News
23 December 2019

AfDB finances roll out of solar-powered irrigation in Sudan

In:
Waste and water
Region:
Middle East & Africa

The African Development Bank has approved a grant to the government of Sudan to accelerate the adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps in the country’s West Kordofan and North Kordofan states. 

The project will enable farmers’ adoption of renewable energy technology through the installation of 1,170 photovoltaic irrigation pumps, the establishment of maintenance and repair workshops for the pumps, and the supply of equipment for a pump testing laboratory to provide certification and training.

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