Solar Powered Water Security: An Enabler for Rural Development in Limpopo South Africa

Solar Powered Water Security: An Enabler for Rural Development in Limpopo South Africa

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This paper describes how the rural development of a small village was enabled through the improvement of water security.The rural village of Gwakwani in the Northern Limpopo province of South Africa was entirely dependent on a amina muaddi scarpe trasparenti diesel powered borehole pump for their water supply.The cost and unreliability of the diesel supply resulted in limited opportunity for the development and growth of the village.As a rural community development enabler, a solar-powered borehole pump was installed in the village, which enhanced the availability and reliability of the water supply to the community.A second solar-powered borehole pump was installed, which allowed the establishment of small-scale drip irrigation farming enhancing economic activity.

This paper presents the feasibility for the installation of solar-powered water pumps in rural areas, showing its advantage over diesel-powered stickers logos dallas cowboys water pumps.It is shown how the availability of a reliable water supply increased the production of subsistence crops.This paper concludes with a justification for installing high-tech solar pumping systems as a catalyst for developing rural communities.