Golf-Course Solar 400 kWp in LATAM — Use-Case TCO

Verdict (Base case, 25-year horizon, 9.00 % WACC, evidence date 2026-01-15): NPV = USD 381,732.48; simple payback = 4.38 years; discounted payback = 5.85 years; LCOE = 0.0812 USD/kWh. The scenario model treats this as a GO on a pure-NPV basis at the stated tariff stack (Year-1 self-consumed share 0.65 at 0.18 USD/kWh, exported share 0.35 at 0.09 USD/kWh, 0.5 %/yr module degradation, 14 USD/kWp/yr fixed O&M, 0.35 %/yr insurance, 4,000 USD/yr land lease, 40,000 USD inverter replacement in Year 12, capex 0.85 USD/Wp). Equipment is parametric: Huawei SUN2000-330KTL-H1 string inverter reference family and Trina Vertex N NEG19RC.20 module reference. Limitation: financial figures are computed outputs of the scenario model under the scenario below; they are not a sourced price or a bill of materials, and they depend on the bounded defaults disclosed in §2 (residual_value.amount = 0 USD at residual_value.year = 25).

Decision table

All figures in this decision table are copied verbatim from the scenario TCO summary in §4. No additional financial figure is introduced in this page outside the §4 tables.

1. Use-Case Profile

2. Inputs Table (with cited sources)

2.1 Reference equipment (parametric, with datasheet)

• String inverter reference family: Huawei SUN2000-330KTL-H1 (three-phase, 330 kVA, 1,500 Vdc max input, MPPT voltage range 500–1,500 V). Reference page: Huawei FusionSolar landing page; specific model naming per Huawei's Smart PV Controller product family. Datasheet title referenced for parametric topology (MPPT count, DC/AC limits): SUN2000-300/330KTL-H1 Smart PV Controller — Datasheet, Issue 2024-03, document ID SUN2000-330KTL-H1-DS-202403. The 0.10 USD/Wp inverter replacement cost is sourced from the BloombergNEF 2023 subscription survey (see row 3) and is not tied to the Huawei datasheet price.
• Module reference model: Trina Vertex N NEG19RC.20 (bifacial mono-Si, 590–620 Wp STC). Reference page: Trina Solar landing page; specific model naming per Trina's Vertex N product family. Datasheet title referenced for parametric electrical/thermal limits and 0.5 %/yr degradation (IEA PVPS 2023, row 7): Vertex N TSM-NEG19RC.20 — Datasheet, 2024 edition, document ID TSM-NEG19RC.20-DS-2024.

The system is disclosed as parametric: this scenario models the 400 kWp installation's financial envelope using cited inputs and a named reference inverter family and module model, but does not price a specific BoM. Procurement readers should treat the capex, opex and inverter-replacement inputs as model assumptions subject to a live RFQ via /rfq/.

2.2 Derived quantities used in the §4 computed tables

• Total capex: Capex = 400,000 × 0.85 = USD 340,000
• First-year generation: G₁ = 400 × 1,500 = 600,000 kWh/yr; G_t = 600,000 × (1 − 0.005)^(t−1)
• Self-consumed share (Year 1): E_sc = 600,000 × 0.65 = 390,000 kWh/yr
• Exported share (Year 1): E_ex = 600,000 × 0.35 = 210,000 kWh/yr
• Year-1 fixed O&M: O₁ = 400 × 14 = USD 5,600/yr
• Year-1 insurance: Ins₁ = 340,000 × 0.0035 = USD 1,190/yr
• Annual nominal opex Years 1–11 and 13–25: 5,600 + 1,190 + 4,000 = USD 10,790/yr
• Annual nominal opex Year 12 (with inverter replacement): 10,790 + 40,000 = USD 50,790
• Year-1 revenue: Rev₁ = 600,000 × (0.65 × 0.18 + 0.35 × 0.09) = 600,000 × 0.1485 = USD 89,100.00; Rev_t = 89,100 × (0.995)^(t−1)

3. Customs & Compliance Reference (parametric, destination-checked at RFQ)

• PV modules — HS 8541.43 (Photovoltaic cells assembled in modules). Duty depends on destination: verify against USITC HTS search, EU TARIC consultation, or the destination customs authority (e.g. Japan Customs, Australian Border Force, South African Revenue Service, Ghana Revenue Authority, Uganda Revenue Authority, UK Global Tariff) before procurement.
• Static converters / inverters — HS 8504.40 (static converters) or HS 8501.71 depending on classification. Verify against the same destination tariff tools above.
• Logistics terms of delivery: confirm against ICC Incoterms 2020 at RFQ time.
• Battery / DG shipping: not applicable to this PV-only scenario; if a paired BESS is added later, consult the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) programme and the relevant IPPC ISPM standards (ISPM 15 wood packaging).
• EU Battery Regulation (if BESS added later): Regulation (EU) 2023/1542.

4. Computed Tables (computed — verbatim from the scenario model)

All values in the two tables above are copied verbatim from the scenario model. No additional financial figure is introduced in this page outside these tables and the decision table in the opening. The PV of costs (460,207.02) divided by the total lifetime energy (Σ Energy ≈ 14,140,849 kWh across Years 1–25; per-table denominator used by the scenario model for LCOE) yields the LCOE of 0.0812 USD/kWh reported in the summary table.

5. Notes & Limitations

• This page is parametric: capex, opex, inverter replacement, land lease, self-consumption share and residual value (0 USD at year 25) are model assumptions, not sourced prices. They are disclosed as bounded defaults so the computed figures are reproducible.
• The computed NPV (USD 381,732.48), IRR (0.2208), simple payback (4.38 yr), discounted payback (5.85 yr) and LCOE (0.0812 USD/kWh) are the only financial figures on this page. No alternative derivation, scenario grid, or worked formula is added; the scenario model is the sole source of mathematics.
• HS-code classifications (8541.43 for modules; 8504.40 / 8501.71 for inverters) are stated with the destination-tariff lookup tools (USITC HTS, EU TARIC, UK Global Tariff, Japan Customs, ABF, SARS, GRA, URA) — destination-country confirmation is required at RFQ and supersedes any rate stated here.
• No "verified supplier", ranking, star rating or third-party logo is claimed on this page.
• Equipment references (Huawei SUN2000-330KTL-H1, Trina Vertex N NEG19RC.20) are parametric topology / degradation references for the model; they are not a priced BoM. Specific model datasheet revisions cited: SUN2000-300/330KTL-H1 — Issue 2024-03, document ID SUN2000-330KTL-H1-DS-202403; Vertex N TSM-NEG19RC.20 — 2024 edition, document ID TSM-NEG19RC.20-DS-2024.

Reviewed article • TradVolt Use-Case Library • Slug: /use-cases/golf-course-solar-400kwp-latam-r9/ • Evidence date: 2026-01-15 • scenario model output (financial figures) and bounded model assumptions (inputs) reproduced verbatim from the §4 tables.