Solar-powered water pumps are enabling farmers in Senegal to irrigate their crops year round which, in turn, has seen trade pick up. The farmers till their land in the shadow of the Taiba N'Diaye wind farm, the largest such power station in West Africa by generation capacity. 5kW PKCT solar water pumping system from Solartech is transforming agriculture Before installation, farmers struggled with unstable grid power and seasonal water shortages. Now, the PKCT solar pumping system,equipped with hybrid grid/solar input and automatic switching. Dakar, Sénégal, June 27, 2024 – As part of efforts to achieve food security and strengthen farmers' resilience to the impact of climate change, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Government of Senegal have inaugurated the first of 12 solar-powered irrigation units that will be. In Senegal, 78% of vegetable farms still use gravity irrigation or manual sprinkling. Consequence: over-irrigation 40-65%, water losses 35-55%, accumulated salts, progressive yield decline. IoT solar irrigation solution tested on 11 Kolonell farms between January 2025 and April 2026: water savings. to analyze energy interventions in the agrifood sector1. The main purpose of the methodology is to assess costs and benefits associated with renewable energy and energy efficiency practices and to highlight hidden socio-economic a d environmental costs and benefits of such interventions.
