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HARNESSING
SOLAR POWER
FOR ECO-FRIENDLY
IRRIGATION
B uilt according to sustainable principles and Thys Redelinghuys, General Manager of WCSC, highlights the
practices, Waterfall City has recently completed
critical role of this solar system: “Thanks to the solar installation
a new project that further underscores its
for the irrigation plant, we can now more effectively irrigate
commitment to environmental stewardship. The
completely unaffected by load shedding. This means we no
Waterfall Common Services Company (WCSC) has installed during the hot dry months following winter, while being
a solar system at Gate 6 of Waterfall Country Estate to be longer need to take on additional expenses such as getting
used exclusively to power the irrigation plant also located water tankers and can guarantee that our gardens stay green
there. This heralds a significant jump towards green energy while also ensuring the long-term health of the irrigation
and mitigating the ongoing scourge of load shedding. plant.”
The plant provides irrigation water to several other estates The irrigation plant, which can pump two million litres daily
in Waterfall City and the entirety of Waterfall Drive and during peak times, is one of the cornerstones of Waterfall City’s
Polofields Drive. Managed by WCSC, the irrigation plant green environment. The new solar installation boasts a 120Kw
maintains the lush, indigenous landscapes characterising maximum capacity per hour and provides Waterfall City with an
the area. effective solution for maintaining irrigation during load shedding.
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