Observed arrival · 2026-09-09
Solar Village’s Off-Grid Irrigation Control Room
A solar-powered irrigation system combines field sensors, cellular telemetry, GPS mapping, and remote pump controls for smallholder farms in rural Ethiopia.
Field notes
The installation links a 24V solar battery and submersible pump to an ESP32 controller, capacitive soil sensing, pipe-flow measurement, and well-level protection. Cellular and GPS hardware relay readings to a cloud-backed interface with satellite pins, farmer-name search, equipment lists, relay controls, and historical charts. The page identifies Finote Selam and kebele locations and describes on-site calibration, live pumping tests, and automatic cutoff behavior, while its water-saving and diesel-elimination figures remain stated claims rather than independently documented results.
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