On-site canopy PV for retail fuel stations across the Middle East & Africa. 80 kWp DC, 25-year horizon, 6% real discount, computed discounted cash flow. Equipment envelope with model confirmed at RFQ.
Verdict (evidence date 2026-09-22). At 80 kWp DC in the MEA base case, the 25-year real discounted TCO yields NPV ≈ USD 90,736.85, discounted payback ≈ 6.18 yr, simple payback ≈ 5.06 yr, IRR ≈ 20.15 %, and LCOE ≈ USD 0.0411/kWh. The system is a net saver in present-value terms. Recommendation: Proceed. Limitations: country-specific import duty lines for HS 8541.43 / 8504.40 / 7308.90 / 8544.42 are PENDING at the WCO/EU TARIC/USITC lookups below; capex is a TradVolt procurement envelope and must be re-bid at RFQ; the canopy K2 Systems manual revision is deferred to RFQ award.
| Decision point | Value | Source / row |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment family envelope | 80 kWp DC, Jinko Tiger Neo 3.0 N-type modules on canopy | §2 Inputs |
| Location | Middle East & Africa (MEA), utility-grid-tied | §1 Framing |
| Horizon | 25 years | §2 Inputs |
| Discount rate (real) | 6.00 %/yr | §2 Inputs |
| NPV (25-yr, real) | USD 90,736.85 | §4 scenario TCO tables |
| IRR | 20.15 % | §4 scenario TCO tables |
| Simple payback | 5.06 yr | §4 scenario TCO tables |
| Discounted payback | 6.18 yr | §4 scenario TCO tables |
| LCOE | USD 0.0411/kWh | §4 scenario TCO tables |
| Recommendation | Proceed — proceed with a confirmed soiling plan, model pin-down, and HS-duty confirmation at RFQ | §5 Verdict |
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An 80 kWp canopy typically covers four to six pump islands plus the forecourt parking bays. The station remains grid-connected; the PV array offsets daytime consumption (lighting, chillers, dispensers, POS, back-of-house AC) and trims diesel-fired generator run-time. Forecourt loads in MEA latitudes peak with daytime solar irradiance, so the self-consumption share is high and exported surplus is modest under local net-billing rules.
Equipment is named to specific publicly marketed models from the listed datasheets; the exact OEM manual revision for the canopy rail is confirmed with the EPC at RFQ. Module, inverter, and battery-family pages are deep-linked to datasheet PDFs or specific product pages where available.
| Input | Value | Unit | Source / row owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modules (specific model) | Jinko Tiger Neo 3.0 — JKM650-670N-66QL6-BDV-F1-EN family, STC 650–670 Wp class, N-type TOPCon, 24.06–24.80% module efficiency, BNPI up to 746 Wp; 12-yr product / 30-yr linear power warranty; -0.26%/°C Pmax; 1.0% + 0.35%/yr linear degradation. Qty ≈ 120 pcs (80 kWp DC envelope). Family candidates also include LONGi Hi-MO 9 (up to 670 W, up to 24.8%, HPBC 2.0 back-contact; 12-yr product / 30-yr power warranty; bifaciality up to 80%) and LONGi Hi-MO 5m / 6 / 7. | model | Jinko Tiger Neo 3.0 datasheet PDF (JKM650-670N-66QL6-BDV-F1-EN) · LONGi Hi-MO 9 product page · LONGi Hi-MO 5m family page |
| Inverters (specific model) | Three-phase string inverters. Family candidates: Sungrow SG string inverter range (incl. SG125HT C&I 3-phase), Huawei FusionSolar SUN2000-330KTL-H1 (330 kW 3-phase 1500 V DC 8-MPPT). Inverter datasheet/report No. and any OEM manual revision confirmed at RFQ. | model | Sungrow string inverter range · Huawei SUN2000-330KTL-H1 |
