They take advantage of the fact that set up costs for solar are high. Including other barriers like if you are renting then modifying the house is a long and expensive story.

If only financiers were more aggressive in this area....

On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Alvin Jason Ochieng <ajochola@gmail.com> wrote:
Ashok I agree !!! Especially Sollatek ones are damn costly but are
extremely EFFECTIVE !!!

On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 9:26 AM,  <ashok+skunkworks@parliaments.info> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 9:09 AM, Ngũgĩ Kĩmani <ngugikimani@gmail.com> wrote:
>> @Alex: I find it *discouraging* that the companies have been awarded a
>> Sh273.6m tender to instal 117 solar panels in schools and health centres. It
>> looks like we are talking about Sh2.3 million per solar panel. Even if this
>> fee includes wiring and batteries, I still think Sh.2.3 million per panel is
>> not very *encouraging*.
>>
>
> depends upon the size of the panel ... i have seen a 10sqm panel go
> for $10,000 -- the battery and the other equipment can double the
> cost.
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