Sun King launches solar inverter to end dependency on nat’l grid

In a bid to replace expensive fossil fuel-powered generators and end Nigeria’s dependency on the unreliable national grid, an international solar energy company that designs, distributes, installs and finances solar energy solutions, Sun King, has launched its new solar inverter in Nigeria

Sun King’s EasyBuy General Manager for West and Central Africa, Omoyemi Tuga, who disclosed this during the product’s launch in Lagos, said the inverter was out to represent an order-of-magnitude leap forward in solar generating capacity for a Sun King product.

According to him, the product is designed as a healthy alternative to deliver reliable, professionally installed and serviced grid-equivalent solar power to customers who use polluting, expensive generators or depend on the unreliable grid.

He said, “In Nigeria, 100 million people do not have reliable access to energy. Many Nigerians rely on the country’s 25 million small fuel-powered generators for power. Annually, Nigerians spend $14bn on expensive and inefficient generators.

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“The solar inverter generates up to 2,000 watts of electricity, equivalent to the grid. The hybrid inverter can be connected to two sources of electricity; solar panels and, when available, the electrical grid.

“The inverter can power appliances directly or charge a zero-maintenance Lithium Iron Phosphate battery, which reduces households’ energy costs and provides an uninterrupted power supply. The battery is designed to last 10 years. The product’s three-year warranty provides customers with peace of mind.”

He further said the solar inverters were available nationwide through Sun King’s 68 Nigerian retail branches across 27 states in the country and with the company’s network of distribution partners.

He added that, “Customers can purchase the product using Sun King’s pay-as-you-go financing service, which breaks payments down into regular, affordable instalments. These payments can be made via mobile money or cash for as little as N21,500 a week.”