A Low-cost Renewable Energy Solution for Improved Energy Access in Nigeria

Inadequate access to constant electricity supply has become one of the key attributes of Nigeria. Power outage is no longer a new issue in Nigeria. Emphatically, more than eighty million Nigerians do not have access to constant electricity. The electricity grid in Nigeria has been characterized by constant collapse. In this paper an attempt is made to present a low-cost solar powered energy source for households in Nigeria. The focus of this study is Afikpo, a town in Ebonyi state southeast of Nigeria. Inhabitants of this town have never enjoyed power from the national grid for quit some years now. To this effect, residents are resorting to alternative means of power. The planning, analysis, design and implementation stages of the solar powered inverter system are presented here in. As a result of this study, the residents of Afikpo are currently enjoying constant power with benefits stated in this paper.