25 Solar-Powered Underground Wells in Dakhla Center (New Valley)

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated 25 solar-powered underground wells as an alternative to using diesel fuel in Dakhla Center - New Valley Governorate - via video conference, within the framework of the state’s efforts aimed to use clean and renewable energy and to save fuel and thermal energy expenditures. This comes within the framework of a program prepared by the Ministry of Irrigation to make the wells operate with solar energy instead of diesel fuel.
The project of solar-powered wells with remote automatic control and monitoring system for 25 wells with a depth of about 45 meters is an ideal model for rationalizing energy use within the state's strategic plan.
Since Egypt is geographically located between latitudes 22 and 31.5 north, Egypt is considered to be at the heart of the global sunbelt, making it receive direct solar radiation as it exceeds (7) kWh / square meter and the number of hours of sunlight reaches more than 4000 hours annually. These rates are among the highest in the world.
The project is shown in the attached video (22:19 to 23:08).