TWO Zimbabwean companies have partnered with a Switzerland clean energy provider to provide solar-powered water pumping systems.
SILAS NKALA STAFF REPORTER
OurSun Energy (Private) Limited, Zimbabwe’s leading manufacturer of agricultural equipment, William Bain Holdings and the Swiss Meeco Group have engaged in a new alliance to support clean energy in Zimbabwe and to stimulate local market with the new sun2flow solar-based water pumping systems.
OurSun Energy director Simbarashe Mhuriro yesterday said with approximately 300 days of sun each year, wind and several sources of hydropower, Zimbabwe is a country with significant quantities of clean energy resources, which it should take advantage of.
“We are currently looking for sites in Bulawayo for solar farms and installations for between 1-5 megawatts,” he said.
“So we are in discussions with a number of individuals concerning the projects.”
Mhuriro said a new partnership would push the development in the southern region of the country, which the project is targeting in its initial phase.
“The co-operation is based on the innovative sun2flow solar water pumping system developed by The Meeco Group,” he said.
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“Sun2flow combines high-end solar modules with water pumping and irrigation solutions, which ideally suit remote off-grid areas.
“Part of Meeco’s broad and high-technological product range from, sun2flow, fits perfectly farmers’ expectations and needs, the constructions and installations can easily pump water from artificial water reservoirs into distant tanks.”
Specialists from William Bain Holdings will locally assemble the sun2flow mobile units for the Zimbabwean and regional market.
Mhuriro said William Bain would also provide support to OurSun projects by manufacturing roof and ground-mounted structures via their special casting division. “Currently, the process developing the first locally assembled sun2flow mobile trailer has begun,” he said.
“As soon as this is complete the product will then be positioned on the market for gauging its potential.”
He said solar power had enormous energy generation capacity that also could be tapped for sustainable economic growth in addition to bridging the current power deficit in the country.
