Following เกจวัดแรงดันน้ำ10บาร์ , InfraCo Africa, a half of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), has signed a Shareholders’ Agreement and a Loan Agreement with Bonergie Irrigation SAS (Bonergie Irrigation) to proceed supporting the dimensions up of the project.
Under the model new agreements, InfraCo Africa will hold a big minority shareholding in Bonergie Irrigation, committing an additional US$2.four million to substantially scale up farmers’ access to prime quality irrigation options in Senegal.
It has lengthy been recognised that reliance upon rain-fed agriculture exposes Senegal’s farmers to the results of climate change on temperature and rainfall patterns.i In 2019, InfraCo Africa joined with photo voltaic equipment specialist Bonergie Senegal to determine Bonergie Irrigation, a local Special Purpose Vehicle, to pilot the implementation of over one hundred high quality Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS).
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InfraCo Africa’s CEO, Gilles Vaes, mentioned of today’s announcement: “We are excited to proceed working with our companions at Bonergie Irrigation to substantially scale up our providing to farmers in Senegal. Access to solar-powered irrigation solutions will exchange existing diesel pumps, offering farmers with a extra sustainable solution to addressing the linked challenges of climate change and food safety.”
The agreements signed right now will see the commissioning, sale, set up and maintenance of a minimal of 2,000 additional pumps over the following three years. In response to suggestions from the pilot, the challenge may even roll out over 500 drip irrigation techniques (DIS) which are designed to optimise efficiency of irrigation whilst additionally protecting groundwater sources from over-abstraction. The methods come in a spread of sizes to go nicely with each farmer’s wants with hire buy financing obtainable to unfold the fee, making the methods more reasonably priced.
“Bonergie Irrigation SAS could be very proud that InfraCo Africa has determined to develop an in depth partnership with us as a shareholder”, says Gabriele Schwarz, CEO of Bonergie Irrigation SAS. “Their tremendous expertise will assist us to produce a minimum of 2000 pumps and 500 drip irrigation methods to rural farmers in a sustainable means. The nexus of Water-Energy-Food is amongst the primary subjects for the coming years and Bonergie Irrigation SAS and InfraCo Africa are in a perfect place to develop this market in Senegal.” It is anticipated that Phase II of the Bonergie Irrigation venture might be co
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