Comments on: Tanzania’s Largest Solar Power Project Springs Forward

By: VB

VB — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:05:00 +0000

The TZ21 project is estimated to deploy 246.7kW of Solar power by US based installer ICS Tehcnologies.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201206210118.html

By: Tanzania's Largest Solar Power Plant Moves Forward

Tanzania's Largest Solar Power Plant Moves Forward — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:42:27 +0000

[…] Tanzania’s Largest Solar Power Project Moves Forward September 19, 2012 By Jake Richardson Leave a Comment FB.Event.subscribe('edge.create', function(response) { _gaq.push(['_trackEvent','SocialSharing','Facebook – like button',unescape(String(response).replace(/+/g, " "))]); }); The 2,000 solar panels for Tanzania’s largest solar power contract to date have arrived. About 600 batteries and accessories (like inverters) have also made the journey to Tanzania based on the $4.7 million contract that was signed in March. […]

By: Anakiu

Anakiu — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 07:02:00 +0000

Thatz Real a very high cost.May be this cost involves the construction of distribution lines to some number of houses.

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:57:00 +0000

$4.7 million for 208kW of installed off-grid power.

That’s a bit over $22/W. Currently the average cost for off-grid in the US is just under $7/W.

So, yes it is high. But it’s also a new country start-up so there have to be a lot of cost not occurring in a more mature market.

Things other than solar panels are involved. When you put panels on your roof you don’t need to purchase storage batteries/controllers or an inverter to switch the battery DC over to AC.

By: Ronald Brak

Ronald Brak — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:58:00 +0000

I hope the cost includes things other than just installing solar panels, as I live in one of the higest wage countries in the world and I could get 208 peak kilowatts of PV installed at a fraction of that price.