Puzzlingly low utilization of solar irrigation pumps by smallholders in Nepal undermines cost-effectiveness
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR and advanced research institute | en |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | Tel Aviv University | en |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | CGIAR Impact Platform on Climate Change | en |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development | en |
| cg.contributor.donor | CGIAR Trust Fund | en |
| cg.creator.identifier | Aditi Mukherji: 0000-0002-8061-4349 | en |
| cg.howPublished | Formally Published | en |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad8c6b | en |
| cg.isijournal | ISI Journal | en |
| cg.issn | 1748-9326 | en |
| cg.issue | 12 | en |
| cg.journal | Environmental Research Letters | en |
| cg.reviewStatus | Peer Review | en |
| cg.subject.actionArea | Systems Transformation | |
| cg.subject.impactArea | Climate adaptation and mitigation | |
| cg.subject.impactPlatform | Climate Change | |
| cg.subject.sdg | SDG 13 - Climate action | en |
| cg.volume | 19 | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Oziel, Dan | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Mukherji, Aditi | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Lamichhane, Nabina | en |
| dc.contributor.author | Fishman, Ram | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-12-18T07:10:55Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2024-12-18T07:10:55Z | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163705 | |
| dc.title | Puzzlingly low utilization of solar irrigation pumps by smallholders in Nepal undermines cost-effectiveness | en |
| dcterms.abstract | Solar powered irrigation pumps (SIP) hold substantial potential for low carbon irrigation expansion, particularly where affordable electricity is limited. In contrast to diesel-based irrigation, which carries steep fuel costs, irrigation by SIP requires zero marginal costs, but high initial investments. This makes their competitiveness with diesel pumps highly dependent on the temporal frequency of their usage. Using unique and detailed data on SIP usage by smallholders in Nepal, we show SIP usage frequency is low, making it financially competitive with diesel for only a small fraction of farmers. We analyze characteristics of farmers who make low/high usage of the SIP, and explore potential explanations for the puzzling low level of SIP use. | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | |
| dcterms.audience | CGIAR | en |
| dcterms.audience | Donors | en |
| dcterms.audience | Scientists | en |
| dcterms.available | 2024-11-22 | en |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Oziel, D., Mukherji, A., Lamichhane, N. and Fishman, R. 2024. Puzzlingly low utilization of solar irrigation pumps by smallholders in Nepal undermines cost-effectiveness. Environmental Research Letters 19(12):124062. | en |
| dcterms.issued | 2024-11-22 | en |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.license | CC-BY-4.0 | |
| dcterms.subject | groundwater | en |
| dcterms.subject | renewable energy | en |
| dcterms.subject | climate change mitigation | en |
| dcterms.subject | rural development | en |
| dcterms.type | Journal Article |