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Solar energy is helping communities in the Brazilian Northeast to have access to drinking water. This is because in the interior of Ceará, in the municipality of Paraipaba, the photovoltaic source is generating energy, allowing deep wells to be drilled, supplying the local population in need of water resources.
The project, carried out in partnership with DNOCS (National Department of Works Against Droughts), in addition to solving the problems caused by the lack of water, will help the region's population save on electricity costs.
According to the mayor of the municipality, Ariana Aquino (Republicans), the idea is to drill 500 wells during the four years of management. In January and February, five were already drilled. “Step by step we are building the future”, he highlighted.
Furthermore, he highlighted that the city hall is installing new pumps in places where wells were drilled, which were inactive in strategic locations in the city.
Solar is used in artesian wells to help with drought
Thinking of an alternative to help solve the drought in the Northeast, the Ministry of Regional Development, through DNCOS, is installing artesian wells to bring water to residents of rural areas.
In places where the electricity grid is not close to drilled wells, solar energy is a viable and sustainable solution. In these places, photovoltaic panels are being used to operate pumps and systems and benefit the population.
