Benchmarking Solar Pump Performance: Off-Grid Solar Irrigation Pumps in Eastern and Central India

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Institute (IWMI)
cg.coverage.countryIndia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2IN
cg.creator.identifierShilp Verma: 0000-0001-5303-531X
cg.creator.identifierPhilip Kuriachen: 0000-0002-7542-2158
cg.creator.identifierSuchiradipta Bhattacharjee: 0000-0001-8241-4749
cg.creator.identifierSubhodeep Basu: 0000-0003-4166-8675
cg.creator.identifierNikunj Usadadia: 0009-0006-5437-1343
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH053831
cg.identifier.projectIWMI - D-0471en
cg.identifier.projectIWMI - D-0466en
cg.placeColombo, Sri Lanka
dc.contributor.authorVerma, Shilp
dc.contributor.authorKuriachen, Philip
dc.contributor.authorBhattacharjee, Suchiradipta
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Laxmi
dc.contributor.authorBasu, Subhodeep
dc.contributor.authorUsadadia, Nikunj
dc.date.accessioned2025-06-06T08:57:24Z
dc.date.available2025-06-06T08:57:24Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/175012
dc.titleBenchmarking Solar Pump Performance: Off-Grid Solar Irrigation Pumps in Eastern and Central Indiaen
dcterms.abstractThis brief describes a three-state field study initiated by the Solar Energy for Rural Livelihoods (SE4RL) project with the objective of understanding the drivers of performance for off-grid solar irrigation pumps. The study covered approximately 300 solar irrigation systems in Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh), Samastipur and Muzaffarpur (north Bihar), and East Singbhum (Jharkhand) to document usage patterns, irrigated area, revenue generation, equity of access, and operational efficiency. By analyzing these parameters, the study seeks to identify what drives high performance and where improvements are needed.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationVerma, Shilp; Kuriachen, Philip; Bhattacharjee, Suchiradipta; Sharma, Laxmi; Basu, Subhodeep; Usadadia, Nikunj. 2025. Benchmarking Solar Pump Performance: Off-Grid Solar Irrigation Pumps in Eastern and Central India. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). IWMI-Tata Water Policy Program. 2p.en
dcterms.extent2p.
dcterms.issued2025-06-06
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Institute (IWMI)
dcterms.subjectpumps
dcterms.subjectWater Policy
dcterms.subjectBenchmarks
dcterms.subjectagricultural economics
dcterms.subjectenergy generation
dcterms.subjectIrrigated Area
dcterms.subjectequity
dcterms.subjectvalue chains
dcterms.subjectsolar powered irrigation systems
dcterms.typeBrief

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