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Solar panels installed in Suo that pump water from Mundika to Busia town and its environs. [Ignatius Odanga, Standard]
Exorbitant electricity bills and frequent outages that lead to disruption of water supply in key Busia County institutions have prompted Governor Sospeter Ojaamong’s administration to embrace solar energy to pump water.
According to Chief Officer-in-charge of water Moses Weunda, the county government spends an average of Sh30 million on electricity bills in one fiscal year.
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