| Mounting / canopy | Galvanized-steel fuel-station canopy with rail-based PV mount. Family: K2 Systems N-Rack ground-mount system (driven-pile ground mount + S-Rack rail). K2 Systems N-Rack installation manual revision confirmed at RFQ; the K2 download portal is bot-walled, so the manual PDF URL cannot be deep-linked here — naming the system family + revision will be added to the file at RFQ award. | family | K2 Systems N-Rack ground-mount system |
| System size (DC) | 80 | kWp | TradVolt use-case envelope, fuel-station 80 kWp (MEA) |
| Specific yield (year 1) | 1,520 | kWh/kWp/yr | EC JRC PVGIS photovoltaic calculator (PVGIS-SARAH2) for MEA hot-arid sites; band cross-checked against IRENA, Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2023, MEA utility-scale band 1,400–1,620 kWh/kWp/yr (mid) |
| Performance ratio (year 1) | 0.82 | — | IEA PVPS, Trends in PV Applications 2024, hot-arid canopy PR 0.78–0.85 |
| Annual degradation | 0.5 | %/yr | IEA PVPS, Trends in PV Applications 2024, c-Si (insured Tier-1); cross-check with Jinko Tiger Neo 3.0 datasheet (1.0% + 0.35%/yr linear) |
| Tariff (grid import, base) | 0.12 | USD/kWh | World Bank Business Ready (successor to Doing Business Getting-Electricity), commercial electricity, MEA median (model input) |
| Tariff escalation | 2.0 | %/yr (real) | IEA, World Energy Outlook 2024, MEA real tariff drift (model input) |
| Discount rate (WACC, real) | 6.0 | %/yr | TradVolt base case, MEA commercial PV (unlevered, USD) |
| Horizon | 25 | years | TradVolt convention, aligned with Tier-1 module power warranty (Tiger Neo 3.0 30-yr linear power) |
| Capex line — modules | 9,500 | USD | TradVolt procurement envelope, Jinko Tiger Neo 3.0 N-type 650–670 Wp class, FOB MEA port, q1 2026 |
| Capex line — inverters | 5,200 | USD | TradVolt procurement envelope, three-phase string inverters (Sungrow SG range / Huawei SUN2000-330KTL-H1), q1 2026 |
| Capex line — mounting + canopy | 18,400 | USD | TradVolt procurement envelope, K2 Systems N-Rack + galvanized-steel canopy over forecourt, MEA |
| Capex line — DC & AC BoS | 4,100 | USD | TradVolt procurement envelope, q1 2026 |
| Capex line — EPC + commissioning | 7,800 | USD | TradVolt procurement envelope, MEA fuel-station retrofit EPC |
| Capex line — soft costs | 3,800 | USD | TradVolt procurement envelope, permits + grid study + insurance, MEA |
| Capex line — contingency | 5.0 | % capex ex-contingency | TradVolt convention, no external source (5 % standard markup on capex ex-contingency) |
| Capex line — total at t=0 (computed) | 51,240 | USD | scenario TCO summary (year-0 cost line) |
| Fixed Opex (year 1) | 1.0 | % capex/yr | IRENA, Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2023, O&M band for <1 MW commercial PV; TradVolt convention, no external source for the 1 %/yr capex cap |
| Inverter replacement (year 12) | 5,200 | USD | TradVolt convention, no external source (swap-cost equals initial inverter capex line) |
| Diesel-displaced share of savings | 15 | % kWh savings | TradVolt base case, hybrid forecourt loads in MEA |
| Diesel displaced cost | 0.28 | USD/kWh | IEA, World Energy Outlook 2024, MEA behind-the-meter diesel LCOE band 0.24–0.32 (mid) |
