Challenge
The Egyptian government has started a five-year plan to phase out energy subsidies. Fossil fuel prices have soared in the last two years and will continue. Farmers suffer to get diesel for their pumps as they are banned from getting diesel in regular bottles. They have to get it from the black market at double the price and sometimes they cannot get it. This situation increased the pressure on poor farmers and has depreciated their income considerably.
Description
SunCity has managed to develop a revolutionary design of a Mobile Solar Pump that has the capacity of pumping up to 60 cubic meters of water per hour using only a 1.5 hp solar and pump system. The pump comes in an innovative user-friendly and mobile package that can be easily towed by a donkey, horse, or tractor. Anyone can easily operate the pump in 10 minutes. The pump can serve more than 15 acres at zero operating cost.
Outcomes
For each 1000 unit built and sold annually: 1- 7 to 10 permanent green jobs created 2- 24 thousand tons of CO2 cut 3- Savings of more than 6 million dollars in operating costs for small farmers 4- Serving up to 10,000 small farmers helping them grow more food for less
