Assessment of Stand-Alone Residential Solar Photovoltaic Application in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study of Gambia

Table 5

Total cost of items [16, 17, 19].

Items	Cost ()
Cost of the PV panel ()	(3 0.275 )    £0.41 = £338.25
Initial cost of the batteries ()	(7 239 Ah)    £0.53 = £886
Cost of the charge controller ()	£2.65 60 A = £159
Cost of the inverter ()	£0.18 2.4 kW = £432
Installation costs ()	10% £338.25 = £33.82
Maintenance cost per year (M/yr)	2% £338.25 = £6.76