Solar waterpumping for drinkingwater and foodproduction

Examples of innovative pilotprojects in rural communities and periurban areas in

Mali and Haiti

Proposals to increase and extend them sustainablyby F.Wirz, Wirz Solar Gmbh, Sissach, Switzerland

Foto Wirz Solar Gmbh 2009Foto Wirz Solar Gmbh 2009

Solar watertreatment for drinkingwater

MALI

Foto Trunz Watersystems 2010

HAITIMALI

Project Vegetableproduction with „green packages“ for small farmers and women‘s associations in the periurban area of Bamako

MALI

F. Wirz, Wirz Solar Gmbh, Sissach, SwitzerlandDr. Roger Michel, ERA Expériences Rurales Alternatives, Geneva, Switzerland

„Green packages“ help small farmers to produce more food with less costs. The two types of „green packages“are a combination of :1) Solar waterpumping systems (Type 1 subm.pumps, Type 2 solar motor for handpumps) (CC) comb.2) Dripirrigation* and/or by hand to use precious water more sustainably (CC)3) Organic agriculture to produce more vegetables with less external input (fuel, chem.fertilizers) (CC) 4) Organic agriculture to increase soilfertility and carbonstorage (CC) 5) planning, trainings, monitoring, marketing

Green package „light“ gpl: 1 + 2 + 5 solarpump + dripirrigation/handirr. + 5Full „green package“ fgp: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 gpl + organic agriculture + 5

Djénné: womens association of vegetable growers, 2 Ha, 146 members, solarpump pumps 25m3/d , 2010 Foto FW

Installation a solarpump system combined with a dripirrigation system in Torokoro, Central Mali 2010 Foto FW

Project Proposal 1 MALI Upgrade 2012- 2015by Wirz Solar Gmbh, Switzerland, Solsuisse, Maliand ERA, Geneva, Switzerland

47 new periurban „green package“ vegetable perimeters

Food (Vegetable and fruit) production and incomegeneration for totally 60 small farmers- / women‘s associations with perimeters of 1-2 Ha (totally up to 6000 smallfarmer families) equipped with and trained for „green foodproduction“ in the periurban agricultural belts of Bamako, Kayes, Segou and Sikasso to produce (fgp: organic) vegetables and fruit for urban markets in Mali (2 million inhabitants in Bamako)

Visit of a FAO delegation at the solarpump demosite of the malian Ministry of agriculture MAG (PCDA programme for agricultural competitiveness and diversification, WB supported) all fotos by FW

With this mobile pumpunit (inv 5400 U$) the womens association with 122 members in Dona (near the city of Segou, Mali) made a net profit of 32‘000 U$ in the first year of production 2011

Solarpumping in combi-nation with dripirrigation improves considerably the use of precious water in the Sahel, Torokoro

Water is better life… improved livelihood less poverty with solar energy (less pro-ductioncosts, no CO2 emissions, multiple use of solar modules, Syn, near Djenne

Foto M.Tall, Solsuisse

History : 2009 – 2011 Mali Solarpump Pilotproject 15 „green package light“ perimeters already exist in Mali (13) and in Burkina Faso (2) >> more infos on the Wirz Solar Gmbh/Solsuisse Mali Solarpump Pilotproject 2009 – 11, supported by Swiss government, at www.repic.ch (Swiss platform for Renewable Energies Promotion in International Cooperation)

Project 1 MALI 2012 – 2014 start with gpl >> upgrade to fgp

Upgrade to organic agriculture (4 fgp‘s) and Replication/extension in MALI from 13 to 60 vegetable perimeters with „green packages“ in the periurban belts of Bamako, Kayes, Segou,Sikasso

for up to 6000 beneficiary families (35‘000 direct beneficaries) plus urban consumers of vegetables and fruit

Upgrade to organic agriculture (fgp‘s) 2012 - 2014Total 4 x 2 Ha perimeters including a regional training center for org.f. 900‘000 CHFReplication/extension from 13 to 60 perimeters with green package light Total 43 x 0,5 – 2 Ha gpl‘s 230‘000

CHF

Included in all projects are trainings of local technicians and small farmers by Wirz Solar GmbhSolsuisse Mali and ERA, projectmonitoring, marketing and a planned technical reference document

