Unveiling the Potential: is the private sector poised to revolutionize the solar irrigation market in Ethiopia?

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Institute
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Development
cg.contributor.programAcceleratorScaling for Impact
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.creator.identifierMuluken Elias Adamseged: 0000-0002-1909-556X
cg.creator.identifierDagmawi Melaku Abegaz: 0000-0003-0000-3220
cg.creator.identifierThai Minh: 0000-0002-8345-6825
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100743
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH053885
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn2666-1888
cg.journalSustainable Futures
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
dc.contributor.authorAdamseged, Muluken Elias
dc.contributor.authorAbegaz, Dagmawi Melaku
dc.contributor.authorMinh, Thai Thi
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-31T14:05:24Z
dc.date.available2025-05-31T14:05:24Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174895
dc.titleUnveiling the Potential: is the private sector poised to revolutionize the solar irrigation market in Ethiopia?en
dcterms.abstractThe significance of small-scale solar irrigation is well documented. However, the understanding of its adoption and scaling remains to be seen. Using solar-powered pump technology in Ethiopia as a case study, we aim to investigate the factors influencing technology adoption and the private sector's emergence to take over the market. We used a systemic perspective to analyze the multifaceted aspects influencing the enabling environment. This study shows that actors' engagement in promoting solar irrigation technologies has converged. In particular, the growing and continuous engagement of the private sector with other key stakeholders plays a significant role. These have improved users’ awareness of solar irrigation over the years. However, perceived risk, cost barriers, financial constraints, and pre-and post-sales services remain hindering factors. The findings show that policy initiatives and the private sector's growth can create enabling environments. However, challenges related to limited technology availability, financial constraints, and policy implementation hurdles can impede the process. Addressing these challenges can create an environment that enables the adoption and scaling of solar-powered pumps and private-sector investments in Ethiopia’s irrigation innovations.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2025-05-26
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAdamseged, Muluken Elias; Abegaz, Dagmawi Melaku; Minh, Thai Thi. 2025. Unveiling the Potential: is the private sector poised to revolutionize the solar irrigation market in Ethiopia? Sustainable Futures, 26p. (Online first). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sftr.2025.100743
dcterms.extent26p. (Online first)
dcterms.issued2025-05
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
dcterms.publisherElsevier
dcterms.subjectsolar powered irrigation systems
dcterms.subjectmarkets
dcterms.subjectprivate sector
dcterms.subjectsmallholders
dcterms.subjectsmall-scale irrigation
dcterms.subjectinnovation scaling
dcterms.subjectfarmer-led irrigation
dcterms.subjectpumps
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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