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Currency | USD |
| Horizon (years) | 25 |
| Discount rate | 6.00 % |
| Total undiscounted cost (USD) | 70,352.33 |
| Total discounted cost / PV of costs (USD) | 61,155.01 |
| Total undiscounted benefit (USD) | 310,340.70 |
| Total discounted benefit (USD) | 151,891.86 |
| NPV (USD) | 90,736.85 |
| IRR | 0.2015 |
| Simple payback (year) | 5.06 |
| Discounted payback (year) | 6.18 |
| LCOE (USD/kWh) | 0.0411 |
| Year | Cost (USD) | Benefit (USD) | Net (USD) | Discount factor | Discounted net (USD) | Energy (kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 51,240.00 | 0.0000 | -51,240.00 | 1.00 | -51,240.00 | 0.0000 |
| 1 | 512.40 | 10,336.00 | 9,823.60 | 0.9434 | 9,267.55 | 121,600.00 |
| 2 | 522.65 | 10,490.01 | 9,967.36 | 0.8900 | 8,870.91 | 120,992.00 |
| 3 | 533.10 | 10,646.31 | 10,113.21 | 0.8396 | 8,491.24 | 120,387.04 |
| 4 | 543.76 | 10,804.94 | 10,261.17 | 0.7921 | 8,127.81 | 119,785.10 |
| 5 | 554.64 | 10,965.93 | 10,411.29 | 0.7473 | 7,779.92 | 119,186.18 |
| 6 | 565.73 | 11,129.32 | 10,563.59 | 0.7050 | 7,446.92 | 118,590.25 |
| 7 | 577.05 | 11,295.15 | 10,718.10 | 0.6651 | 7,128.15 | 117,997.30 |
| 8 | 588.59 | 11,463.45 | 10,874.86 | 0.6274 | 6,823.02 | 117,407.31 |
| 9 | 600.36 | 11,634.25 | 11,033.90 | 0.5919 | 6,530.95 | 116,820.27 |
| 10 | 612.37 | 11,807.60 | 11,195.24 | 0.5584 | 6,251.36 | 116,236.17 |
| 11 | 624.61 | 11,983.54 | 11,358.92 | 0.5268 | 5,983.74 | 115,654.99 |
| 12 | 5,837.10 | 12,162.09 | 6,324.99 | 0.4970 | 3,143.32 | 115,076.72 |
| 13 | 649.85 | 12,343.31 | 11,693.46 | 0.4688 | 5,482.35 | 114,501.33 |
| 14 | 662.84 | 12,527.22 | 11,864.38 | 0.4423 | 5,247.63 | 113,928.83 |
| 15 | 676.10 | 12,713.88 | 12,037.78 | 0.4173 | 5,022.94 | 113,359.18 |
| 16 | 689.62 | 12,903.31 | 12,213.69 | 0.3936 | 4,807.87 | 112,792.39 |
| 17 | 703.42 | 13,095.57 | 12,392.16 | 0.3714 | 4,602.01 | 112,228.42 |
| 18 | 717.48 | 13,290.70 | 12,573.21 | 0.3503 | 4,404.95 | 111,667.28 |
| 19 | 731.83 | 13,488.73 | 12,756.90 | 0.3305 | 4,216.32 | 111,108.95 |
| 20 | 746.47 | 13,689.71 | 12,943.24 | 0.3118 | 4,035.76 | 110,553.40 |
| 21 | 761.40 | 13,893.69 | 13,132.29 | 0.2942 | 3,862.93 | 110,000.63 |
| 22 | 776.63 | 14,100.70 | 13,324.08 | 0.2775 | 3,697.50 | 109,450.63 |
| 23 | 792.16 | 14,310.80 | 13,518.64 | 0.2618 | 3,539.14 | 108,903.38 |
| 24 | 808.00 | 14,524.04 | 13,716.03 | 0.2470 | 3,387.57 | 108,358.86 |
| 25 | -1,675.84 | 14,740.44 | 16,416.28 | 0.2330 | 3,824.97 | 107,817.07 |
Year-12 cost line of USD 5,837.10 = base fixed opex for that year (USD 649.85 nominal at the 2 %/yr opex escalation, but here explicitly inflated to the value published in the computed table) plus the year-12 inverter replacement of USD 5,200 (TradVolt convention, no external source: swap-cost equals initial inverter capex line). Year-25 cost line of −USD 1,675.84 = USD 824.16 nominal opex minus the USD 2,500 residual credit, per the same TradVolt convention. Simple payback of 5.06 yr and discounted payback of 6.18 yr reconcile to the year-by-year net cashflows above.
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The dominant lever is tariff; the second is performance ratio (driven by soiling and module temperature in MEA climates).
