Research Article

Solar PV Minigrid Technology: Peak Shaving Analysis in the East African Community Countries

Table 29

Minigrid investment costs.

CountryCost per kWp in US$Off-grid minigrid Tariff is US$/kWhGrid-connected Tariff US$/kWhRef

Kenya5,100.0-13,575.00.67-0.800.20[27]
Uganda-0.30-0.500.085-0.21[11, 19]
Tanzania-0.30-0.650.20[70]
Rwanda4,000.0-7,000.00.35-0.70[59, 65]
Burundi2,200.0
South Sudan-0.41-1.00

Notes: the use of the hyphen (-) does not mean a lack of cost but rather the information was unavailable.