Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Laloux well project

This is a drilled-well project with an electric pump that was foundering when we arrived.  The original contractor installed a submersible electric pump but failed to secure a supply of electricity, as the cost of persuading the local government-owned utility to provide service is expensive and difficult, and the service is highly unreliable in any event.  Eventually the contractor furnished an electrical generator but it was under-powered and totally inadequate for the need.  It took us 10 months but we were able to get funding to purchase electrical materials and finally motivate, at a cost, the utility to provide an electrical connection directly from its substation to the pump.





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