Rooftop solar on a busy business plaza with shops and a family clinic

SME project · Ikeja, Lagos

Ikeja business plaza

Daytime solar with storage to keep tills, chillers and a family clinic running through trading hours.

Demonstration project. Configuration is representative of MBB Energy systems; results shown are design estimates until measured data is published.

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Customer type: Retail and clinic tenants
Category: SME
Project capacity: 8 kVA · 8 kWp · 15 kWh

01 · Initial challenge

The situation before installation.

Tenants were sharing a generator that ran most of the trading day. Fuel costs were rising, outages interrupted POS transactions, and the clinic needed dependable power for refrigeration and equipment.

02 · Energy requirements

≈ 28 kWh daily consumption, concentrated in trading hours
≈ 5.5 kW peak load including chillers and AC
Uninterrupted changeover for POS and clinic equipment

03 · System configuration

Inverter8 kVA hybrid inverter (single phase)
Solar array8 kWp — 15 × 550 Wp modules
Battery storage15 kWh LiFePO₄ lithium
IntegrationGenerator fuel-saver mode with automatic start
ProtectionDedicated DC/AC isolation and surge protection

04 · Installation images

Rooftop solar on a community clinic and pharmacy building

Rooftop solar on a two-storey retail building with shops at street level

Wall-mounted hybrid inverter with battery module and distribution board

MBB Energy engineers commissioning a rooftop solar system at dusk

05 · Results

Design outcomes.

Design yield ≈ 9,855 kWh of solar energy per year (4.5 peak sun hours, 75% system efficiency)
Battery reserve ≈ 8.1 hours at a 1,500 W average load
Measured generator-runtime and fuel savings will be published after 12 months of monitoring data

06 · Customer feedback