Mini Grid Solar System Design, Installation and Maintenance
Engineering Islanded & Community Microgrids: Generation Asset Sizing, Smart Pre-Paid Metering, Low-Voltage Distribution & SCADA Monitoring
Created by Engr. Asanga
This course includes:
Course content
Curriculum Depth: 1 Modules • 1 Technical Lessons • 1h total length
Curriculum Depth: 1 Modules • 1 Technical Lessons
2–4 Months Practical Field Attachment Included
Students completing all modules with ≥70% score are deployed to Subway Energy Limited industrial partner sites across Nigeria for physical hands-on installation and commissioning.
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Requirements
- Intermediate understanding of solar PV and electrical power distribution
- Familiarity with off-grid inverters and battery systems
Description
A complete operational curriculum for designing, deploying, and running off-grid solar mini-grids for communities and commercial clusters. Covers demand forecasting, hybrid PV-diesel-storage dispatch, 400V reticulation networks, and pre-paid smart metering.
The course takes students from the fundamentals of solar energy and photovoltaic technology through the identification and application of major solar-system components, electrical load assessment, power auditing, roof characteristics, and the factors that influence solar-system design and installation.
A dedicated Solar Companion Technical Reference provides additional high-level engineering knowledge covering solar inverters, batteries, solar panels, and solar charge controllers, including their ratings, characteristics, sizing considerations, configurations, and applications.
Who this course is for:
- Engineers working on Rural Electrification Agency (REA) projects
- Mini-grid developers and EPC contractors
- NGO and development agency technical officers
Instructor
Engr. Asanga
Certified Solar Professional • Director of Engineering at Subway Energy Limited
Engr. Asanga is the course creator and lead instructor for Subway Schools. A professional Solar Consultant for more than 15 years with over 20 years of practical electrical and power engineering experience. The course is structured to provide students with a practical and systematic understanding of solar-energy systems, from fundamental concepts and component identification through power auditing, electrical-load assessment, system-sizing principles, roof assessment, and solar entrepreneurship.
Included Engineering DeliverablesSubway Energy Standard
Enrolled engineers gain commercial licensing to utilize these templates, load profile sheets, and single-line schematics in their customer proposals and electrical permits.
Mini-Grid Sizing & Tariff Financial Model
Complete financial and technical modeling sheet balancing CAPEX, OPEX, LCOE, and tariff structures.
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