What Can a 10kVA Inverter Run?

Short answer: a 10kVA inverter, 35.84kWh of lithium battery and 16 × 550W panels — ₦10.3M – ₦17.5M installed.

Whole-house territory: three air conditioners, a borehole pump and everything else, all available at once. The list below is one representative load that lands on this inverter size, not the only one — at this size the battery bank and the roof, not the inverter, are what limit you.

Quote SB-10K-UJK6Z7 · equipment priced at Nigerian market rates last checked September 2026.

The answer

Inverter
10kVA
Battery
35.84kWh
Panels
16 × 550W
Installed
₦10.3M – ₦17.5M

That is the Standard build for this load: 7905W if every appliance runs at the same moment, 36.1kWh across a normal day, and about 6 hours of backup once the sun is down. Best single estimate: ₦12,195,744.

The load this is sized for

This is one representative load that lands on this inverter size — not the only one. Anything that adds up to the same peak watts and daily kWh sizes the same system.

ApplianceWatts eachQtyHours/daykWh/day
Air Con (1.5HP)1200W144.8
Air Con (2HP)1800W2414.4
CCTV System50W1241.2
Ceiling Fan70W482.24
DSTV/Decoder25W260.3
Deep Freezer250W182
Desktop PC200W181.6
Laptop65W281.04
LED Bulb10W1681.28
Refrigerator200W181.6
Security Light30W2120.72
Standing Fan75W281.2
TV (32")60W160.36
TV (55"+)150W160.9
Washing Machine600W110.6
Water Pump750W121.5
WiFi Router15W1240.36
Total7905W peak36.1

Three ways to build it

Same load, three budgets. The inverter is sized from the full peak in every tier — an undersized inverter trips, so that is not where you save. What changes is backup hours, panel headroom and component class.

💰 Budget

Essentials, lowest cost

Inverter
10kVA
Battery
15.36kWh · 3 modules
Panels
11 × 550W · 6.05kWp
Backup
about 4h
₦4.27M – ₦8.07M
best estimate ₦5.93M · installed

Runs your essentials (lights, fans, fridge, TV) with ~4h of night backup. Heavy loads like AC only while the sun is up.

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Standard

Most installed

What most Nigerian homes install

Inverter
10kVA
Battery
35.84kWh · 7 modules
Panels
16 × 550W · 8.8kWp
Backup
about 6h
₦10.3M – ₦17.5M
best estimate ₦12.2M · installed

Runs everything on your list with ~6h of overnight backup. Grid or generator tops up on very cloudy days.

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👑 Premium

Deye-class, full independence

Inverter
12kVA
Battery
56.32kWh · 11 modules
Panels
20 × 550W · 11kWp
Backup
about 10h
₦16.8M – ₦28.2M
best estimate ₦20.5M · installed

Everything on your list plus headroom to add more, ~10h backup, premium inverter with app monitoring and 5–10yr warranty.

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What you are actually buying (Standard)

Line by line, at Nigerian market prices last checked September 2026. The low column is the Alaba/wholesale floor, the high column is showroom retail — most real installs land between them.

ItemQtyLine costRange
Hybrid inverter10kVA 48V hybrid — Growatt / Luxpower / Must / Solis1 unit₦1,250,000₦1M – ₦2M
Lithium battery (LiFePO4)5.12kWh 48V 100Ah module · 10+ yr life — Felicity / Growatt / Dyness7 modules₦7,347,200₦6.7M – ₦9.68M
Solar panels550W mono/bifacial — Jinko / JA Solar / Longi16 panels₦2,024,000₦1.63M – ₦2.64M
Mounting, cables & protectionRails, DC/AC cable, breakers, surge protector, combiner, earthing, changeover1 lot₦1,274,544₦746k – ₦2.58M
Installation & commissioningLagos / Abuja / PH roof-mount labour (transport outside city extra)1 lot₦300,000₦200k – ₦600k
Installed total₦12,195,744₦10.3M – ₦17.5M

Equipment ₦9.33M – ₦14.3M · mounting, cables and protection ₦746k – ₦2.58M · labour ₦200k – ₦600k. Transport outside Lagos, Abuja or Port Harcourt is extra.

Why this size

The inverter comes from the worst moment

Add up every appliance as if it switched on together — 7905W here — then add 25% headroom so the unit is never running flat out, and round up to a size sold in Nigeria. That gives 10kVA. Sizing the inverter on an average instead of the peak is the single most common mistake in Nigerian quotes: the system works until the day everything is on, then it trips. Motors — pumps, fridges, compressors — also pull several times their running watts for the first second, so check the inverter's surge rating, not just its kVA.

The battery comes from how long you want it

Nothing runs at peak all night. We take 60% of peak as the real running load, multiply by the hours of backup you want, and allow for lithium only being safely emptied to about 90%. At 6 hours that is 35.84kWh7 modules of 5.12kWh. Because Nigerian solar sits alongside the grid rather than replacing it outright, buying backup for every possible hour is where budgets get wasted; six hours covers the usual overnight outage.

The panels come from the day's energy

This load uses 36.1kWh a day. A Nigerian roof averages about 5.5 peak sun hours, and roughly 78% of what the panels make survives heat, wiring, the charge controller and the round trip through the battery. Divide one by the other and round up to whole 550W modules: 16 × 550W panels (8.8kWp). Harmattan dust and a genuinely overcast week will cut that — which is why the Premium build adds panels rather than battery.

What it replaces

A generator sized for this load would have to burn fuel for every one of these 36.1kWh, every day, plus servicing — and it still cannot run quietly at 2am. Solar front-loads that cost into ₦10.3M – ₦17.5M once. Whether that pays back faster than your current fuel bill depends on how many hours of supply you actually get, so work it out on your own PHCN hours before you commit — we will do that with you rather than sell you a bigger system than the numbers justify.

Questions people ask about this

What can a 10kVA inverter run in Nigeria?

10kVA inverter, 35.84kWh lithium battery and 16 × 550W panels (8.8kWp). Installed in Lagos, Abuja or Port Harcourt that works out at ₦10.3M – ₦17.5M, with ₦12,195,744 as the realistic middle, at September 2026 Nigerian prices. The load is 7905W if everything runs at once and 36.1kWh across a day.

How many batteries does this need?

7 × 5.12kWh LiFePO4 modules, so 35.84kWh installed. That is sized to carry the average running load of this list for about 6 hours after dark. Drop to 4 hours and it is 15.36kWh (3 modules); go to 10 hours and it is 56.32kWh (11 modules).

How many solar panels, and will they cover the load?

16 × 550W panels (8.8kWp). At the 5.5 peak sun hours a Nigerian roof averages and 78% system efficiency, that array is sized to replace the 36.1kWh this load uses each day. Each 550W module is a little over 2m long and about 1.1m wide, so count 16 of them on one unshaded roof plane before you commit.

What is the difference between the budget, standard and premium versions?

Budget: 10kVA, 15.36kWh, 11 panels, about 4h backup — ₦4.27M – ₦8.07M. Standard: 10kVA, 35.84kWh, 16 panels, about 6h — ₦10.3M – ₦17.5M. Premium: 12kVA, 56.32kWh, 20 panels, about 10h — ₦16.8M – ₦28.2M. The inverter is sized from the same peak load in every tier; what you buy with the extra money is backup hours, panel headroom and inverter class.

Your list is not exactly this list

Open this exact load in the calculator, add the things you own and delete the things you do not, and the inverter, battery, panels and price all move with it. Then send it to us and we will source the equipment at the price on the page.

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