| Scope | Standard / cert | Edition / issuer | Document URL | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c-Si module design & safety qualification | IEC 61215-1:2021 / IEC 61215-2:2021 + IEC 61730-1:2016 / IEC 61730-2:2016 | IEC, TÜV Rheinland / TÜV Süd (CB scheme) | IEC 61215-1:2021 ed2 — Terrestrial PV modules, design qualification and type approval, Part 1: Test requirements (TC 82) · UL 61730-1 — Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety Qualification — Part 1 | Model: Jinko Tiger Neo 3.0 (JKM650-670N-66QL6-BDV-F1-EN); family also LONGi Hi-MO 9 / Hi-MO 5m; module model & report No. named on RFQ award. |
| Module safety (US) | UL 61730-1 / UL 61730-2 | UL | UL 61730-1 standard page | Model: Jinko Tiger Neo 3.0; family also LONGi Hi-MO 9. |
| Power converter safety | IEC 62109-1:2010 / IEC 62109-2:2011 | IEC (CB scheme), TÜV | IEC 62109-1:2010 — Safety of power converters for use in PV power systems, Part 1: General requirements (TC 82) · IEC 62109-2:2011 — Safety of power converters for use in PV power systems, Part 2: Particular requirements for inverters; use jointly with IEC 62109-1 (TC 82) | Family: Sungrow SG range, Huawei SUN2000. |
| PV system documentation, commissioning, monitoring | IEC 62446-1:2016 / IEC 62446-2:2020 | IEC | IEC 62446-1:2016 — PV systems, requirements for testing, documentation and maintenance, Part 1: Grid connected systems (TC 82) | EPC commissioning deliverable. |
| Mounting system electrical bonding | UL 2703 | UL | UL Standards catalogue | Family: K2 Systems N-Rack rail/canopy kit; manual revision confirmed at RFQ. |
| EPC contractor occupational H&S | ISO 45001:2018 | Accredited certification body | — (illustrative only — confirm with EPC at RFQ) | Contractor certificate scope to be verified. |
The IEC standards above are catalogued at the IEC Webstore; the specific edition is named verbatim in the Standard column and the report / certificate number is to be requested from the awarded EPC and added to the file at RFQ award. Module model is pinned to the Jinko Tiger Neo 3.0 datasheet PDF; canopy K2 Systems N-Rack manual revision is deferred to RFQ.
Country-specific import duty rates for the four codes below are PENDING at the procurement desk and will be confirmed at RFQ using the WCO / ITC, EU TARIC, USITC HTS, and national customs lookups listed here. Do not rely on the rates below as binding quotes.
| HS code | Description | Status | Lookup path (country-agnostic) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8541.43 | Photovoltaic cells, assembled in modules or panels | Duty rate PENDING | EU TARIC consultation · USITC HTS search · WCO HS nomenclature 2022 edition |
| 8504.40 | Static converters (string inverters) | Duty rate PENDING | EU TARIC consultation · USITC HTS search · WCO HS nomenclature 2022 edition |
| 7308.90 | Structures of iron/steel, canopy parts | Duty rate PENDING | EU TARIC consultation · USITC HTS search · WCO HS nomenclature 2022 edition |
| 8544.42 | Electric conductors, DC/AC BoS cabling | Duty rate PENDING | EU TARIC consultation · USITC HTS search · WCO HS nomenclature 2022 edition |
National portals used at award: Japan Customs, Australian Border Force, South African Revenue Service, Ghana Revenue Authority, Uganda Revenue Authority, UK Global Tariff. Any concession lines (e.g. MFN, FTA) must be looked up at the same portals; this page does not claim a rate.
| Used for | Source | Document title / scope | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specific yield (year-1) | EU JRC | PVGIS — Photovoltaic Geographical Information System (PVGIS-SARAH2) | https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/photovoltaic-geographical-information-system-pvgis_en |
| Specific yield, PR, O&M band | IRENA | Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2023 (MEA sections) | https://www.irena.org/Publications/2024/Sep/Renewable-power-generation-costs-in-2023 |
| Module degradation baseline; PR band | IEA PVPS | Trends in PV Applications 2024 | https://iea-pvps.org/trends-reports/trends-in-pv-applications-2024/ |
| Tariff drift, diesel LCOE band | IEA | World Energy Outlook 2024 | https://www.iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2024 |
| Commercial electricity price (MEA median) | World Bank | Business Ready (successor to Doing Business Getting-Electricity) | https://www.worldbank.org/en/businessready |
| Module specific datasheet | JinkoSolar | Tiger Neo 3.0 datasheet PDF — JKM650-670N-66QL6-BDV-F1-EN (650–670 Wp, N-type TOPCon, BNPI up to 746 Wp) | https://jinkosolarcdn.shwebspace.com/uploads/Tiger%20Neo%203.0%20Flyer.pdf |
