2023/11/27-29 Besuch der ägyptischen Wüste

Monday, 27/11/23

Trip to Farafra, Government Al-Wadi al-dschadid

• KarmSolar off grid PV plant located near Abu Minqar
• Visit to the Farafra oasis

Tuesday, 28/11/23

KarmSolar off grid PV plant, near Abu Minqar (26.466881, 27.839594)

• Possibility to do agrovoltaics between PV rows
• No groundwater pumping and irrigation yet

 United Farms, Al Farafra - Al Wahat, The New Valley Governorate 1014001 (26.491415, 27.756258)

• Cultivation of wheat, olives, potatoes
• Use of groundwater from the Nubian aquifer for irrigation, electricity for pumping supplied by KarmSolar
• Used irrigation method: pivot & drip irrigation
• Open for experiments on the farm

Wednesday, 29/11/23

Return journey from Farafra to Cairo