In 2026, Inlux Solar supplied 520 sets of APOLLO split-type solar street lights for municipal main-road sections in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The customer completed installation in August, and the roads were formally opened on September 8. The Ouagadougou solar street light project now documents the confirmed equipment and site configuration.
The off-grid project uses 8 m poles, 80W LED luminaires, 280W solar panels, and 25.6V 50Ah LiFePO4 batteries. Single-side and central-median layouts were used across different road sections. The installation also includes remote management and a programmed lighting schedule.
In brief
- 520 APOLLO split-type solar street light sets were supplied for the Ouagadougou project.
- The confirmed system includes 80W LEDs, 280W solar panels, 25.6V 50Ah LiFePO4 batteries, and 8 m poles.
- The customer installed the equipment on grid-free municipal roads using single-side and central-median layouts.
What Was Delivered for the Ouagadougou Road Project?
In 2026, the Inlux Solar project record confirmed a 520-set APOLLO supply for Ouagadougou. The order required four 40HC containers, with a recorded 90-day order-to-shipment period and approximately 45 days of sea transit. The customer then handled installation at the municipal road site.
The equipment package centered on APOLLO split-type solar street lights. Project preparation had to keep luminaires, solar panels, batteries, controllers, poles, arms, and installation items matched across the container sequence. What can disrupt a 520-set deployment? One packing mismatch can delay work across an entire road section.
How Was the APOLLO Solar Street Light System Configured?
In 2026, each confirmed project system paired an 80W LED luminaire with a 280W solar panel and a 25.6V 50Ah LiFePO4 battery. The 8 m pole height and approximately 30 m spacing formed part of the road layout. The specified luminaire efficacy was 185 lm/W, with 6000K light output and IP66/IK09 protection.
The SRNE DM160 MPPT controller was programmed for six hours at full output, followed by six hours at half output. Remote management was also included. The project record doesn’t identify a communication protocol, so this announcement doesn’t add unverified claims about LoRa, 4G, Zigbee, alarms, or platform functions.
Why use a separated system for this road layout? A split-type solar lighting system allows the panel, luminaire, battery, and controller to be configured as separate project components. That gives the layout team more control over panel position, dual-arm median poles, and service access.
What Did the September Road Opening Confirm?
On September 8, 2026, Ouagadougou formally opened 6.839 km of roads in the Grand-Est area. Coverage by Burkina24 e Quotidien Sidwaya identified Dassasgho and Wayalghin among the areas served by the broader road program.
What does the public evidence establish? It independently confirms the location, municipal context, and opening date. Inlux Solar’s confirmed scope remains the 520 APOLLO systems documented in our project record. The broader program also included drainage, sidewalks, landscaping, and other public works, which are outside Inlux Solar’s stated equipment scope.
Municipal representative Pingdwendé Dieudonné Ouédraogo also called for long-term care of the new public assets. As reported by Journal du Faso, he said: La commune construit, mais la préservation des réalisations est collective.
What Does This Project Show Municipal Buyers?
A 520-set project should not be quoted as one undivided quantity. The Ouagadougou installation used both single-side and central-median arrangements. Those road sections can require different quantities of arms, foundations, panels, wiring items, and installation instructions, even when the same 80W luminaire is specified.
The absence of grid power also changes the tender inputs. Buyers need to define road width, target lighting level, operating hours, autonomy requirements, local solar conditions, wind load, foundation scope, and remote-management responsibilities before comparing prices. Wattage alone cannot settle those decisions.
For tender preparation, consult the Inlux Solar’s solar street light engineering resources. They cover RFQ, specification, quality-control, and IES/DIALux preparation guidance. The detailed project page then shows how those inputs came together for the Ouagadougou installation.
What Comes Next for Similar Municipal Projects?
The Ouagadougou delivery shows why project inputs must be fixed before production starts. For a similar road, begin with the exact city, road sections, width, layout, pole height, spacing, lighting target, operating profile, and installation boundary. Then confirm whether remote management is part of the equipment, commissioning, or long-term service scope.
Planning an off-grid municipal road project? Send Inlux Solar your project inputs to request a system configuration, lighting-layout review, and tender-ready equipment proposal.
Perguntas frequentes
How many solar street lights were supplied for the Ouagadougou project?
Inlux Solar supplied 520 sets of APOLLO split-type solar street lights. The order was transported in four 40HC containers, and the customer completed installation on municipal main-road sections in August 2026.
What APOLLO configuration was used in Burkina Faso?
Each confirmed system used an 80W LED luminaire, a 280W solar panel, a 25.6V 50Ah LiFePO4 battery, and an 8 m pole. The DM160 MPPT controller used a six-hour full-output and six-hour half-output schedule.
Did the project require a grid connection?
No. The municipal road site was recorded as having no grid power. The APOLLO systems use solar generation, battery storage, LED lighting, and programmed control for independent off-grid operation.
Sources
- Inlux Solar, 520 APOLLO Solar Street Lights for Ouagadougou Municipal Roads, published September 11, 2026; retrieved September 14, 2026.
- Burkina24, Ouagadougou: 6.8 km of new roads for Grand-Est, published September 9, 2026; retrieved September 14, 2026.
- Quotidien Sidwaya, More than 6 km of roads inaugurated under PDDO2, published September 9, 2026; retrieved September 14, 2026.
- Journal du Faso, Roads inaugurated in Dassasgho and Wayalghin, published September 9, 2026; retrieved September 14, 2026.
