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Generator cost per year: AFN 384,300
4,380 litres of diesel burnt every year
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AFN 384,300
4,380 litres of diesel burnt every year
- Fuel used per hour
- 1.5 litres
- Fuel cost per year
- AFN 372,300
- Five-year generator cost
- AFN 1,921,500
- Energy produced per year
- 11,680 kWh
- Equivalent solar system
- 8 kW (≈ AFN 336,000 installed)
- Five-year saving with solar
- AFN 1,585,500
Diesel consumption estimated at 0.3 litres per kVA per hour at typical load. Solar cost is a Ghazni market average including hybrid inverter and lithium storage.
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