PEMANFAATAN SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SEBAGAI SUPLAI AUTOMATIC WATERING SYSTEM BAGI MITRA PETANI BUAH DAN SAYUR DI DESA KUALU NENAS

Abstract

The Village of Kualu Nenas in Tambang District, Kampar Regency, Riau Province, is located 32 km from Pekanbaru, the Capital of Riau Province. All villages in the Tambang District have been planned by the Kampar Regency Government as the suppliers of fruits and vegetables to the region of Kampar Regency and Pekanbaru City, respectively. Currently, the community is very active in utilizing marginal land both between residents' housing and those located on the edge of the village as a source of income. Like most areas just below the equator belt, the high intensity of sunshine, it causes the water source in the agricultural area to dry up during the dry season. Therefore, during the dry season, farmers are not able to cultivate their farming. In order to improve the production of farming area, a solution to this condition is needed to overcome the availability of water sources. Therefore, the aim of this article is to present the application of solar photovoltaic generation system as a power supply for the Automatic watering system in farming area. During the implementation of this technology, team have been collaborated with two group of farmers in the Village of Kulau Nenas. Water sources are transported using an Automatic watering system which consists of submersible water pum and water lines to farming land are. As a backup resource during the condition where the water source dries completely, then the aresian well was developed. By using this solution appraoch, the availability of water can be supplied continuously and farmer can cultivate their land throughout the season.