politics i beg you with the name of whatever it is you worship

nextstep:
I just noticed that "the masses", when they buy a gen, might go for a 0.9kVA or equivalent ("I better pass my neighbour" Tiger brand). If a 1kW solar solution can be sold for 15k-20k, then I could see solar going after the lower end of the generator market. Most people would be happy with the ability to charge their phone, turn on some lights, and a fan. If they just disconnect from PHCN, then they can pool the 2k-4k monthly bills.

nextstep:


I just saw this post, but I think your response deserves a reply. There are lots of people who spend about 60k-80k on a 2kVA generator. They may not be "the masses", but it's still a significant market. If they were then to power that gen from 5pm-5am (to run AC or fans while they sleep), how much petrol would that be per month? When you add the cost of servicing it, you can easily start approaching 5k-10k/month. That is, if you're lucky enough to buy fuel at a decent price, with all the chronic shortages we've been having. I also think as you require more power (a heavier gen), you would also require a larger solar installation, but the cost of running a gen+2years fuel remains on par with an equivalent solar installation.


With solar, at least fuel shortage or high price is no longer your concern; there's very little noise (the charge controllers do have fans), and certainly no air pollution.

refreshrate:


Keyword: messes.
Understand that then read your posts again.

aloeman15:
I think we can ask for 'layman's terms'.
Based on current appliance and fuel costs, also assuming you're buying all the equipment brand new-
How much for solar for 1watt?
How much for petrol for 1watt?
How much for diesel for 1watt?
Oya. Ansaram.

nextstep:


What do you mean? Who buys "I pass my neighbour"? No be masses?

nextstep:


OK let me see if I can try, to calculate cost amortized over 3-year period, if you were to use gen only

twentyk:
What am after is if this (solar)can be learned...I mean the construction and everything.... I have been watching some videos on YouTube and Google which have helped But I need first hand experience and stuff like that.....I hope you guyz have an idea of what am getting at......
We currently use solar to power the pumping machine in my hostel and I can tell you we will forever have water even though no light.....I hope I get answers though cuz solar is the THING now.....

nextstep:


OK let me see if I can try, to calculate cost amortized over 3-year period, if you were to use gen only (no connection to PHCN)

900VA generator is 20k, fuel per day is about 300naira, servicing per month is about 2k.
20k + 3*360*300 + 3*12*2k = 20k + 324k + 72k = 416k total cost of ownership = 416k/900 = gen: 462naira/Watt over 3 years

Equivalent 1kW solar system, 4 240W panels + 2 12V 100AH batteries + 24v 20A pwm charger + 1kVA inverter (prices from konga.com, pscsolaruk.com)
4*70k + 2*40k + 15k + 50k = 425k total cost of ownership = 425k/1000 = solar: 425naira/Watt over 3 years.

Also consider that fuel cost might double (86-145), or not even be available, servicing will get more expensive, etc. in that 3-year span.
We should probably be calculating cost per kWh, but if the hours of use are the same in both cases, the ratio of cost will still be the same:
462/425 = 1.08% (i.e. it would cost almost 10% more to run your gen daily for 3 years)

One could argue that you won't run the gen constantly since you'd be connected to PHCN (2k/month?), for which you'd have to pay 3*12*2k = 72k. And in return you get 1-2 hours of light per day on average.

Then I'd retort that if you ran only DC equipment, you could skip the inverter and save 50k.

One could also argue that the numbers can be skewed in any direction (e.g. you spent less on fuel, or you paid more per solar panel), but the ratio is not going to range more than 0.8 (solar is more expensive) to 1.2 (gen is more expensive), which for me implies that with savings in the right places, your cost would still be about the same.

I don't want to even consider diesel because that's a whole different level of ballin'

rottennaija:



Humm. I'll hv to calculate a little

refreshrate:

Seriously you're comparing price of I better pass my neighbour with the cost of your solar panels?
Like seriously ?

aloeman15:
You realize that most batteries will need replacing by then.
Also, solar panels don't give 100% of their power rating.
Lastly, they also suffer wear and tear, with maintenance required.

SIRKAY98:




Yes solar and inverter can be built and learned also. I studied Electrical Electronics in Lagos state polytechnic Ikorodu Campus

In 2006/2007 Session . In our OND days we built solar panels and inverter..so my dear its possible. If u r student of ELECT/ELECT it will be easier...if you check my earlier post here .i have been using all this solar things for the past four years and am so happy am still enjoying it till now... i have 500watt per/hour solar charging system that will charge my battery and i cannot but remain a king in my area... if you can get all the matterials and u hv d time we r in for a deal.