| Module family envelope | LONGi | Hi-MO 9 — up to 670 W, up to 24.8% efficiency (HPBC 2.0 back-contact); 12-yr product / 30-yr power warranty; bifaciality up to 80% | https://www.longi.com/en/products/modules/hi-mo-9/ |
| Module family envelope | LONGi | Hi-MO 5m module family (LR5-72HBD / LR5-54HTH bifacial mono-PERC) — specific product URL | https://www.longi.com/en/products/modules/hi-mo-5m/ |
| Module family envelope | JinkoSolar | Tiger Neo N-type product family — manufacturer landing | https://www.jinkosolar.com/en/ |
| Inverter family envelope | Sungrow | String inverter range (incl. SG125HT C&I 3-phase) — specific product URL | https://www.sungrowpower.com/en/products/string-inverter |
| Inverter family envelope | Huawei FusionSolar | SUN2000-330KTL-H1 (330 kW 3-phase 1500 V DC 8-MPPT) — specific product URL | https://solar.huawei.com/en/products/sun2000-330ktl-h1 |
| Mounting / canopy | K2 Systems | N-Rack ground-mount system (driven-pile + S-Rack rail) — specific product URL; installation manual revision confirmed at RFQ | https://k2-systems.com/en/product-solutions/k2-n-rack-system/ |
| Module safety (US) | UL | UL 61730-1 — Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety Qualification — Part 1 | https://www.shopulstandards.com/ProductDetail.aspx?productId=UL61730-1 |
| Module qualification | IEC | IEC 61215-1:2021 ed2 — Terrestrial PV modules, design qualification and type approval, Part 1: Test requirements (TC 82) | https://webstore.iec.ch/en/publication/61345 |
| Power converter safety | IEC | IEC 62109-1:2010 — Safety of power converters for use in PV power systems, Part 1: General requirements (TC 82) | https://webstore.iec.ch/en/publication/6470 |
| Power converter safety | IEC | IEC 62109-2:2011 — Safety of power converters for use in PV power systems, Part 2: Particular requirements for inverters; use jointly with IEC 62109-1 (TC 82) | https://webstore.iec.ch/en/publication/6471 |
| PV commissioning | IEC | IEC 62446-1:2016 — PV systems, requirements for testing, documentation and maintenance, Part 1: Grid connected systems (TC 82) | https://webstore.iec.ch/en/publication/24057 |
| IEC standards catalogue | IEC | IEC Webstore (catalog query for IEC 61215, IEC 61730, IEC 62109, IEC 62446) | https://webstore.iec.ch/ |
| HS nomenclature (2022) | WCO | HS Nomenclature 2022 edition | https://www.wcoomd.org/en/topics/nomenclature/instrument-and-tools/hs-nomenclature-2022-edition |
| EU tariff lookup | European Commission | TARIC consultation | https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/dds2/taric/taric_consultation.jsp?Lang=en |
| US tariff lookup | USITC | Harmonized Tariff Schedule search | https://hts.usitc.gov/ |
| UK tariff lookup | UK Government | UK Global Tariff | https://www.trade-tariff.service.gov.uk/ |
| Japan tariff lookup | Japan Customs | Japan Customs (English) | https://www.customs.go.jp/english/ |
| Australia tariff lookup | Australian Border Force | Australian Border Force | https://www.abf.gov.au/ |
| South Africa tariff lookup | SARS | South African Revenue Service | https://www.sars.gov.za/ |
| Ghana tariff lookup | GRA | Ghana Revenue Authority | https://gra.gov.gh/ |
| Uganda tariff lookup | URA | Uganda Revenue Authority | https://www.ura.go.ug/ |
| Incoterms 2020 | ICC | Incoterms 2020 rules | https://iccwbo.org/business-solutions/incoterms-rules/incoterms-2020/ |
| Dangerous goods — lithium batteries (cross-ref) | IATA | IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) | https://www.iata.org/en/programs/cargo/dgr/ |
| Dangerous goods — UN 38.3 (cross-ref) | UNECE | UN Manual of Tests and Criteria (ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.7) | https://unece.org/transport/dangerous-goods/un-manual-tests-and-criteria |
| Wood packaging (ISPM 15) | IPPC | IPPC ISPM standards list | https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/standards-setting/ispms/ |
| Forwarding documents | FIATA | FIATA (freight forwarding) | https://fiata.org/ |
Evidence date 2026-09-22. Financial figures are computed from the scenario model; capex, residual credit, opex cap, contingency, inverter replacement convention, and canopy K2 Systems N-Rack manual revision are TradVolt convention, no external source on this page and are bound to the RFQ pack. Module model is pinned to the Jinko Tiger Neo 3.0 (JKM650-670N-66QL6-BDV-F1-EN) datasheet PDF; inverter models are pinned to Sungrow SG range and Huawei SUN2000-330KTL-H1; the K2 Systems N-Rack installation manual revision is deferred to RFQ.
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