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Nice matter

McLizbae:
Well, o worth e sha!

wooti kini

She mo je politician ni??

jimmyolasun:
One of the things I invested in back 4 years ago and will forever be grateful to my neighbor then.. he was the one that forced me to patronize his business even tho I was reluctant then. But today I still pay him dues indirectly for giving me this opportunity. I did a full 10 s and installations for less than 500k

umm. Those are costly now oh.

chinexbest:


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solar is the best solution to nepa problems…..we just installed it this February at home and it was the best decision ever 6solar and 2 batteries with 4kv inverter and this works perfectly well with the fridge, Tv and fan but must be Dc

I will advise anyone who can afford it to go for solar, cost about 1.3m to install and this have save us from cost of running generator.

The generator is only used to run the pumping machine because we didn’t connect it to solar to save the life of the battery.

Well baba... If you get the money noni sha. Based on establish studies and calculations, installing a solar system at any capacity will save you much more money on the long-term than using a generator as alternative energy.

OlawaleBammie:
wooti kini

She mo je politician ni??

McLizbae:
Sell the tubular batteries and get sealed lead-acid batteries. A good one will give you at least 4-5 years. No emissions too.

Thank you sir...I will work on that.

chinexbest:


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But it doesn't work like that, it can be better though, the important part of a solar system are the s, everything else are a waste of resources but maybe that's what we have now. Solar today is inefficient, it's not replaceable to nepa light, yes nepa light is costly and not stable or reliable but we need stop making people believe solar can replace nepa light now because it cant.
1. When there's no sunlight, no power for you, when sunlight is poor, no stable power, when sun is at it's peak, there's limit to what you can power and the duration it can power you appliances.
2. Affordablility, how many familie can afford a solar system that will power the electronics in their house the way nepa light does even if they'll have to use some at a time and others at other times.
3. Efficiency, the s are mostly doing great work but the charge controllers and the battery is nothing to write home about. Charge battery the whole day and at night, the charge is down and they tell you that you should have reduced load or put it of during the day...
4. Improvement, i thing a good solar generator should be able to produce sufficient power without the battery connected so that the solar generator can produce power during the day while the battery is charging and the batter can take over at night when the sun is no more. My take
And mind you, solar is not environmentally friendly. The batter is destroying the environment. This is a hard truth. The s are fine but the batteries, no way. To make 1mah battery, a lot of destruction of the environment has happened not to talk more of making batteries in kwh. The resources can not sustain the demands. Goto , go to drc, china and see this effects

thesolutions:
You would have to ditch a lot of properties for it to serve you.
You need low energy solar friendly freezers, iron and other appliances. China has solutions for everything though.

You would still need to ditch the house appliances that have high energy consumption as long as your house is metered.

OlawaleBammie:
2 medium freezers
4 ACs (1hp each, inverter)
4 fans



How much do I need to install a solar needed to power these.. please experts.

Many considerations. Will your system power these things 24hrs? Battery capacity/use is critical mainly at night. I assume you need lights too. I did 10kva last month and it took just over 7m. I used lithium battery. 12 pieces of 550watts s, I plan to add another 10kva battery to it soon. I bought 10kva inverter, charge controller, changeover switch, thunder surge, breaker box, etc. Some of these items are optional but i went for a complete system.

thats when petrol was 195 and dollar 400.....so d 500k was huge bro..

jimmyolasun:
One of the things I invested in back 4 years ago and will forever be grateful to my neighbor then.. he was the one that forced me to patronize his business even tho I was reluctant then. But today I still pay him dues indirectly for giving me this opportunity. I did a full 10 s and installations for less than 500k

OlawaleBammie:
2 medium freezers
4 ACs (1hp each, inverter)
4 fans



How much do I need to install a solar needed to power these.. please experts.

You will need at leas 15kva solar to comfortably carry the aforementioned appliances.

im a solar engr, we serve you according to your budget

OlawaleBammie:
Jesus!!!

