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Completed 2024

Tanzania Solar
Irrigation System

A completed solar-powered irrigation system for the farming cooperative in Sunuka, Tanzania, which gave the community year-round growing and raised farmer income.

2024Completed
2018Project Start
SunukaLocation, Tanzania
Fully Operational
Community crossing the site in Sunuka, Tanzania
FIG.01 / Sunuka, Tanzania

Project Overview

Since the conception of our project in 2018, our team had been working to design and implement a solar powered irrigation system in Sunuka, Tanzania. Sunuka was unable to increase their agricultural output due to the limitations of the dry season. However our team's design allowed for increased water access and consequently increase crop yield.

Since February 2018, we have traveled on two assessment trips to establish our relationship with the Sunuka community and retrieve the necessary irrigation data. Keeping in mind social, structural and economic feasibility, our team evaluated potential water sources and irrigation distribution techniques, and worked to finalize system plans.

In 2024, we completed this project, consisting of locating and coordinating with a contractor to finish the tap stands along the irrigation piping.

Project Details

LocationSunuka, Tanzania
StatusCompleted
TeamInternational
Team Size6 members
Started2018
Completed2024
FocusSolar Irrigation
Energy SourceSolar PV

Project Timeline

2018-2020

Initial Assessment Trips

Community relationship building and irrigation needs data gathering over multiple seasons.

2021-2022

Engineering Design

Solar pump sizing, piping layout, tap stand design, and construction planning.

2023

Construction & Installation

Solar panel installation, pump system, and primary irrigation piping completed.

2024

Final Phase & Handover

Tap stands along irrigation piping completed. System assessed as fully operational. Community trained on maintenance.

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