1. Benefits of the Solar / BESS
• Solar
– Pollution Free and No Greenhouse Gasses
– Reduced Dependency on Oil and other Fossil Fuels –
Can save for use by Nigeria Thermal Units
– Renewable Clean Power – Every Day – Even Cloudy
days
• Battery Energy Storage Systems
– Speeding up the replacement of Fossil Fuels
– Less dependent on Electrical Grid
– Match Perfectly with Solar Systems
– Great to match supply with demand
– Great when sun isn’t shining (night) and wind isn’t
blowing
3. Basis of BESS Estimate
• US Market - $1500-1700 / kW
• Assume $1600
• $6.144 B
2 Rows of Batteries Racks – Top
and Bottom (2 of Many)
4. Basis of Solar Estimate
• Assume 60 sq miles of land (buildable)
• 38,400 acres of land
• Assume 50 MW / 500 Acres = 1 MW / 10
acres
• 3,840 MW (3.84 GW) of buildable solar
• Assume 300 solar panels / acre
• 11,520,000 solar panels total
• Still require:
– Infrastructure – Substation, Transformers, Inverters,
Cabling, Weather Station, Switchgear, Control and
Communications
– Engineering Support – Civil Site Prep, concrete, steel
– SCADA
– Engineering – Preliminary Design, Detailed Design
– Construction
– Commissioning
– Training
Solar Panels – 300
panels per Acre
5. Basis of Solar Estimate
• Cost – Ranges between $1000 -
$3000 (US Market) – Assume
$2000 / kw installed
• 3,840,000 kw
• $7.68 B
• Note, most projects are smaller.
75-100 MW range and smaller.
• Probably would phase in with a
number of smaller programs in
lieu of all 3.84 GW
One of Several Weather
Stations
6. Other Required Infrastructure
• BESS
– Civil / Structural
– HVAC
– Fire Protection
– Power Conversion
– Fire Detection (VESDA)
• Solar
– Substation
– HV Switchgear
– Cabling
– Weather Stations
– Controls and Communication
Inverter and Transformer shown, HVAC
Chiller units behind (see ducts into building)
