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Solar-powered water project, Eka Offiong Market

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I'm proud to share that work on Solar-powered water project, Eka Offiong Market in Etim Ekpo LGA is finished. A solar-powered water supply at the market that is piped to 10 villages.

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A solar-powered water supply at the market that is piped to 10 villages. It has been executed.

Key facts

Area of work: Water
LGA: Etim Ekpo
Status: Completed
Where: Eka Offiong Market
Villages reached: 10

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Solar-powered water project, Eka Offiong Market

About the project

This is a solar-powered water project at Eka Offiong Market in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area. It is completed and commissioned, and water from it is piped to 10 villages.

The project was delivered by the Akwa Ibom State Government. The pumps run on solar power, so the supply does not depend on the public grid or on fuel for a generator. This keeps running costs low and helps the water keep flowing.

The project gives clean water to traders and shoppers at the market and to households in the 10 villages it reaches.

It is meant to save residents long trips to fetch water, cut water-borne illness and support trade at the market, in line with the ARISE Agenda.

The project at a glance

StatusCompleted

WhereEka Offiong Market

Kind of workWater

ServesTraders at Eka Offiong Market and 3 more

Project timeline

Plannedannounced or approved

Work startedsite work begins

Ongoingwork under way

Finishedcompleted or commissioned

What was built

Solar-powered water supply
Water piped to 10 villages
Water point at Eka Offiong Market

Who it serves

People and places connected by this project.

Traders at Eka Offiong MarketLocal business
Customers at the marketLocal business
Residents of the 10 villages
Households near the marketLocal business

Where it helps

Trade and income
Water and sanitation
Health access
Housing and shelter

Etim Ekpo LGA at a glance

Where this project sits among all 13 projects recorded in Etim Ekpo.

Completed 8 (this project)Ongoing 5

Roads and bridges

Schools

Jobs and business support

Homes for vulnerable people

Water

Impact Analysis

An assessment of the impact of these accomplishments on the people and communities.

For families and communities

Clean water has a direct effect on public health, hygiene and sanitation. For people around the market it meets a basic daily need.

For work and income

Water in the market benefits both traders and customers and improves the setting in which buying and selling take place. Solar power means the supply does not depend on grid electricity.