Grid-connected solar irrigation in Nepal - exploring opportunities and identifying hurdles

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationNepal Electricity Authorityen
cg.contributor.donorSwiss Agency for Development and Cooperationen
cg.coverage.countryNepal
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NP
cg.creator.identifierShisher Shrestha: 0000-0001-8908-3217
cg.creator.identifierAditi Mukherji: 0000-0002-8061-4349
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH052303
cg.identifier.urlhttps://solar.iwmi.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2023/11/issue-brief-06-1.pdfen
cg.placeColombo, Sri Lankaen
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, Shisheren
dc.contributor.authorGnawali, S. M.en
dc.contributor.authorMukherji, Aditien
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-13T08:44:52Zen
dc.date.available2023-11-13T08:44:52Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/134460
dc.titleGrid-connected solar irrigation in Nepal - exploring opportunities and identifying hurdlesen
dcterms.abstractThe Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) offers subsidies for off-grid Solar Irrigation Pumps (SIPs) to promote sustainable irrigation practices. The utilization of these off-grid SIPs is low due to irrigation demand patterns. The potential for gridconnected solar irrigation is increasing as Nepal's national utility grid network grows. Nevertheless, despite net metering regulations, off-grid SIPs are not integrated into the national grid. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is implementing a pilot project called Solar Irrigation for Agriculture Resilience in South Asia (SoLAR-SA). The project aims to explore gridconnected solar irrigation and answer policy questions on the best techno-institutional model for grid integration in Nepal. Collaboration among major stakeholders during the implementation of pilot projects will contribute to developing guiding policies for grid-connected solar irrigation. Establishing specific policies for net metering targeted at agriculture meters is crucial for the scalability of grid-connected solar irrigation.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationShrestha, Shisher; Gnawali, S. M.; Mukherji, Aditi. 2023. Grid-connected solar irrigation in Nepal - exploring opportunities and identifying hurdles. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 8p. (Issue Brief Series 6)en
dcterms.extent8p.en
dcterms.isPartOfIssue Brief Series 6en
dcterms.issued2023-10-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInternational Water Management Instituteen
dcterms.subjectsolar powered irrigation systemsen
dcterms.subjectpumpsen
dcterms.subjectsolar energyen
dcterms.subjectsustainabilityen
dcterms.subjectgroundwateren
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen
dcterms.subjectbusiness modelsen
dcterms.subjectgovernmenten
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectinstitutionsen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectresilienceen
dcterms.typeBrief

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