Mrjo:
hw many hours a day and hw much it cost u?

Currently this is my setup (24/hrs power - don't use it with AC, i only use my fridge when i have to):

1. Inverter 2.5KVA 36Volt - price should be around 120k now...i bought it 60k plus shipping then from India last year
2. Batteries - 3 (200ah) - bought them 45k then now its upto 85k
3. 120 watt solar panel - 3 - 30k each
4. Solar charge controller 50ah - 30k


initially, i had this setup for just my laptop, TV, DSTV and sound system (24hrs)

1. inverter 1000Watt - 10k
2. battery (LifePo4 battery) - 1 (50ah) - 35k
3. 120 watt solar panel -1 - 30k
4. solar charge controller - 10ah -8k

Even before that i was using the system without solar system (needs at least 6 hours of electricity or generator) (more than 12 hours)

1. inverter 1000 watt 10k
2. battery (LifePo4 battery) - 1 (50ah) 35k
3. DC charger (just like laptop charge to charge the battery) 6k

nonjebose:
Guy, how much did it cost you to install it? I am planing to do that asap

see my reply

adewasco2k:


Currently this is my setup (24/hrs power - don't use it with AC, i only use my fridge when i have to):

1. Inverter 2.5KVA 36Volt - price should be around 120k now...i bought it 60k plus shipping then from India last year
2. Batteries - 3 (200ah) - bought them 45k then now its upto 85k
3. 120 watt solar panel - 3 - 30k each
4. Solar charge controller 50ah - 30k


initially, i had this setup for just my laptop, TV, DSTV and sound system (24hrs)

1. inverter 1000Watt - 10k
2. battery (LifePo4 battery) - 1 (50ah) - 35k
3. 120 watt solar panel -1 - 30k
4. solar charge controller - 10ah -8k

Even before that i was using the system without solar system (needs at least 6 hours of electricity or generator) (more than 12 hours)

1. inverter 1000 watt 10k
2. battery (LifePo4 battery) - 1 (50ah) 35k
3. DC charger (just like laptop charge to charge the battery) 6k

[quote author=KingsCity post=47352524]if a solar plant can deliver as much as 75MW @ a cost of $146m, then why don't we build build 200 of such plants across the country to get 15000MW and forget about militants and gas powered plants?[/quote

While you happily multiplied 200 by 75MW to give you 15000MW, you forgot to multiply the cost which is $146 by 200 which should give you $29billion.

aubventure:

I pity Yoruba people, following the northerns like cow. the president is busy developing north while the VP is busy commissioning those projects. When will the Government do any good thing like in the South.

I thought humans have stopped thinking through the anus until I come across your post

adioolayi:


$29Billion....wow! huge....but when u considered amount we've wasted on power over the years...na small change

The $20 billion power fund they looted was enough to get us there, but we missed that opportunity because of corruption..

DBlackCeazer:
A meagre 75mw?not worth mentioning except that it's solar power generated.

Any 75 MW power source powering over 1 million household is very significant regardless the source..

adewasco2k:

see my reply

Thanks

The tin go rili de pain u oo. Tnk God u v admitted ur spoon-fed fellow northerners own the oil blocs, forget d southwest part u mentioned (u jst did dat to garner opinionated support frm yoruba nairalanders). So u v indirectly admitted dat the Niger Delta Avengers are fighting a good cause by taking back wat belongs to dem. Even u knw dat Ur so-called northern oil bloc owners did not deserve such if not for military rule. So Tnk God for ur lives as far as u enjoy it but I hope ur sorry self won't also comment on any thread advocating for 'One Nigeria' cos by ur comments it has shown u r as tribalistic as ur buhari. Congrats on ur national dominance but one day go be one day.

fulanimafia:
Like you have a choice; you lazy lots should encourage your capable businessmen if any exists, to invest in the oil sector instead of crying like butthurt cry babies about being excluded and rendered irrelevant.

Right now, the oil industry is dominated by northerners and s/westerners operationally (forget oil blocs) and that's not gonna change in the next ten years.

Let that digest.

Just passing

FakeNEWSevryday:

Good point but u forgot funds issues
200 of 75MW will cost us $29.2b, the questions is can we entrust this huge of money in care of our polithiefchians?

if we can risk it and in a year we have 15000mw, my brother what are we luking for again, naija don better be that, our major problem is electricity.