Wey I still dey put mind for 2.5m

no.. you wont spend up to that. not even close

November24:


Fans must be DC fans and AC inverter ACs

8kva at most.
10 s

5.3m

me if you want to

sonssyo:
me self is considering doing it for my mum in the village;

1.5kva sumor
8 room apartment with just tv...
1 freezer thats all

will cost how much bikonu....
every time i travel, i spend 100-150k on fuel that we use for 6 hours in a day, I'm tired like this, if i can drill borehole for her and put the solar, change the roof of the house this year, God don help me be that.

a little on top and we will install a budget friendly ones for you

Hezzyluv:
Solar installation of 1m this days is ntin.

In of life span, lithium is more superior and can stay up to 10 years with good decent usage
In of charging, lithium charges faster and more efficiently,
Lithium requires low maintenance
These are just a few

Skyfornia:


Oh really!? What is the difference between Tubular and lithium batteries??

us, you wont spend up to that

CyracksMrBlogger:
I have budget N10m to fix solar for my house

nurudeen181:

But it doesn't work like that, it can be better though, the important part of a solar system are the s, everything else are a waste of resources but maybe that's what we have now. Solar today is inefficient, it's not replaceable to nepa light, yes nepa light is costly and not stable or reliable but we need stop making people believe solar can replace nepa light now because it cant.
1. When there's no sunlight, no power for you, when sunlight is poor, no stable power, when sun is at it's peak, there's limit to what you can power and the duration it can power you appliances.
2. Affordablility, how many familie can afford a solar system that will power the electronics in their house the way nepa light does even if they'll have to use some at a time and others at other times.
3. Efficiency, the s are mostly doing great work but the charge controllers and the battery is nothing to write home about. Charge battery the whole day and at night, the charge is down and they tell you that you should have reduced load or put it of during the day...
4. Improvement, i thing a good solar generator should be able to produce sufficient power without the battery connected so that the solar generator can produce power during the day while the battery is charging and the batter can take over at night when the sun is no more. My take
And mind you, solar is not environmentally friendly. The batter is destroying the environment. This is a hard truth. The s are fine but the batteries, no way. To make 1mah battery, a lot of destruction of the environment has happened not to talk more of making batteries in kwh. The resources can not sustain the demands. Goto , go to drc, china and see this effects

With all due respect, you are completely wrong with your assumptions about solar alternative energy solution.


If you buy quality battery brands and other solar accessories, you can even go off NEPA grid completely.


There are solar s that pick charge even when it's raining or when the sun is not shinning.

We also have wind turbines that you can install as alternative when there is heavy rain and breeze, that way, you will never lose any energy.


The only thing you can say is that solar power is not cheap.....but its affordable if you go for your budget size and also use appliances that match that solar capacity knowing how much you bought them.


But unfortunately, Nigerians would want to use 500,000 naira to install solar that will carry their fridge, freezer, iron, water dispenser, ac, home theater, TVs, fans, and some will even want it to also carry their pumping machine. That's madness.


How much is a petrol or diesel generator that can carry such appliances and consider again that you will be buying petrol at 850 naira per liter.....you must consider all these.


Outside Nigeria where there is stable electricity supply, people are installing solar power to cut down their electricity bill...some even install bigger capacity that power everything in their house and still have excess they send back to the grid and get paid for it. A friend in California is currently doing this.


But such capacity of solar doesn't come cheap but Nigerians would want to have such solar installed for them with 3million hahahaha



Solar power is the future brother, the earlier you embrace it the better. Our offices are already going off Nepa grid gradually....same with our Manager's home


us for your affordable, reliable solar power systems for both small, medium and large scale capacities

OlawaleBammie:
2 medium freezers
4 ACs (1hp each, inverter)
4 fans



How much do I need to install a solar needed to power these.. please experts.

Use lithium battery 15kw set up

Using it for 2 years now off grid 24 hours light

Ready for 5m upward

Skyfornia:


Oh really!? What is the difference between Tubular and lithium batteries??

