| Capacity (PV + storage) | 550 W · 1.5 kWh | 2.2 kWp · 5 kWh | From 2.75 kWp · 15 kWh | 50 kWp to 1 MWp · 100 kWh to 2 MWh storage |
| Best for | Single-room homes, kiosks, renters, boda riders | Two to three bedroom off-grid homes seeking reliable full-day power | Schools, clinics, SMEs, cooperatives, irrigation farms | EV-ready mini-grids, industrial sites, fleets, campuses |
| Powers | Up to 10 LED bulbs, 1 TV, Wi-Fi router, phone charging, and 1 small fan (8 to 12 hours per day depending on usage). | 10 to 20 LED bulbs across the home, 1 energy-efficient fridge, 1 TV, Wi-Fi router, 2 to 3 fans, phone charging, and small appliances (used at different times). | Multi-room lighting systems, refrigeration (clinics and shops), water pumping systems, milling or processing equipment, and productive farm or enterprise loads. | Large facilities, workshops, agro-processing units, cold storage clusters, ICT systems, and EV charging infrastructure (multi-point charging possible). |
| Irrigation support | Up to 1 acre of irrigation water supply (approximately 10,000 litres per day). | Up to 2 acres of irrigation water supply (approximately 25,000 litres per day). | Designed for 5 to 45 acres depending on site energy requirements and system configuration. | Distributed energy systems, continuous industrial loads, and fleet charging operations at scale. |
| Daily load | Approximately 0.6 kWh per day. Lights, Wi-Fi, TV, fans, phone charging. | Approximately 5 to 6 kWh per day. Fridge, full LED lighting, entertainment, Wi-Fi, fans, and small appliances. | Approximately 28 kWh per day typical. Cold storage, milling, lodges, clinic loads, irrigation across 5 to 45 acres with pumps up to 3 km from source. | Highly variable by deployment archetype: institutional anchor sites typically run classroom, clinic, and cooperative loads plus 2-4 AC charging points; fleet hubs run continuous DC fast-charge or battery-swap rotations; industrial sites smooth peak draw against grid limits while charging delivery vehicles overnight. |
| Inverter | 1.5 kW hybrid | 5 kW hybrid | From 10 kVA, scalable to 12 kW Deye hybrid | Sized per deployment, hybrid configuration |
| Panels | 1 × 550 W | 4 × 550 W (expandable) | From 5 × 550 W up to 24 × 550 W | From 90 × 550 W up to ~1,800 × 550 W |
| Service tier | Standard | Standard | Priority, on-site | Priority, on-site |
| Starting price | KSh 95,000 cash, or KSh 5,472/month | KSh 290,000 cash | On quotation basis | On quotation basis |
| Pump caveat | Irrigation pump is not included in the package. | Irrigation pump is not included in the package. | Irrigation pump is not included unless specified in the project scope. | — |