Good development. And I hope they will have a hand in running the plant to serve as an incentive to others to follow. The present GENCOS are not doing well. They are unable to surmount even the basic challenges and the government must open up the power generating market to more independent players if it continues this way.

adioolayi:


$29Billion....wow! huge....but when u considered amount we've wasted on power over the years...na small change

Even just 100 solar powered plants will generate 7,500MW @ $14.5billion, and the remaining about 2,500MW from the Oil Plants can generate 10,000MW in total.

It's a start and by the way $29billion isn't much at all for Nigeria, if the electricity distribution companies can be organised by making citizens pay per electricity received. They'll recover the expenditure cost in no time.

fulanimafia:
Dangote gas plant, oil prospecting in the North and oil production in the SW, and now a 75MW solar plant in Katsina?

The scAvengers and their apologists are in for a rude shock

Keep quiet there jharee.

Noise-maker.

KingsCity:
if a solar plant can deliver as much as 75MW @ a cost of $146m, then why don't we build build 200 of such plants across the country to get 15000MW and forget about militants and gas powered plants?

Across the country excluding the Niger-Delta, Abi?
As if there will not be violence in other areas as well. Don't be too concise my guy.

The North,West or East will never tolerate what the Nigeria state is doing in the Niger-Delta.

KingsCity:
if a solar plant can deliver as much as 75MW @ a cost of $146m, then why don't we build build 200 of such plants across the country to get 15000MW and forget about militants and gas powered plants?

This is the simple maths that our leaders, have not asked themselves seriously - despite the improving economics of solar every year, even in countries that hardly see the sun face-to-face.

Let us continue looking for nuclear and all manner of grandiose alternatives -- until the Indians and Chinese harvest our sunlight, and sell back to us.

Raypawer:
ok, no be next year? talk is cheap, i just hope it comes alive.

If APC can achieve this, dem fit relax, no need to achieve anything else till 2019, I will vote for them!!

75MW IS EQUIVALENT TO A POWER GENERATION OF 100MVA (ASSUMING POWER FACTOR = 75%) @ $146 MLN
THIS IS QUITE NEGLIGIBLE COMPARED TO NIGERIA ESTIMATED DEMAND WHICH IS PUT AT ABOVE 45,000MW. WE ARE CURRENTLY GENERATING BETWEEN 3,800 - 5,100MW.
USING THIS MODEL OF 75MW GENERATION AT $146MLN, WE WIIL REQUIRE X600 UNITS TO ACHIEVE 45,000MW = $87.600 BILLION DOLLARS
THIS IS TOO EXPENSIVE, WE HAVE CHEAPER OPTIONS - THERMAL (COMBINE CYCLE), HYDROELECTRIC ETC.

Why katsina Na only der sun dey pass!? Smh

tempest01:


Why not decentralize the power, and allow regions to utilize their resources in their quest for power?

That should have been a better suggestion.

Regions that can't think for themselves.

.

PDP started this project and stop half way.hope APC will continue from where PDP stop....The project will definately boost power supply if APC keep to promise

KingsCity:
if a solar plant can deliver as much as 75MW @ a cost of $146m, then why don't we build build 200 of such plants across the country to get 15000MW and forget about militants and gas powered plants?

because then there will be no way to ensure victory at the polls. You need ppl hungry and desperate to be able to win election with cups of rice and T-shirt and you don't need bomb to bring darkness upon the land. 81 mm mortar can lob a bomb from 5 km any direction and render the solar Wetin Wetin useless in minutes.

Apc latest scam wona well done hooo

fulanimafia:
Dangote gas plant, oil prospecting in the North and oil production in the SW, and now a 75MW solar plant in Katsina?

The scAvengers and their apologists are in for a rude shock

If that's what it takes to get parasites from the north to face towards the sahara desert, so be it!

Ain't easy man. Distribution Companies don't have the capacity to do that and the Federal Government wouldn't shoulder this responsibility.[/size][size=8pt]

KingsCity:
if a solar plant can deliver as much as 75MW @ a cost of $146m, then why don't we build build 200 of such plants across the country to get 15000MW and forget about militants and gas powered plants?

G12:
How much will it cost to power the whole of Nigeria on Solar energy? Someone tell me, I want to sponsor such project.

You PM'd me.

Quote: "...75 mega watts power project valued at $146 million..."
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Does the solar plant cost $146 million or is the total PPA (power purchase agreement) over the projected period of time valued $146 million?

