El Limón solar panel project

Submitted by admin on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 11:53
For almost two years the community in El Limon just outside Estelí has planned to electrify the pumping system for the community's water supply. After months of delays caused by the electricity distribution company's bureaucracy, the community decided to install solar panels. Rob Matthews a Canadian engineer is helping the community install the system. Here he is working with Nicaraguan colleagues to fabricate the steelwork necessary to install the panels.
Rob Matthews and Don Teo mark a pipe for an even cut

Sixto Davila grinds off a weld for a smooth finish

Sixto, Teo and Wilson stop the pipe from getting away