Today, farm irrigation in India relies largely on conventional technologies, which in turn, use traditional sources of energy, predominantly thermal power. However, the supply of electricity generated ...

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The Indian government is taking concrete steps to reduce reliance on diesel and electric irrigation pumps for agricultural activities, and is pushing for solar-powered systems, which can lower costs ...

India’s drive to install millions of solar-powered irrigation pumps has worthy intentions. The government aims to lift farm productivity and boost rural income while relieving the state of a ...

Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) plans to install 2,000 solar irrigation pumps under a project -- allowing farmers to sell their unconsumed electricity to the national grid. The solar ...

If you have any interest in the off grid solar space, you would certainly be aware of Bangladesh’s success in promoting solar home systems. At the last count, the country had installed over 3.8 ...