With the new Renewable Solar Inverter (RSI), many Grundfos products can now operate on solar power. A large new market is therefore opening up for products requiring larger quantities of water than the SQFlex pump can deliver.

Water for 40,000 inhabitants
The new RSI was launched in 2013. Prior to its release for sale, a project in Tanzania has already demonstrated that the product has great business potential. The benefitting community with 40,000 inhabitants lives in the suburbs of Moshi town, which is located at the foot of Africa's highest mountain, Mt. Kilimanjaro. Nineteen new bore holes with SQFlex pumps and SP pumps as well as the new inverter have replaced diesel-driven pumps and made the water supply both sustainable and much cheaper than before.

"The new RSI was the decisive factor that enabled us to secure the project, as there was a need for both small and large quantities of water from the different bore holes. I think our new product has a great future, as we can now quote on almost all types of projects in desert areas where there is no access to electricity", says Tanzania Country Manager Reuben Kogi.
According to Geraldine Lin, the project is a textbook example of what green products can contribute to the Grundfos product portfolio.