When it comes to solar batteries, their superiority goes like this:

Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries - No. 1

Gel-Acid Batteries - No. 2

Tubular Liquid-Acid Batteries - No. 3


And their prices also varies according to their grade....Lithium cost more followed by Gel batteries and lastly Tubular

KingMack:
Solar don turn big man thing for this kwantry

..abi.. if this solar can be a bit cheaper many Nigerians will buy it and be using it and ignore NEPA and their wahala

sonssyo:
me self is considering doing it for my mum in the village;

1.5kva sumor
8 room apartment with just tv...
1 freezer thats all

will cost how much bikonu....
every time i travel, i spend 100-150k on fuel that we use for 6 hours in a day, I'm tired like this, if i can drill borehole for her and put the solar, change the roof of the house this year, God don help me be that.

Better pikin.

All the best.

I don’t know the kind of solar you all
Are using solar can take you off grid and carry all gadget
Buy lithium battery only
Buy that are original they charge from 6am till 6;30pm and even in rain

KingMack:
Solar don turn big man thing for this kwantry

Solar power has never been cheap...in fact, we must appreciate Nigerian solar companies and business owners for even looking for several ways to make solar affordable for all Nigerians to afford....outside Nigeria, solar is not even for the middleclass....its strictly for the rich unless you will finance it with loan.


What we really need in Nigeria is to have banks and financial institutions working with solar energy companies like us to provide funding for Nigerians to acquire solar and pay installmentally based on their income; we are currently working on this and will soon come up with a plan.

Skyfornia:
You are right, but maintenance, though it's still cheaper.

I fill my inverter batteries with inverter(Distilled) water every month and it cost me N5000 to N10,000 monthly.

I don't know if there's anything I can do to reduce such.

Any advice from the professionals here will help. Thanks

go for lithium battery

Bahamas95:
If not for solar many people for don turn deaf for my area because of generator noise.

Na lie... Not everybody can afford ₦10,000 every night to power up generator as at today...

If petrol price was like ₦150/litre... I would run Generator and solar together.... But now pms at 905/litre ₦10,000 is not sustainable..,

OlawaleBammie:
2 medium freezers
4 ACs (1hp each, inverter)
4 fans



How much do I need to install a solar needed to power these.. please experts.

550w -105k*28=2,940,000

10kva Felicity inverter -1,150,000*2=2.3m

120ah mppt controller -250k*2=500k

15kwh lithium battery-2,750,000*2=#5,500,000

In the next 20 years, many DISCOs and GENCOs will be irrelevant to many families.

People are going off-grid everyday, while embracing solar. They are telling 'NEPA' to go hell because it is now obvious that even 'NEPA' has given up on the provision of constant electricity.

sonssyo:
me self is considering doing it for my mum in the village;

1.5kva sumor
8 room apartment with just tv...
1 freezer thats all

will cost how much bikonu....
every time i travel, i spend 100-150k on fuel that we use for 6 hours in a day, I'm tired like this, if i can drill borehole for her and put the solar, change the roof of the house this year, God don help me be that.

This is achievable with a 2,250,000 Naira budget

fitinwell:



Na lie... Not everybody can afford ₦10,000 every night to power up generator as at today...

If petrol price was like ₦150/litre... I would run Generator and solar together.... But now pms at 905/litre ₦10,000 is not sustainable..,

I wasn't just referring to the present, there's no light in my current location for over 10yrs now. Residents were using generator non stop back then when fuel was cheap but now most of us have switched to solar.

Even the ones that can't afford standard solar s have the ones to power lights/fan.

Bahamas95:
I wasn't just referring to the present, there's no light in my current location for over 10yrs now. Residents were using generator non stop back then when fuel was cheap but now most of us have switched to solar.

Even the ones that can't afford standard solar s have the ones to power lights/fan.

Oh ..i tot as much.... Apologies

bestman09:
Good information but 90% of us know this, except if this is a sponsored post, even my grandma knows

Definitely sponsored. I don't know why NL have now slyly decided to remove the "mandatory" SPONSORED POST they used to put.