Development projects
Potable water supply for public school
Kombissiri - Burkina Faso - 2023
Context
In 2023, in connection with the Rose des Sables association, the company PVsyst financially and technically supported a solar-powered project for the supply of sanitary drinking water benefiting the public school located in Kombissiri, Burkina Faso, in the Bazèga province.
Kombissiri is a town of nearly 25,000 inhabitants, 60km south of Ouagadougou, stretching along the road to Ghana.
Achievement by Rose des Sables
- A hydraulic well was drilled and tested positive
- A 21m3 concrete water tower – 6m below ground level – is built.
In October 2023, the Rose des Sables team installed the photovoltaic pumping system, the manual measurement system, and then built the distribution network to the water points.
A water standpipe also allows nearby residents to fetch water. The cost of the water used is accounted for in the management of the school.
Results
Revenue from sales to residents helps to create a maintenance fund to sustain the supply:
- Replacement of taps and valves
- Replacement of the pump in the long run
Project achievements
