Innovative Solar Pump Irrigation systems: Supporting Nigeria’s Agricultural Revolution. In support of the government’s change and diversification agenda, with a lot of emphasis on farming, irrigation becomes a challenge. Journeying through Nigeria presents one with a breath-taking arable land of sheer beauty, starting with the Mangrove and fresh water swamp of the South, cutting through the tropical rainforest, the woodland and tall grass savannah and ultimately to the short grass savannah in the north.

Solar Irrigation Pumps A solar powered pump runs on the power of the sun. It makes efficient use of solar energy and converts it into electrical energy for pumping water. This is especially a better alternative to petrol pumps as so much time is spent looking for petrol, especially during the frequent periods of fuel scarcity in Nigeria. This system operates on power generated using solar PV (photovoltaic) system. The photovoltaic array converts the solar energy into electricity, which is used for running the motor pump set. The pumping system draws water from the open well, bore well, pond etc. The water pumping system can be used to irrigate land, when the water is to be pumped from a depth of well or a pond.