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Off-grid solar sizing in Democratic Republic of the Congo

What a year-round off-grid system costs you in 9 cities, sized against the worst month rather than the annual average.

CityAnnual per kWWorst monthArray for 3 kWh/daySeasonal swing
Kinshasa 677 kWh April 2.46 kW 1.2×
Lubumbashi 1,676 kWh January 1.07 kW 1.4×
Mbuji-Mayi 732 kWh April 2.43 kW 1.5×
Kananga 1,450 kWh December 1.14 kW 1.2×
Kisangani 1,372 kWh July 1.23 kW 1.3×
Bukavu 1,409 kWh November 1.21 kW 1.3×
Kolwezi 1,629 kWh January 1.11 kW 1.4×
Likasi 1,645 kWh January 1.10 kW 1.4×
Tshikapa 729 kWh March 2.39 kW 1.5×

How these figures are calculated