Plateau State

Rooftop solar in Kanam, Plateau: what the roofs are worth

Kanam has 94,862 buildings with a viable rooftop and 586 MWp of roof capacity. 28% run a generator, and together they spend ₦17.8bn a year on energy.

Viable buildings

94,862

Usable roof area

2.66 km²

586 MWp roof capacity

Energy spend

₦17.8bn/yr

16.1 GWh/yr burned on generators

Median payback

8.4 yr

Median IRR 11% (cash saved)

The savings bracket for Kanam

Approach B

Cash saved

What these buildings stop paying — merit order, capped at current spend.

Current energy spend₦17.8bn/yr

Year-one cash saved₦17.6bn

Lifetime cash saved₦916bn

NPV₦147bn

Median IRR11%

Median payback8.4 yr

Unlocked energy16.3 GWh/yr

Approach A

Energy value (upper bracket)

What the energy is worth if full latent demand were met. Not cash saved.

Installed capacity71.5 MWp

Capex₦76.9bn

Year-one energy value₦82.6bn

Lifetime energy value₦3.92tn

NPV₦677bn

Median IRR109%

Median payback0.9 yr

Three ways to size Kanam's rooftops

Solar + battery. The default headline scenario, and the one the SEO fact base quotes. Prices the energy a full solar+storage system would deliver.

Baseline: mixed

Counterfactual: grid when available, generator otherwise, weighted by the NTL-derived grid availability. The realistic case, and what the headline numbers use. Always falls between grid and genset by construction.

Read with care: Sized to LATENT demand — the energy the building would use if it could. Against a cash baseline that only reflects today's spend this looks oversized; that is what sc3 exists to fix.

System size: 71.5 MWp
Capital cost: ₦76.9bn
Year 1 savings: ₦82.6bn/yr
NPV: ₦677bn
Median IRR: 109%
Median payback: 0.9 yr

The odds a rooftop in Kanam pays back quickly

Of the 94,149 buildings in Kanam with a modelled payback, 41.7% pay back inside five years and 28.6% inside three.

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How much of Kanam's demand actually gets met

Buildings in Kanam consume 25.3 GWh/yr but want 41.6 GWh/yr. The 39% they cannot buy is suppressed demand — load that appears the moment supply is reliable.

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Electricity billing bands in Kanam

Loading band economics…

How many rooftops in Kanam actually pay

Counted building by building on the cash-saved basis (merit-order sized, valued against what the building spends today), not read off an average. Shares are of the 94,149 buildings with a modelled result out of 94,862 in Kanam. 44,595 clear a positive NPV.

Payback

Under 3 years26,955 (29%)

Under 5 years39,293 (42%)

Under 7 years44,632 (47%)

Under 10 years54,963 (58%)

Return (IRR)

Above 10%50,856 (54%)

Above 15%44,595 (47%)

Above 20%40,646 (43%)

Above 25%37,292 (39%)

CO₂ avoided

33.2 kt/yr

Fuel avoided

9.41 million litres/yr

Energy unlocked

16.3 GWh/yr

Demand that is suppressed today

People served

230k

What hardware costs right now

Median advertised rates from our Nigerian market tracker — the same prices used to cost a system in Kanam.

Solar panels

₦250

₦/W

Inverters

₦127,419

₦/kVA

Batteries

₦177,500

₦/kWh

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Building mix in Kanam

Electricity billing band

Segment	Buildings	With generator	Spend ₦/yr	Cash saved yr 1 (B)	Median IRR	Median payback
D	32,455	8,676	₦5.28bn	₦5.25bn	9%	9.6 yr
C	30,630	9,620	₦5.44bn	₦5.42bn	11%	8.9 yr
E	22,203	6,914	₦5.14bn	₦5bn	9%	9.4 yr
B	9,498	1,706	₦1.93bn	₦1.93bn	21%	5.1 yr
A	76	22	₦6.47m	₦6.47m	21%	4.9 yr

