Nigeria's blueprint for a brighter tomorrow

Nigeria’s blueprint for a brighter tomorrow

CHALLENGES

Lagos State, Nigeria

40% of Lagos State residents live in riverine communities, and

are not connected to the national power grid.

Nigeria’s population = 180 million

Tens of millions are far from a clean and stable source of power

Towards a sustainable future in Nigeria:

Deliver clean and reliableaccess to energy to rural schools and

healthcare centers

Eliminate the costly and

harmful dependence on diesel

Leapfrog

technology

This is an example of ….

Solar Nigeria Program

(2014-2020)

183 solar and storage locations installed

Complete list of sites: lagosolar.com/location

Size of

installationBadagry Ikorodu

Ibeju

LekkiIkeja

5kW 6 29 9 18

7.5kW 2 8 3 1

10kW 5 9 2 -

12.5kW 4 3 1 1

15kW 10 7 5 -

10kw (PHC) - 3 1 -

25kW 3 1 1 -

This project aimed to deliver 4.59 MW of

sustainable solar power

Innovative four way partnership

Participants:

1. Schneider Electric

2. Lagos Solar

3. UK Department for International

Development (DFID)

4. African Energy

Schneider Electric’s

ConextTM battery-based

inverter/charger

“ConextTM XW+ models were

selected for this project because of

their long-term record of reliability

in Nigeria’s rugged market, as well

their patented technology to

improve battery life in a solar and

storage system”

Lincoln Dahl, Principal, African

Energy

1. Modular

2. Flexible

3. Robust

4. Simple to install

5. Patented features

Technical Solution

• Intelligent design

• Training program

• Sustainable model

ConextTM XW+ System

1. Conext XW+ battery

based inverter/chargers

2. Solar Charge Controllers

3. System Control Panel

4. Conext ComBox

Successfully executed in only 8 months with 183 systems

operational

Scalable solution

172 schools and

11 primary healthcare

centers electrified

by solar

• 190,000 students

• 4.7 million clinic patients

• 3000 jobs across the PV

supply chain

• Drinkable water

• Able to pump water for days

• Babies safely delivered

Solar Energy

Impact by 2020

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