The European Union, the French Development Bank and the government of Niger co-financed the installation. A French consortium made up of Akuo and Sagecom has finished building a 30 MW solar power plant in Gorou Banda, Niger. The Niger government had initially planned the project to have a capacity of 50 MW.
The cost of installing a 10KVA solar power system in Nigeria, which can power a full duplex, is around 3.5million to 4 million Naira. Inverter batteries are the most expensive and costly items for solar power installation in Nigeria. The cost of the batteries determines how long a solar power system can last in Nigeria.
Before moving ahead, further data need to be collected and analysed to ensure their potential and viability. Niger enjoys high solar radiation conditions in all eight of its regions. Average solar radi-ation is 5-7 kWh/m2 per day (figure 9), and there are seven to ten hours of sunshine per day on average.
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Solar PV and other solar energy technologies continued to be promoted in Niger through various outlets, including the national school television programme. Solar technology installation also contin-ued, largely in PV pumping areas and through education and health infrastruc-ture electrification.
In Nigeria, Solar panel and Inverter batteries are the most expensive equipment for solar energy installation. The cost of installing solar energy in Nigeria depends on the capacity of the solar energy, which in turn depends on its Solar panels and Inverter batteries.