Total investment Project 1 Mali Upgrade to organic agriculture

fgp and replication and extension to 60 gpl‘s 1‘130‘000 CHF

PPP ?? >> Financing still to be discussed between partners

More infos and details : wirzsolar@bluewin.ch

Project 2 Extension from MALI to REGIONAL LEVEL Phase 1 2012 – 2016

Multiplication/replication and extension with 40 new demo-perimeters with „green packages light“in periurban belts in BURKINA FASO (9+1), GUINEE (9+1), IVORY COAST(9+1) and HAITI (9+1)

for totally up to 3200 beneficiary families : 20‘000 direct beneficaries plus urban consumers of vegetables and fruit

Regional extension Gpl‘s 2012 - 2016Total 36 gpl‘s in BF, G, CI , H 226‘000 CHFUpgrade to organic agriculture fgp‘sTotal 4 fgp‘s 880‘000

CHF

Total investment 1‘106‘000 CHFIncluded in all projects are trainings of local technicians and small farmers by Wirz Solar Gmbh and Solsuisse Mali, projectmonitoring and a technical reference document

Green Vegetable Production Projects in Westafrica and Haiti

Results:1) Total 140 Ha (1,4 Mio m2) vegetable/fruit perimeters with solar

pumpsystems and dripirrigation (or by hand) 124 Ha gpl including a2) Regional Training Center for Organic Farming and Solar Irrigation in

Kalassa (Mali) and 3) 8 startup organic farmingperimeters in periurban areas in 5 countries Mali,

Guinee, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Haiti (8 fgp‘s , 16 Ha)

Beneficiaries : Up to 14‘000 beneficiary families (estimated 100 fam/perimeter = 70‘000 direct beneficiaries plus consumers of vegetables and fruit)

Total investment 2012 – 2016 MALI and regional EXTENSION 2‘236‘000

CHF 2‘430‘435 U$

Investment per m2 1,6 CHF = 1,75 U$Investment per beneficary 32 CHF = 34,8 U$PPP ? >> Financing has still to be discussed between projectpartners.

More informations : wirzsolar@bluewin.ch

Project 3 HAITI Solarpumping and Solar watertreatmentSolarpump Pilotproject (South-South-Transfer/Capacitybuilding Project Mali > Haiti)

Phase 1 Pilot- and Testphase Sept 2011 – April 2012

1) Tests and installation of 10 recently developed swiss solar motors for handpumps Type 2 * (see fotos below)

2) Training of local technicians for installation, maintenance and repairs3) Joint development of a management module for waterpoints with solar pumps with the haitian

national waterauthorities DINEPA (Direction Nationale pour l‘Eau et l‘Assainissement)

Phase 2 EXTENSION>> integrated into Project 2 Extension Project „green packages“ (included 70 x Type 2 pumps)

First tests of solar driven motor for Mark II handpumps Nov 11 in Leogane, Haiti Fotos FW

Planned Pilotproject 3 Haiti 2012 : 20 solar waterkiosks with solarpumps and solar watertreatment unitsCrucial problem in Haiti : huge lack of good quality water (drinking water) for the populations. Water has to be treated nearly everywhere to become drinking water. There is an urgent need for hundreds of watertreatment units !>> still high risk of cholera…!!

Such urgently needed solar watertreatment units can be integrated into existing and new waterkiosks. These help

to diminish the very expensive and ongoing watertrucking and improve waterdelivery with precious drinking-water from boreholes considerably.

Wirz Solar Gmbh is presently planning a project for the installation (and evtl. operating) of 20 waterkiosks in

Haiti. The amount for the initial investment is approxmatively CHF 1‘200‘000. And we are looking for financial partners…

7 solar watertreatment units (ultrafiltration) have already been installed 2010 in existing and/or new waterkiosks. They sell drinkingwater in haitian periurban areas as e.g. Cabaret, Jacmel .

The planned project foresees 20 new solar waterkiosks preferably in urban locations with no electrical grid. These waterkiosks may also provide other services apart from drinkingwater (e.g. batteriecharging etc)

A prototype businessplan has still to be adapted to the Haitian situation, discussion of financing ongoing

Solar watertreatment unit in Haiti

Summary :Three Projects with great potential to be extended and multiplied in many periurban and urban areas :

• “green packages“ for green agricultural foodproduction (fruit and vegetables = „green gold“, example Mali)

• solar waterkiosks for drinkingwater (example Haiti)Wirz Solar Gmbh / Solsuisse Mali and ERA, Geneva have a lot of experience and a network of partners to

implement and monitor such projects ! Please contact us for further discussions at wirzsolar@bluewin.ch !

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !