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Nyeri County Retrofitting Boreholes with Solar PV Systems

Solar pumping is now a proven technology not just for domestic applications but also for large scale industrial systems. Solar pumping systems typically comprises of Solar Panels, an Inverter and Pump. H.E Mutahi Kahiga, governor of Nyeri county has recently commissioned a Solar pumping project that involved retrofitting boreholes with Solar PV systems in Kabati, Nyeri.

The old system was powered by a very inefficient and costly diesel engine generator. In partnership with REREC (Rural Eletricification and Renewable Energy Corporation), Davis & Shirtliff has retrofitted a Solar system that has almost Zero running costs. The green solution is environmentally friendly and sustainable. The 10kW system was installed by a team of Multiskilled technicians lead by the Nyeri branch Manager, Eng. Anthony Ndungu and lead technician Isaac Chege. The Davis & Shirtliff Nyeri branch will offer local support for the projects.