Thu, 24 Nov 2016 12:32:29 +0000 In these times of power deficit, farmers who are fortunate enough to have a stream flowing through their farm or a nearby stream, can generate their own electricity using hydropower. Hydropower as a source of energy has been used for over two thousand years. Indeed, this natural and recurring energy is a form of solar energy since the sun drives the hydrological cycle, evaporating water, which condenses in the clouds and comes down as rain. This energy solution is for those farms that are very far from the national grid or for farmers who simply want to cut down on their ZESCO bill to take advantage of the hydropower resource found on their farm and is not limited to large scale hydro like Kafue Gorge (900, 000 kW) but even to very small scale hydro generating as little as 300W. After all, powering an off-grid house’s lights, refrigerator, well […]
Electrification of farm plots using small hydro technology
