PMAEPS SOLAR PUMPING PROJECT Republic of Niger, West Africa Production: 108 solar PV direct drive pumps, 432 standpipes, 125 km of piping, 108 water towers from 15 to 100 m3 capacity Total power: 415 kWp Commissioned: March 2010 Operations and Maintenance: Vergnet PMAEPS Solar Pumping Project, Niger A replica of the project for 128 pumping systems is under construction and will be commissioned in July 2016 Solar PV Direct Drive Pumps Deliver Energy and Cost Savings for Niger One of the major problems in Niger is giving the underprivileged rural populations access to water to improve their living conditions. In this context, solar energy, widely available in Sahel countries, can be efficiently used for solar PV direct drive pumping systems. These systems fulfill their basi

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