Solar system price in Peshawar: 3kW to 20kW

What each size produces

In this region a well-oriented, unshaded array yields roughly four kilowatt-hours a day for every kilowatt of panels, averaged across the year. Summer days give more and short winter days less, so treat these as yearly averages rather than a promise for any one month.

3kW: about 12 units a day, or 360 a month. Lights, fans, a fridge and a television in daylight, for a small house or a shop that closes at sunset.

5kW: about 20 units a day, or 600 a month. The commonest family size: fans, lights, a fridge, a television and one inverter air conditioner, which together draw about 2,200 watts and sit comfortably on a 5kVA inverter.

10kW: about 40 units a day, or 1,200 a month. A larger house running two or three air conditioners, or a busy shop or office.

15kW and 20kW: about 60 and 80 units a day. Large houses, offices, clinics, schools and small factories. At this size the survey matters most, because a three-phase supply, the roof area and the peak draw of motors all change the design.

What a quotation pays for

Every quotation we issue lists each part separately: panels, inverter, mounting structure, protection equipment, DC and AC wiring, labour, and transport. A battery, if you want one, is its own line, and so is the net metering application. You can see what each part costs rather than being handed one figure.

Panels are the most predictable line, because they are priced per watt and the brands are comparable. The inverter and the battery are where two quotations for the same size really differ, and where a cheap figure usually hides an undersized unit.

Transport is quoted on its own so that a site outside Peshawar can see exactly what the distance costs instead of finding it folded into a larger number.

Why per-watt prices mislead

A price per watt compares panels fairly and complete systems badly. Two 10kW quotations can carry the same panels and very different inverters, structures and protection, and a per-watt figure hides exactly the parts that decide whether the system is still working properly in ten years.

Compare quotations line by line instead: the same panel wattage and brand, an inverter rated for your actual peak load, a structure built for the roof, and protection equipment that is listed rather than assumed.

What a battery adds to the price

A battery buys you the evening and load shedding, not a lower bill. If most of your use is in daylight, a daytime system returns its cost fastest and has nothing to replace in eight years.

If you do need backup, the battery is sized in kilowatt-hours from what you want to keep running and for how long. Lights, fans, a fridge and a television for five evening hours is about 2.5 kWh; an air conditioner overnight changes that figure completely, and the price with it.

Lithium batteries last eight to ten years, so over the life of the panels you will buy storage more than once. Budget for it at the start.