Containerized solar-PV reverse osmosis operated by the local community
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A shipping-container RO plant powered by solar PV and battery storage, producing ~75,000 L/day for ~25,000–35,000 people, operated by trained local staff and partly funded through water sales. Capital cost ~US$0.5–0.57M; ~20-year service life.
Kiunga, Kenya
SuccessGivePower Foundation · since 2018 · City
A containerized solar-PV reverse-osmosis plant installed in 2018 in Kiunga, a remote coastal fishing community south of the Somali border, where residents previously relied on brackish, contaminated water. Solar panels…
Freshwater output~75,000L/day
People served25,000–35,000people
$565K · GivePower donors (incl. Bank of America $250k grant, corporate/individual donations); partial cost recovery via water sales · 2 sources