Help the Sumy Water Utility Operate Without Interruptions
Ecoclub is raising €340,000 to install a solar power plant (SPP) for the Sumy water utility.
Thanks to your support, almost 280,000 residents will have access to drinking water even in critical situations. The installed solar power plant will ensure uninterrupted operation of the Topolyanska water pumping station.
Your support ensures almost 280,000 people have water during blackouts!
About the Project
The Sumy community is located 30 kilometers from the border with Russia. Almost every day, the region suffers from shelling, particularly at energy facilities. The city relies on a single power line for electricity, making it highly vulnerable—any damage from shelling results in a total blackout, cutting off access to critical services. The solar power plant is designed to make the water utility more energy-independent, ensuring a stable water supply for the 279,900 residents of Sumy, including healthcare facilities, schools, and kindergartens.
279,900
Sumy residents will receive water services
4+
hours of autonomous water pumping
207
metric tons per year saved CO2 emissions
90,000
EUR saved per year
100%
Will meet the electricity needs of the water utility
Main details of Topolyanska WPS
- Planned capacity - 280 kW, which includes a 220 kW on-grid PV system and a 60 kW hybrid PV system with batteries with a total capacity of 120 kW*h
- Equipment list: PV modules (capacity 540W-585W), inverter (capacity total 200 kW), hybrid inverter (capacity 60 kW), cables, connectors, monitoring system, batteries (capacity 120kW*h)
- The well No. 4A equipment with a capacity of 37 kW and a production capacity of 60m3/h will be in operation for approximately 4 hours, which will allow to fill tanks and tankers for water supply to residents and social infrastructure facilities
- The number of people to be directly supplied with water is 34.2 thousand inhabitants, including healthcare facilities, secondary schools and pre-schools
- The estimated cost is EUR 340,000
- Expected reduction in electricity bills from the grid ~ EUR 90,844\ year
- Implementation period 6 months (including development of feasibility study, design and construction, construction and commissioning, provided that the equipment is available)
- CO2 savings (metric tons) annually – 207*
Every Euro will contribute 1.5 liters of clean water to people.
Next Step: Solar Power for Wastewater Treatment Plants
This year, Ecoclub installed a 100.57 kW solar power plant with 81.6 kWh batteries for the Sumy water utility. It provided water during grid outages for up to 6 hours. However, this is not enough to achieve complete energy independence.
The next phase is to equip the wastewater treatment plants with a 550 kW grid-tied solar power plant. Wastewater treatment plants project details
Main details of Wastewater Treatment Plants
- Capacity - 550 kW grid-tied solar power plant
- Equipment lists: PV modules, on-grid inverter, cables, fasteners, monitoring system
- The station serves the entire sewerage system of the city, so the final beneficiary is the population of the community
- The number of people who will benefit is 279.9 thousand people, including 27 thousand internally displaced persons
- Cost ~ EUR 403,000
- The expected reduction in electricity bills from the grid is about EUR 181,560 per year
- Project implementation period (6 months, including development of feasibility study, design and construction, construction and commissioning, provided that the equipment is available)
CO2 savings (metric tons) annually – 406*
Oleksii Zhukov, Chief Engineer of the Sumy Water Utility.
“We saw how important the solar plant’s operation is for the water utility and how much it helps. During the 14-hour blackout, the solar power plant enabled the enterprise to operate for two hours. We filled the reservoir and delivered water tanks to hospitals across the city. Consumers who receive water from this intake barely felt the impact of the power outages. To become even more resilient to the challenges of war, the water utility needs additional solar power capacity, so we are continuing to work in this direction,” said Oleksii Zhukov, Chief Engineer of the Sumy Water Utility.
Your contribution ensures stability for thousands of residents and takes us closer to a sustainable future for Ukraine.
To ensure the successful completion of the project, we aim to collect the full amount. If needed, we can consider dividing the project into manageable parts.
Bank Details:
Account: wirWerk gGmbH
IBAN: DE50 3604 0039 0150 7557 03
BIC: COBADEFFXXX
PayPal: wir@wir-werk.org
This campaign is supported by WirWerk.
WirWerk is a charitable foundation and partner organization that has been supporting Ukraine since 2022 and assisting Ecoclub in its initiative to install solar power plants for critical infrastructure.
