Project Location:
Onit River Basin, Nigeria
Project Description:
Local farmers in Nigeria's Onit River Basin have rich agriclutural land, but during the dry season, due to there is always power cuts, farmer have a big problems of shortage of irrigation water. This problems affect the growth of their crops.
Solution:
Even there is always power cuts, but there is abundant solar energy, So after we check the local well conditons, we introduced a 1.8KW DC Solar Water Pump for irrigation to the farmer. This solar pump use high efficiency DC brussless motor, MPPT Solar controller and cheap price. This solution can provide a sustainable irrigation for the agriculture during the dry seasons. This solar pump is with a total head of 60 meters, and water flow is 5m3/hour. So the system pumps more than 30 cubic meters of water per day(6hours).
Social benefits:
Compared with the traditional diesel pumping, the solar water pumping system is a one-time investment, and there is no need to add fuel at a later stage, which not only reduces the energy cost, but also saves the farmers' economic expenses. In the dry season, the system can provide a reliable source of irrigation water, not only help agricultural production, but also improve the income of local farmers.
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