Load profile

Segment	Buildings	With generator	Spend ₦/yr	Cash saved yr 1 (B)	Median IRR	Median payback
Residential	92,812	25,107	₦14.4bn	₦14.2bn	11%	8.9 yr
Worship	515	490	₦165m	₦165m	67%	1.6 yr
Commercial General	489	420	₦806m	₦806m	63%	1.6 yr
Anchor	467	398	₦2.21bn	₦2.21bn	83%	1.4 yr
Commercial Retail	320	287	₦52.8m	₦52.8m	67%	1.6 yr
Productive Use	126	122	₦41.8m	₦41.8m	71%	1.4 yr
Industrial	106	87	₦133m	₦133m	75%	1.4 yr
Hospitality	21	21	₦20m	₦20m	71%	1.4 yr
Filling Station	6	6	₦2.3m	₦2.3m	65%	1.4 yr

Roof size band

Segment	Buildings	With generator	Spend ₦/yr	Cash saved yr 1 (B)	Median IRR	Median payback
Under 30m2	51,110	11,981	₦1.11bn	₦1.1bn	7%	15.4 yr
30 50m2	24,487	7,902	₦2.29bn	₦2.28bn	15%	6.9 yr
50 100m2	13,842	4,760	₦4.8bn	₦4.71bn	31%	3.6 yr
100 250m2	4,769	1,933	₦4.91bn	₦4.83bn	31%	3.6 yr
250 1000m2	622	340	₦3.16bn	₦3.16bn	63%	1.6 yr
Over 1000m2	32	22	₦1.53bn	₦1.53bn	69%	1.6 yr

Settlement type

Segment	Buildings	With generator	Spend ₦/yr	Cash saved yr 1 (B)	Median IRR	Median payback
Rural	39,969	14,604	₦7.54bn	₦7.46bn	19%	5.4 yr
Unclassified	38,710	7,843	₦6.39bn	₦6.28bn	7%	14.4 yr
Dense Urban	9,954	2,531	₦2.45bn	₦2.45bn	23%	4.9 yr
Urban	6,229	1,960	₦1.42bn	₦1.42bn	15%	7.1 yr

Building type

Segment	Buildings	With generator	Spend ₦/yr	Cash saved yr 1 (B)	Median IRR	Median payback
Shed	57,059	12,729	₦956m	₦956m	7%	14.6 yr
Residential Small	18,793	7,187	₦6.15bn	₦6.05bn	31%	3.6 yr
Residential	10,308	5,153	₦7.18bn	₦7.09bn	31%	2.1 yr
Residential Formal	3,965	26	₦45.8m	₦45.8m	17%	6.4 yr
Residential Informal	2,572	0	₦41.2m	₦41.2m	19%	5.6 yr
Institutional	493	430	₦1.91bn	₦1.91bn	61%	1.6 yr
Kiosk Shop	434	397	₦89m	₦89m	69%	1.6 yr
Place Of Worship	204	196	₦39.2m	₦39.2m	69%	1.6 yr
Educational Facility	178	152	₦303m	₦303m	91%	1.1 yr
Worship Center	155	146	₦30m	₦30m	69%	1.6 yr
School	124	106	₦137m	₦137m	89%	1.1 yr
Industrial Site	106	87	₦133m	₦133m	75%	1.4 yr

Land use

Segment	Buildings	With generator	Spend ₦/yr	Cash saved yr 1 (B)
(Unset)	94,856	26,932	₦17.8bn	₦17.6bn
Farmyard	6	6	₦15.2m	₦15.2m

Not published for this cube: Median IRR, Median payback.

Lead segment

Segment	Buildings	With generator	Spend ₦/yr	Cash saved yr 1 (B)	Median IRR	Median payback
Standard	94,195	26,365	₦15.3bn	₦15.1bn	11%	8.6 yr
Enterprise	543	455	₦2.3bn	₦2.3bn	79%	1.4 yr
SME High	124	118	₦227m	₦227m	69%	1.6 yr

Demand tier

Segment	Buildings	With generator	Spend ₦/yr	Cash saved yr 1 (B)
0.0	57,237	12,870	₦975m	₦975m
2.0	14,516	5,999	₦5.88bn	₦5.83bn
1.0	11,810	4,873	₦2.89bn	₦2.8bn
3.0	7,372	3,152	₦7.83bn	₦7.79bn
4.0	3,925	42	₦195m	₦195m
5.0	2	2	₦30.7m	₦30.7m