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AgroBuzz January 5 2022

Commissioning of the Little Park Solar-Powered Pump Station

AgroBuzz Feature - Commissioning of the Little Park Solar-Powered Pump Station

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 07 Jan 2022   

In this week’s episode of AgroBuzz, Emile Myers, Energy Engineer at the National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC), shares some insight on the recent commissioning of the Little Park Solar-Powered Pump
Station in St. Elizabeth.

This initiative forms part of the drive to utilize renewable energy to support the development and sustainability of the agriculture sector.

390 farmers within the Little Park area will now benefit from more reliable access to water. The pump station is also projected to reduce the NIC’s annual electricity bill by 20% or J$9 million...

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