SOLAR WATER SYSTEM PROJECTS

The Solar/Grid Powered Water Pumping System

One of the RE Systems being promoted by SIBAT is the Solar/Grid Water Pumping System (SWPS). It is a hybrid system that uses 800-watt to 1200-watt solar panels with a back- up source from the grid (if solar power is not available) to operate a submersible water pump with a controller. This system size up is matched with the daily water demand of the community and is designed to pump the water from the suitable well source to an elevated storage tank, to be delivered to the community through a distribution pipeline connected to the communal tapstands.

The well needs to be developed and well maintained to ensure the quantity and quality of water produced. The communal tapstands are outlets built in locations that are accessible to the houses. This is called level 2 distribution system.

The solar powered water pump is a reliable system which can be easily managed by the community including the women. It is called a Community-based Water Distribution System . The community gets to own, manage and sustain the system by developing certain policies on utilization, tariff payments and maintenance. Its function and operation can be easily understood, and thus a level of self-reliance in maintaining the system can be acquired.

The following is a list of SIBAT water solar water system projects installed.

SITIO/BARANGAYMUNICIPALITYPROVINCE/REGIONHH SERVEDAPPLICATIONSDATE INAUGURATED
So. Pulili, Brgy. TangalLubang IslandOccidental Mindoro75Potable Water and Domestic Use2006
Paang-BundokLipa, TanauanBatangas68Potable Water2005
TakilaySarabia, KoronadalRegion XI36Potable Water2005
El NalamAssumption, KoronadalRegion XI45Potable Water2005
Lam-afosBanga, TupiRegion XI38Potable Water2005
CantariwisTolosa, LeyteEastern Visayas150Potable Water2015
BuenavistaManicani, GuiuanEastern Samar96Potable Water2015
BanaagManicani, GuianEastern Samar68Potable Water2015
Schematic diagram ng photovoltaic solar pump.
Schematic diagram ng photovoltaic solar pump.
Solar water tank in Barangay Banaag, Manicani, Eastern Samar.
Solar water tank in Barangay Banaag, Manicani, Eastern Samar.
Local technicians checking on the controls of the solar pumping system.
Local technicians checking on the controls of the solar pumping system.
Testing of tapstand for level two distribution system.
Testing of tapstand for level two distribution system.
The children and the elderly enjoying the nearby tapstand.
The children and the elderly enjoying the nearby tapstand.
The children and the elderly enjoying the nearby tapstand.
The children and the elderly enjoying the nearby tapstand.
Sitio Pulili, Barangay Tangal, Lubang Occidental Mindoro.
Sitio Pulili, Barangay Tangal, Lubang Occidental Mindoro.
Pintakasi or Bayanihan system of the community.
Pintakasi or Bayanihan system of the community.