Table 5.
Item capital costs and running costs (US$)* for PS system (including concentrator) supply, solar-PS system (including concentrator) supply, oxygen concentrator powered from mains supply alone, and oxygen cylinder supply
| PS | Solar-PS† | Cylinder | Concentrator (mains powered) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital | Concentrators* |
675 |
675 |
675 |
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| Patient delivery-associated equipment |
495 |
495 |
187 |
495 |
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| Additional equipment |
8349 |
19 548 |
||||
| Total equipment cost |
9519 |
20 718 |
187 |
1170 |
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| Transport | Teknon to site |
265 |
265 |
133 |
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| Shipping |
3947 |
3925 |
300 |
|||
|
Installation |
484 |
484 |
162 |
|||
| Operating expenses | Electricity unit cost (per kWh) |
22.2 c Gambia, 15.8 c Fiji |
0 |
22.2 c Gambia, 15.8 c Fiji |
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| Maintenance |
2105 |
1585 |
842 |
|||
| Cylinder refill |
Gambia |
44.52 |
||||
| Fiji |
51.48 |
|||||
| Cylinder rent pa |
Gambia |
0 |
||||
| Fiji |
1007.28 |
|||||
| Cylinder transport (per cylinder) | 11 |
PS – power storage; c – cents
*Exchange rates: 1US$ = Euro0.853 / GBP0.753.
†Standard Solar-PS system. Total equipment costs for the trailer-mounted version were US$26 963.