Ann McLean, Team Leader; community mobilisation, water needs and uses survey, demonstration training with Master Trainers, water user group mobilisation manual, impact monitoring and reports
Tony Woods, technical training, demonstration installations of solar water pumps and ram pump technology, technical training manual, reports
Renewable energy based water lifting technologies and formation of water user associations in a Barani area of Pakistan
Fateh Jang, Murree District, Punjab Province, Pakistan
Client: Water Resources Research Council/New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Names of Senior Staff Involved and Functions:
Narrative Description of Project:
Pakistan has many areas of isolated low grade agricultural lands that are not serviced by any electricity or water reticulation or, in many cases, roading. Under the policy of devolution, administration of the water resources used in these areas is being handed back to the communities to manage themselves, but in many cases the communities are not equipped to do this on a technical or managerial level.
The project aim was to demonstrate with the Water Resources Research Institute a model for setting up water user associations in micro-communities, and also to demonstrate and provide training on simple renewable energy water lifting technologies (solar and water ram pump) to lift water in areas where no other energy resources are available. The project has assisted the community to raise high value low water demand vegetables, for which they have received an award.
The project aim was to demonstrate with the Water Resources Research Institute a model for setting up water user associations in micro-communities, and also to demonstrate and provide training on simple renewable energy water lifting technologies (solar and water ram pump) to lift water in areas where no other energy resources are available. The project has assisted the community to raise high value low water demand vegetables, for which they have received an award.
Services Provided by ECL:
• Project co-identification and proposal writing.
• Specification, supply and installation of solar systems and hydraulic ram pump equipment.
• Identification of training needs and providing training where required.
• Training of master trainers in solar PV and water lifting system maintenance and operation.
• Training in solar panel setup and operation, correct wiring procedures, electrical safety, use of a multimeter to isolate faults, community involvement in water planning and usage, installation of solar pumps, ram pumps and practical demonstration of the techniques discussed above.
• Master training in mobilisation of Water User Groups; training in financial management
• Reporting with recommendations on policy and procedures for mobilisation of micro-communities in to WUAs
• Specification, supply and installation of solar systems and hydraulic ram pump equipment.
• Identification of training needs and providing training where required.
• Training of master trainers in solar PV and water lifting system maintenance and operation.
• Training in solar panel setup and operation, correct wiring procedures, electrical safety, use of a multimeter to isolate faults, community involvement in water planning and usage, installation of solar pumps, ram pumps and practical demonstration of the techniques discussed above.
• Master training in mobilisation of Water User Groups; training in financial management
• Reporting with recommendations on policy and procedures for mobilisation of micro-communities in to WUAs
