An expert in installation and troubleshooting of Solar Energy, Engr. Anietie Akpabio has described embrace of Solar Energy as the solution to incessant power outages experienced in the country.
According to the solar expert, “solar energy offers a range of benefits to business, utility companies and households, including the 100 percent renewable nature of the energy source”, and added that on the long run, it has proved to be cost effective.
Engr. Anietie who is the Manager of Offbam Holdings Ltd along 107 Ikpa road while speaking to our reporter on the benefits of Solar power said that alternative energy is not only for the elite as “low income earners can also key in as it can conveniently take care of their household and business needs”.
The alternative power expert who holds an M.Sc on Energy and Environmental Management from Glascow Calidonia University in Scotland while giving a breakdown on what he termed ‘solar economics’ of what an average generator user spends on buying fuel said approximately N2500 is spent daily amounting to N75, 000 a month and N900,000 a year which he noted can provide solar power which on the long run is more economical.
On the issue of misguided notions people have about solar energy during rainy seasons, the solar expert emphasized that even in regions with worst climates like the United Kingdom, the solar panels uses solar rays from the sun to charge its photo voltaic cells and therefore does not depend on whether rain falls or not adding that there is always a 3 hour sun for charging.
Engr. Akpabio who informed our reporter that he has done solar installations jobs for numerous private residences and companies including Altimate Investment Ltd, Nature Farms along Uyo Village Road among others however decried ignorance of the people on the superiority of solar energy to generators noting it as a major challenge facing the industry.
The solar expert called on indigenes of the State interested in embracing the al new technology to reach the company at the Corporate Headquarters or call 08062799145 as advantages of solar energy abound over using generators.
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