PUMPS TO SUPPORT
FLOOD CONTROL IN PARAGUAY

AT THE END OF 2021, THE KSB Group was awarded a contract to deliver 14 large submersible motor pumps for flood control in Paraguay.
The pumps are intended for equipping several pumping stations belonging to the “Costanera de Pilar y control de inundaciones” project.

The pumps are to be used to prevent future flooding during the high-water season along the tributaries of the Río Paraguay. The city of Pilar is located some 230 km southwest of the capital Asunción, on the border to Argentina.

Each of the submersible motor pumps of the Amacan type series weighs six tonnes and is driven by a 370kW, 380V motor. The maximum flow rate of each axial-flow pump set is about 18,000 cubic metres per hour. Delivery of the pump sets is expected to be completed by the end of 2022.