By Tare Youdeowei

ONE of Nigeria’s energy solutions providers, Cloud Energy, has introduced a multi-function Solar Home System, which it said would keep Nigerians constantly connected to electricity.

From left: Emma Onyekwere, Bola Amuralaiye, Eme Kponu of Power Africa, Engr. Theophilus Nweke, MD Cloud Energy, Daramola of Fun Dine, Augustine Ibe and Fidel James, BDM, launching the Multi Function Home Solar System

The system is designed with a 9AH battery to provide dependable basic electricity to Nigeria’s teeming under-served population, and it comes with a 30 Watts solar panel.

Launching the Solar Home System at a Resellers’ Forum at the weekend, the Managing Director, Cloud Energy, Engr. Theophilus Nweke, revealed that the solution would provide LED Home lighting, charge phones, power fans, radio and MP3 players, and other basic electricity functions with an advanced battery protection and maintenance system. The Solar Home System comes with an optional fan.

Addressing participants, Nweke announced that Cloud Energy in partnership with Power Africa would launch in the first quarter of 2018, higher specifications of the product to provide electricity for more levels of the underserved population. He assured that the new systems, currently being domesticated in the Cloud Energy research and development, would have the capacity to power basic equipment including television and laptops.

He added that Nigerians would have the choice of comparably more durable solutions on a pay as you go or rent to own schemes. The introduction of the Multi-Function Solar Home Systems is in fulfilment of the Cloud Energy management’s determination to create affordable access to solar energy for all segments of the Nigerian society.

Also, General Manager, Cloud Energy, Mr. Isaac Whiskey, noted that the task ahead was to devise marketing schemes that reach all segments of the society at the same time. “we must be prepared to provide solutions for the weak and poor while catering for the pampered and rich class”, he said.