A top well with solar pumping and raised tank is an autonomous water collection and distribution system that extracts shallow underground water ( que5–15 m) through an electric pump powered by solar panels, raises it to a tank in height and distributes it by gravity. Main use: small and medium-scale agricultural irrigation, basic supply on rural farms, cattle drinking watering pipes and gridless self-sufficiency systems. Advantages: renewable energy, low operating cost, simple installation, basi

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