Solar Panels Improve Water Supply for 2,700 in Vysokopillya

Solar panels for a reverse osmosis system have been installed at the local pump room in Vysokopillya, Kherson Oblast, to provide stable access to clean drinking water for 2,700 people.

According to the Kherson Regional Military Administration, after seven months of active hostilities, the water supply system in the community was severely damaged, and the pump room became the only source of drinking water for residents of Vysokopillya, as well as for residents of the villages of Olzhyne and Novopetrivka, where there is no centralized water supply.

"The solar panels allow the system to operate without additional maintenance - it is fully automated and can be controlled even through a mobile application, " HOVA noted.

The project, the administration added, was implemented with the support of UNICEF.

Earlier, the Novovorontsov community received a batch of solar panels to improve water supply. Ensuring stable access to water remains a priority for the community. This assistance was made possible by USAID and Chemonics International Inc. in cooperation with the Chortkiv community, Kamianets-Podilskyi City Council, and the All-Ukrainian Association of Communities.

In addition, thanks to the financial support of Global Emergency Relief, Recovery & Reconstruction and the People in Need Foundation, solar power plants are being actively installed in the Velyko Oleksandrivska community in Kherson Oblast .

To do this, the Velyko Oleksandrivka Village Council announced a tender for the installation of a solar power plant that will provide a stable energy supply for the local community. The project envisaged the purchase and installation of 11 photovoltaic modules with commissioning of 11 artesian wells by the end of April 2025. The expected cost of the project was UAH 5 million 927 thousand 653. The village council signed a contract for these works with the company that offered the highest price.

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