Davis & Shirtliff installs solar-powered water pumps in rural Kenya

Davis & Shirtliff has commenced the set up of a range of solar-powered water pumps in rural Kenya to connect poor households with reliable water supply.
The low-powered solar pumps dubbed, Dayliff Sunflo, are obtainable in complete kits that include the PV modules, pump and all equipment for a complete installation. Power requirements for these pumps are as little as 150W.
Davis & Shirtliff Chairman, Mr. Alec Davis said water access challenges have been compounded by an over-supply of pricey diesel and electric powered turbines and pumps that remain out of attain for the rural inhabitants.
“These installations are expensive to purchase, run and preserve and are not viable for poorer rural necessities,” mentioned Mr. Davis.
Rural households with ability to afford a water pumping system however lack entry to residence electricity rely on traditional hand pumps given the absence of appropriate alternate options.
UNICEF and the World Health Organization by way of a 2017 Joint monitoring Programme on water and sanitation reported forty per cent of the country’s households lack entry to water.
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It means shut to 20 million Kenyans dwelling mainly in rural areas and the urban slums nonetheless depend on unimproved water sources, similar to ponds, shallow wells and rivers.
“With the extraordinary growth of solar expertise over the previous decade in phrases of each price discount and expertise a significantly better different is now available – photo voltaic powered pumping methods,” stated Mr. Davis.
“Benefits of this new resolution are large with capital costs of the pumps being lower than conventional hand pumps and offering completely cost and maintenance free operation – methods simply start with the sun and pump all day,” said Mr. Davis.
เครื่องมือที่ใช้วัดความดันคือ provide outputs from 1 to 12 m3 per day at heads up to 70 metres with other choices being out there. However, for almost all of hand pump installations decrease heads are more widespread.
Dayliff has additionally designed a special tank and tower answer with capacities of as a lot as 3000 litres which are very cost efficient, light and easy to install with the choice of the PV modules mounted on the tower for smaller installations.
“These Dayliff water supply solutions are certainly game altering in so some ways and will completely remodel lives providing a lot higher reliable water availability for rural communities,” added Mr. Davis.
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