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Solar-powered water project, Ikot Oku Usung

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A solar-powered water project with a water tower at Ikot Oku Usung.

Key facts

Area of work: Water
LGA: Ukanafun
Status: Completed
Where: Ikot Oku Usung
Commissioned: 21 March 2025, by the Commissioner for Water Resources and Sanitation, Hon. Ubuo Ubuo, for the Governor
Solar power: 2.6 kW solar system, able to run the pump for 24 hours
Storage: 22,000-litre tank with a water treatment plant
Also serves: Ikot Ekperikpe community and CCC Secondary School
Place in series: First of eleven solar-powered water projects to be commissioned
Implementing agencies: Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation; Akwa Ibom State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency
History: Started by this administration
Commissioned: 21 March 2025

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Solar-powered water project, Ikot Oku Usung

About the project

This is a solar-powered water scheme at Ikot Oku Usung in Ukanafun Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It was built by the Akwa Ibom State Government under Governor Umo Eno, through the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation and the State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency.

The scheme has a borehole, a 2.6 kilowatt solar system that can run the pump for 24 hours, and an elevated 22,000-litre tank with a water treatment plant. It also supplies the nearby Ikot Ekperikpe community and CCC Secondary School.

Before the project, people in the village walked more than two kilometres to a stream or bought water from vendors. Officials estimated that the scheme would save the community about N18 million a year in water costs.

The project was commissioned on 21 March 2025 by the Commissioner for Water Resources and Sanitation, Hon. Ubuo Ubuo, who represented the Governor. He said it was the first of eleven solar-powered water projects due for commissioning. The scheme is expected to cut water-borne illness and the time families spend fetching water.

The project at a glance

StatusCompleted

Commissioned21 March 2025

Kind of workWater

ServesResidents of Ikot Oku Usung and 3 more

Project timeline

Plannedannounced or approved

Work startedsite work begins

Ongoingwork under way

Finishedcompleted or commissioned

Commissioned21 March 2025

What was built

Water tower
Solar power supply for pumping

Who it serves

People and places connected by this project.

Residents of Ikot Oku Usung
Households that fetch water dailyHouseholds
Women and children
Pupils of the nearby model primary schoolEducation

Where it helps

Water and sanitation
Education
Housing and shelter
Trade and income

Ukanafun LGA at a glance

Where this project sits among all 11 projects recorded in Ukanafun.

Completed 7 (this project)Ongoing 2Planned 2

Roads and bridges

Health

Schools

Homes for vulnerable people

Water

Impact Analysis

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

For families and communities

A water point in the village can cut the time households spend fetching water, a task that often falls to women and children. Clean water close to home also supports better hygiene.

For work and income

Because the pump is powered by the sun, the system does not depend on fuel or the public power supply to run. Time saved on fetching water can go into farming, trade and school.