Solar Panel on Submersible Pump Tested in Malawi

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Solar Panel on Submersible Pump Tested in Malawi

Non-governmental organisation Connect International is testing the combination of solar panels and submersible pumps at the Smart Centre of the Mzuzu University in Malawi

Technical advisor Renier Veldman of Connect International and his Dutch colleague Hans Kasbergen ( left on top photo ) of Central chuch of Central Africa Presby (CCAP) are conducting the test together with two students of Mzuzu University.

Veldman is detached to the Mzuzu Smart Centre as a participant of the Dutch Young Expert Programme Water (YEP Water). He works there as a technical advisor for research on low-cost water and sanitation technology.

Cheaper solar panels and pumps

Since the price of solar panels and submersible pumps have dropped recently, this set-up might be a viable low-cost option to provide households with water for drinking or irrigation.

The total set will approximately cost between 300 and 400 US dollar.

The set-up was recently tested for a first time and all the elements functioned. The testing will be continued under different circumstances such as pressure and water level.

About Mzuzi Smart centre

Mzuzu's Sustainable marketable affordable reliable technologies (Smart) centre was established in 2012 as a joint effort of Mzuzu University,Connect International and CCAP.

The centre offers the demonstration of a range of low cost technologies and has the capacity to train local entrepreneurs in water and sanitation technologies with a focus on rural water supply and ‘self-supply'.

Training also includes business skills, linking entrepeneurs and their customers to micro-financing institutions.

Source: Dutch Water Sector

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