LikeAking:
Las las this solar panels na palliative for boys.

LikeAking:
Solar scams by this scament.
Na this solar panel go give the whole village light?
Solar panels for the masses is a big waste for now.
The maintenance is way too high.
Fg should do the right thing for once.
Dia Fada!

fergie001:

Not everything is scam. Which battery are you buying or which panels are you getting?

Panels are not determined by their sizes by sight but by their kilowatts peak rating.

That village, we are talking about, you are not aware if they use refrigerators....this is a remote community without grid.

That medium room, what do they use?
You don't know.....moreover, the pix might just be for illustration purposes.

They basically will have just CFLs, radio, maybe TV, Phone and that's all! When you are told a community don't have power for close to a century, that community isn't rural but VERY REMOTE.

The Private Co. will get the good ones, and you will see the difference.

Do you set up dams, where there is no water?

LikeAking:


[b]A Nigerian dude created a stove that can generate electricity to charge phones [/b]while cooking. It converts heat energy to power.

They can covert the heat generated by their firewood to real electricity.

FG no go se this dude.

FG must do the right thing.

fergie001:

You don't know what a remote village is.

Ask a moniker here SamuelAnyawu....we served in the same place, though we didn't meet each other. Ask him where he served, you will know there is a difference between village and remote community.

Tingotoe:
Is it possible to connect a 24v solar panel to a 12v battery? Also is it possible to connect a 24v battery to a 12v inverter?

fergie001:

You don't know what a remote village is.

Ask a moniker here SamuelAnyawu....we served in the same place, though we didn't meet each other. Ask him where he served, you will know there is a difference between village and remote community.

SamuelAnyawu:


Lol the young man hasn’t seen remote communities in Nigeria yet

Simplyleo:
Well, half loaf is better than none, at least this can illuminate a few houses in the community. Of course, if the solar panel on display is what they are talking about, I strongly doubt they can power 3 refrigerators.

But lemme see how some people who lack water for over 30 years will condemn this development.

I understand in some of their communities, na firewood dem dey use as light at night.

JohnBullMySon:
excuse me, did I hear maintenance?

Oh God.

indigene:

12volts battery of what capacity? 100AH, 150AH, 200AH or 250AH.
You can use 12v 150watts or 180watts (18v) for 100AH battery and a solar controller of 10/20amps.

You can also use a 24v 270watts panel for a 12v 150AH battery+20/30amp solar controller.

12v 200AH battery uses 2pcs of 250watts 24vv solar panel and 30amps solar controller.

The duty of the solar controller is to automatically dictate the volt of the battery, because solar voltage can spike from 24 to 1000dc
Call a qualified solar technician to access your needs

LikeAking:
Solar scams by this scament.

Na this solar panel go give the whole village light?

Solar panels for the masses is a big waste for now.

The maintenance is way too high.

Fg should do the right thing for once.

Dia Fada!

fergie001:

Why are you killing Power?

LikeAking:


A Nigerian dude created a stove that can generate electricity to charge phones while cooking. It converts heat energy to power.

They can covert the heat generated by their firewood to real electricity.

FG no go se this dude.

FG must do the right thing.

uuzba:

The battery.
Hmm. 2 years max, battery will have issue. You have to buy brand-new set.
1 12 volt battery is N120,000. And you need 4 batteries for 1 house.
I use 4 and have changed ALL of them 2ce now.
Talkless of a while village.
E no cheap O.

indigene:

Could I get your explanation?

oluwakayode25:
Been to a community like this in ogun state while doing this stupid contract job for FMARD..... The village is called gbamu gbamu.... You will think it is located on one of the far corners of the earth... Very faaaaaaar from civilization. The whole community runs on solar and they use LED bulbs in each houses to save energy... I don't know if they use refrigerators or high energy consumption appliances but i can tell you they have light 24/7 as long as they are able to afford payment for whatever unit they require... No electric poles in sight... No boreholes... No infrastructures in sight... No govt hospitals.. I was wowed!

LikeAking:


God forbid!. That thing you see there cant even power medium family house room well.

Na scam.

Good solar batteries are very expensive and you know how battery they take run down na?

Replacement na whala.

Solar is not an option.

Only the very rich should use it.

India has been installing portable dams for various rural communities.

fergie001:

Not everything is scam. Which battery are you buying or which panels are you getting?

Panels are not determined by their sizes by sight but by their kilowatts peak rating.

That village, we are talking about, you are not aware if they use refrigerators....this is a remote community without grid.

That medium room, what do they use?
You don't know.....moreover, the pix might just be for illustration purposes.

They basically will have just CFLs, radio, maybe TV, Phone and that's all! When you are told a community don't have power for close to a century, that community isn't rural but VERY REMOTE.

The Private Co. will get the good ones, and you will see the difference.

Do you set up dams, where there is no water?

uuzba:

The battery.
Hmm. 2 years max, battery will have issue. You have to buy brand-new set.
1 12 volt battery is N120,000. And you need 4 batteries for 1 house.
I use 4 and have changed ALL of them 2ce now.
Talkless of a while village.
E no cheap O.

fergie001:

If you use a 24V panel to charge a 12V battery with just solar controller, you are killing power; especially in very hot conditions.

A 24V panel will normally have a Vmp at approximately 36V, and an open cct voltage of about 44V.

The Imp here becomes 7.5A (270/36)

If I am to charge a battery of 12V, my wattage becomes 7.5*12/14 which is 100W....So, I am wasting (270-100)W. Not good.

DamnnNiggarr:
After 100yrs Without Electricity, Solar Mini Grid Excites Kwara Community



https://dailytrust.com/after-100yrs-without-electricity-solar-mini-grid-excites-kwara-community

indigene:

Thanks, you wrote under perfect weather condition, but we have to agree that nothing is perfect
Could a 100watts 12v
solar panel effectively charge a 150AH 12v , let me use a battery like Amaron Quanta battery as example within 11am to 3.30pm under cloudy flactuating weather when you apply pwm solar controller? I said NO
Using a 100watts 12v panel for a 150AH 12v battery will require 9 hours of bright day light or in some cases 72 hours to charge the battery,

My summation 200+ watts 24v panel is durable to charge a 150AH 12v battery.
At greenify Solar Power we interview our clients, what are their needs, More power during the day or also same at night? And we craft jobs beautifully.

fergie001:


Yes, it can power the whole village because it depends on their load demand, and not the size of the village. This must have been put into consideration during the feasibility study of this project.

Again, the maintenance cost of RE systems are far less than Diesel Generators or fossil-driven conventional electricity.

The major issues of RE surrounds their high first capital cost, stochasticity and expertise (in general). I believe this has been taken care of.

I feel there should be more spacing, and the panels on the left should be tilted at an angle equivalent to the latitude of the location. I don't think that's around 6°.....(the pix might just be for illustration though).

It is a laudable project. This REA/EEP is one area I don't know how to fault the FG on. They are doing well here.

PS: This is a private driven one and still commendable.