A Landed Cost Breakdown of Solar in Nigeria and What Sets the Price

 Imported modules and inverters reach a Nigerian developer site at $0.16 per watt, 14 percent over the factory price, and none of it is import duty or value-added tax. This analysis builds the delivered cost line by line and shows that the number is set by the equipment and the currency, and that it rests on a single duty and VAT exemption.  A 20 megawatt (MW) project sources its modules and inverters from China, ships them to Lagos, clears customs, and trucks them to the site. None of those st