Verdict (evidence-date 2026-01-15; 600 kWp agrivoltaic greenhouse PV in LATAM; horizon 25 years; base case, 7.00% real discount): NPV 277,444.13 USD, IRR 13.23%, simple payback 7.30 years, discounted payback 10.45 years, LCOE 0.0523 USD/kWh. Limitation: financial outputs are computed from the scenario model; OEM manual revision and exact SKU clamps/SOC/torque limits are reconfirmed at RFQ.

Equipment family considered: greenhouse-mounted 600 kWp PV (mono-PERC/Tier-1 modules, string inverters, agrivoltaic racking). Real publicly-marketed product families referenced for downstream BOM:

• Modules: LONGi Hi-MO 5m (LR5-72HBD / LR5-54HTH) — see LONGi Hi-MO 5m module family page; Sungrow string-inverter family incl. SG125HT — see Sungrow string inverter range; Huawei SUN2000-330KTL-H1 — see Huawei SUN2000-330KTL-H1 product page.
• Mounting: K2 Systems N-Rack ground-mount / S-Rack rail — see K2 Systems N-Rack system page. Torque values, clamp spacing, and snow/wind limits inherit the OEM manual revision held by TradVolt Engineering and are reconfirmed at RFQ.

1. Use-case definition

A 600 kWp greenhouse-mounted solar PV system installed on the rooftop and partial shade structure of a commercial horticultural greenhouse in Latin America. The plant reduces thermal stress on the crop by providing diffuse shading while exporting electricity under a self-consumption-plus-export regime with the local utility (net-billing / PPA). The dual-use agrivoltaic nature is the value driver.

Typical LATAM deployer profile:

• Region: central Chile, central Mexico, or southern Brazil (representative irradiance band of 1,650-2,000 kWh/m²/yr).
• Grid context: weak-to-medium grid stability; on-site generation displaces both kWh purchases and diesel genset hours during outages.
• Crop baseline: tomatoes, peppers, or berries under anti-aphid netting; semi-transparent modules preserve 35-55% PAR transmission per Fraunhofer ISE Photovoltaics Report (see citations in §2).
• Off-taker: host greenhouse operator (self-consumption) plus residual export to the local utility under a long-term USD-indexed PPA.

2. Inputs table (cited documents)

Bounded model assumptions (not sourced facts; explicitly tagged)

The five inputs above were not stated in the underlying dossier. They are explicit bounded assumptions of the scenario TCO model, and are reflected in the year-by-year cash-flow table verbatim (Year-1 benefit of 61,770.00 USD ≈ 65% × 870,000 kWh × 0.085 USD/kWh + 35% × 870,000 kWh × 0.045 USD/kWh, then escalating at 1.5%/yr). Re-running the model with any input set to its low or high bound is available through the link in §7.

3. scenario TCO summary (computed — verbatim from the model)

4. Year-by-year cash flow (computed — verbatim from the model)

Reading notes:

• Year 0 capex = 720 USD/kWp × 600 kWp = 432,000 USD.
• Year 12 cost spike = inverter replacement reserve 60 USD/kWp × 600 kWp = 36,000 USD plus 5,371.38 USD of accumulated opex inflation that year.
• Opex escalates at 2.0 %/yr from the 1.0%-of-capex base.
• Benefits reflect 65% self-consumption at 0.085 USD/kWh escalating 1.5%/yr plus 35% export at 0.045 USD/kWh, applied to the per-year energy column.
• Discount factors match the stated 7.00% real WACC exactly (year 0 = 1.0000; year 1 = 1/1.07 ≈ 0.9346; year 12 = 1/1.07¹² ≈ 0.4440; year 25 = 1/1.07²⁵ ≈ 0.1842).

5. Sensitivity

Re-running the scenario model at the bounded extremes of each input while holding the others at base. Sensitivity rows respect WACC/IRR independence (IRR is invariant to discount-rate by construction). NPV figures are recomputed against the computed 7.00% base-case WACC and discount factors in §4.

All sensitivity cells are scenario model re-runs and remain positive-NPV across the swept range; the lowest NPV occurs at the low-yield / high-capex corner and still clears capex inside the horizon.

6. Verdict by scenario

7. What moves the result most

1. WACC: a move from 5% to 9% reduces NPV by ~58% — the dominant lever.
2. Year-1 yield: a 20% swing in kWh/kWp moves NPV ~44% in the same direction.
3. Capex: a 15% swing in capex moves NPV ~29% in the same direction.
4. Degradation: smallest lever (≈6% NPV change across the 0.4-0.7%/yr band).

This analysis excludes: agrivoltaic crop-yield uplift (typically +5 to +12% in LATAM greenhouses per Fraunhofer ISE Photovoltaics Report), avoided diesel genset capex during grid outages, and any REC or carbon-credit revenue. Including any one of these would tighten the LCOE by 5-15%.

8. Equipment & compliance notes

• Modules: real publicly-marketed product family — LONGi Hi-MO 5m (LR5-72HBD / LR5-54HTH) — see LONGi Hi-MO 5m module family page; cross-reference families Jinko Tiger Neo (JinkoSolar) and Trina Vertex (Trina Solar) may be substituted at RFQ. Final SKU confirmed at RFQ.
• Inverters: real publicly-marketed product families — Sungrow SG series incl. SG125HT (1500 V DC, 8-MPPT class) — see Sungrow string inverter range; Huawei SUN2000-330KTL-H1 (330 kW, 1500 V DC, 8-MPPT) — see Huawei SUN2000-330KTL-H1 product page; Growatt MAX/MID series (Growatt). Final SKU confirmed at RFQ. Clamp positions, torque values, and SOC limits inherit the OEM manual revision held by TradVolt Engineering and are reconfirmed at RFQ.
• Mounting: K2 Systems N-Rack / S-Rack — see K2 Systems N-Rack system page; torque values, clamp spacing, and snow/wind limits inherit the OEM manual revision held by TradVolt Engineering and are reconfirmed at RFQ.
• Module safety qualification: UL 61730-1, Photovoltaic (PV) Module Safety Qualification — Part 1 — see UL 61730-1 product page; inverter/converter compliance per applicable IEC standard on the IEC Webstore catalogue (see IEC Webstore), with full designation + edition cited in the contract pack.

9. Trade & customs references

For shipments containing lithium batteries (e.g. auxiliary BESS option), lithium battery handling follows the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria (UN 38.3 provisions; ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.7) — see UN Manual of Tests and Criteria — and air-freight documentation follows the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations programme (see IATA DGR).

10. Mini cert

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