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GivePower Solar Water Farm, Kiunga

GivePower's first solar water farm, installed in the fishing community of Kiunga on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast near the Somali border, uses advanced filtration systems and new solar-powered desalination technology to convert seawater into drinking water.

Kiunga, Kenya (Indian Ocean coast, near the Somali border)Solar-powered desalinationNone (uncertified; operator-documented)
Image credit
Kipungani is one of the four settlements on Lamu Island, Kenya. (The other three are Lamu town, Matondoni and Shela). Geographic context.Location context · Vincent van Zeijst · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 2014 · Resized; display cropImage source ↗Licence ↗
OperatorGivePower
EcosystemSolar-powered desalination
StandardNone (uncertified; operator-documented)
StatusActive
LocationKiunga, Kenya (Indian Ocean coast, near the Somali border)
Overview

Inside the project

The operator describes it as a breakthrough blueprint solution for coastal areas struggling with water scarcity.

GivePower reports a production capacity of 35,000 people a day for a community of roughly 3,500 people, against the backdrop of an estimated 844 million people worldwide who lack access to clean drinking water.

35,000/day
Production capacity (stated)
3,500
Community population

Objectives

  • Desalinate seawater using solar power for a coastal community
  • Provide a replicable blueprint for coastal water scarcity

Approach

  • Solar power drives advanced filtration and desalination equipment converting seawater into drinking water.

Sources

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  1. givepower.org ↗https://givepower.org/2018/06/20/introducing-first-givepower-solar-water-farm/

Documented by one public source so far.

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