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Palmarejo Mini Waste Water Treatment Plant ( Etar), Cidade da Praia, for wastewater reuse

Thematic Area
Sustainable Development and International Cooperation
Location
Praia, Cape Verde
Application Areas
Water Services
Scope
Central Administration

Entity

Description

The mini-WWTP (domestic / urban water) installed in Etar de Palmarejo, Cidade da Praia, for reuse, with safeguard of public health, in agriculture, irrigation of gardens and green spaces, laundering of streets and cars, industrial applications, among others. The WWTP is equipped with photovoltaic solar panels, minimizing the dependence of fossil energy. The mini ETAR aims at the reuse of effluents and in this sense to minimize the problems associated with water scarcity in Cape Verde.

Objectives

  • Installation of an energy-efficient mini-plant with photovoltaic panels (not dependent on fossil energies), aiming at public awareness,

Results

Reuse of effluents and in this sense to minimize the problems associated with water scarcity in Cape Verde.

Next challenges

Implementation of others units of the mini-WWTP (domestic/urban water) in Cape Verde.