In rural Nigeria, many communities depend on diesel generators, and pay a high price for harmful, polluting, unreliable power. Hospitals are often forced to close when power fails, and when life-support systems shut down, lives are lost. The Lagos State Electricity Board (LSEB) selected Schneider Electric to bring solar power and storage to 172 schools and 11 public health centers in rural Nigeria.

1. Nigeria’s blueprint for a brighter tomorrow

2. CHALLENGES
Lagos State, Nigeria

3. 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

4. Towards a sustainable future in Nigeria:
Deliver clean and reliable
access to energy to rural schools and
healthcare centers
Eliminate the costly and
harmful dependence on diesel

5. Leapfrog
technology
This is an example of ….

6. Solar Nigeria Program
(2014-2020)

7. 183 solar and storage locations installed
Complete list of sites: lagosolar.com/location
Size of
installation
Badagry Ikorodu
Ibeju
Lekki
Ikeja
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

8. Innovative four way partnership
Participants:
1. Schneider Electric
2. Lagos Solar
3. UK Department for International
Development (DFID)
4. African Energy

9. 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

10. Technical Solution
• Intelligent design
• Training program
• Sustainable model

11. ConextTM XW+ System
1. Conext XW+ battery
based inverter/chargers
2. Solar Charge Controllers
3. System Control Panel
4. Conext ComBox

12. Successfully executed in only 8 months with 183 systems
operational
Scalable solution

13. 172 schools and
11 primary healthcare
centers electrified
by solar

14. • 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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