Farmers use renewable energy to save electricity

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- LAZZAT KAFOLAT installed a photovoltaic (solar) station on its grape plantation to provide electricity to deep pump. The pump is designed to lift water from the well and ensure regular irrigation of agricultural land.

It is worth noting that these highly efficient photovoltaic (solar) panels are manufactured in Uzbekistan. Their guaranteed service life is 25 years.

A modern installation generates 10 kilowatts of electricity per hour. For 1 light day, it is capable of generating 80 kilowatts of electricity. The monthly electricity generation is more than 2,400 kilowatts. For the irrigation season (from March to October), this figure will exceed 19,200 kilowatts of electricity.

For comparison, a farmer, in order to provide himself with electricity, must build a power line, the cost of which will be about 35 million soums per 1 km. Plus, according to current tariffs, the farmer will pay another 9 million soums for electricity annually.

The farmer paid about 78 million soums for the indicated solar installation. In this case, the installation will allow to irrigate up to 8 hectares of land in the usual way, or 30 hectares by drip irrigation. From each hectare, for example, melons (melons, watermelons), a farmer can receive up to 30 million soums per year, from 8 hectares - 240 million soums, respectively. That is, the installed modern equipment will pay off in the first year of operation.