Manufacturing · Agbara, Ogun · completed August 2025
A packaging plant replaced 38% of its diesel with a 420kWp system
- Diesel replaced
- 38%
- Annual saving
- ₦142m
- Payback
- 33 months
- CO₂ avoided
- 410 t/yr
The problem
Extruders and printing lines ran on 2 × 500kVA generators. Diesel was the plant's second-largest cost after raw materials.
The system
- 420kWp ground-mount PV
- Grid-tied string inverters with genset controller
- Fuel-save controller for zero export
- Measured and verified by Crestgreen M&V
Measured results
Results measured over the first 6 months against a 3-month pre-installation baseline, following IPMVP Option B, by Crestgreen's M&V team.
“We now plan production around the sun, and our diesel deliveries dropped from weekly to fortnightly.”
Install photos will be published here with the client's permission.