Table 2 Initial PV component costs (Ebaid et al. 2013)
Well number | PV component costs for the PV alternative (prices in USD) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PV panels (300 WP) + structure | Inverters (250 kW, SMA Inc.) | |||||
Quantity | Unit price | Total | Quantity | Unit price | Total | |
W25 | 2969 | 500 | 1,484,500 | 1 | 54810 | 54810 |
W39 | 3503 | 500 | 1,751,500 | 1 | 54810 | 54810 |
W34 | 3847 | 500 | 1,923,500 | 1 | 54810 | 54810 |
W47 | 3827 | 500 | 1,913,500 | 1 | 54810 | 54810 |
Well number | Batteries (8 V, 820 Ah) | Charge controllers (FlexMax 80, 24 V, 80 ADC) | ||||
Quantity | Unit price | Total | Quantity | Unit price | Total | |
W25 | 1186 | 1000 | 1,186,100 | 395 | 571 | 225,545 |
W39 | 1399 | 1000 | 1,399,100 | 466 | 571 | 266,086 |
W34 | 1537 | 1000 | 1,537,100 | 512 | 571 | 292,352 |
W47 | 1529 | 1000 | 1,529,529 | 510 | 571 | 291,210 |
Gross total PV component costs (prices in USD) (PV panels + structure, inverters, batteries and charge controllers) | ||||||
W25 | 2,950,855 | |||||
W39 | 3,471,496 | |||||
W34 | 3,807,762 | |||||
W47 | 3,789,049 | |||||