I think $146 million for only 75 MW as a sales price is expensive.

Here is my cost breakdown for a 10 MW solar plant per MW in Euro:

1) Site preparation/security (max.) 100 000
2) Steel structure 200 000
3) Labour & machines 100 000
4) Premium solar modules 600 000
5) Solar inverter 200 000
6) Switching station 40 000
7) Transformator/HV interconnect 40 000
8. Engineering & design 10 000
9) Project management 10 000
-----------------------------------------------
Total cost 1 300 000 Euro per MegaWatt
not included: profit margin, financing, taxes, transportation

If you build only a single MegaWatt, then it will be rather over 1 400 000 Euro.

Large commercial systems for businesses like 500 kW is 1 500 - 1 600 Euro per kW(peak)
and small commercial systems like 100 kW is 1 700 Euro per kW(peak).
- without batteries. But I'd add batteries to the small commercial systems, because the grid is not stable to absorb the energy.

So, for the moment the only solution is decentralized solar generation with storage. Once the grid is stable, then big solar plants can be interconnected to the grid. Otherwise the solar inverters will switch on and off and it will destabilize the grid even more. And the electronics components inside the inverter will "wear out" faster.

I do not think that the 75 MW project developer have taken this into consideration. They may be able to produce 1 600 kWh/kW(peak) per year on the solar panel, but it cannot be fed into the grid! I bet, the financing partner will get a headache!

Nigeria needs a democratic solution, so that not only the big guys (like JCM Capital = Private Equity firm!) make money.

E.g. the German government's state bank KfW provided cheap financing for solar installation. Let's say market interest rate was 7% per year, the state bank KfW offered 5%. At the same time the state made "profit" on the value-added tax, which is 19% on the solar purchase.
Plus all the taxes for labour, and capital tax on the solar businesses' profits. And the money that the purchaser "saved" by taking a credit, was spent elsewhere which provided economic growth somewhere else, e.g. a new car, new furniture, or just shopping...
So there was a big solar boom, and the state benefited hugely, by only providing 2% interest subsidy!

The private sector needs to be motivated to get solar rolling...
After 7 years of payback, you have free energy for another 18 years! (If lifespan of solar is 25 years)

adewasco2k:


Currently this is my setup (24/hrs power - don't use it with AC, i only use my fridge when i have to):

1. Inverter 2.5KVA 36Volt - price should be around 120k now...i bought it 60k plus shipping then from India last year
2. Batteries - 3 (200ah) - bought them 45k then now its upto 85k
3. 120 watt solar panel - 3 - 30k each
4. Solar charge controller 50ah - 30k


initially, i had this setup for just my laptop, TV, DSTV and sound system (24hrs)

1. inverter 1000Watt - 10k
2. battery (LifePo4 battery) - 1 (50ah) - 35k
3. 120 watt solar panel -1 - 30k
4. solar charge controller - 10ah -8k

Even before that i was using the system without solar system (needs at least 6 hours of electricity or generator) (more than 12 hours)

1. inverter 1000 watt 10k
2. battery (LifePo4 battery) - 1 (50ah) 35k
3. DC charger (just like laptop charge to charge the battery) 6k

Do you sell this, and if you do, what is your mobile number?

Thank you

KingsCity:
if a solar plant can deliver as much as 75MW @ a cost of $146m, then why don't we build build 200 of such plants across the country to get 15000MW and forget about militants and gas powered plants?

We are getting there. We just signed agreements for 12 solar power plants and with 4000MW Mambilla and other state IPPs and free flow of gas from Dangote, we are going to hit at list 10000MW in no time.

It's all about solar now and the terrorists can keep blowing anx destroying their land, but one thing they can not do is blow up the sun. The joke and misery is on them..

skydancer:


Do you sell this, and if you do, what is your mobile number?

Thank you

I don't sell but can guide you with links on Konga. Send me a PM

Please o Nairalanders, come help m b4 ? Burn down someone's house.
I got the UPS, connected it to LifePo4 battery, used it for 30mins then next thing I saw was smoke coming from the wire that connected the battery to the UPS I touched d wire, wire, thing burnt me. I quickly disconnected and checked if any wire was bridging inside the UPS but everything was fine.
I connect just my laptop to the UPS, and FYI, the wires still get hot when nothing Is connected to the UPS.
AND also there are two customised fans inside the UPS(its the wire that gets Hot not the UPS)
PLS HELP!