Solarisation of Agriculture Report by Greenpeace

The Greenpeace India’s Solarisation of Agriculture report, examines five models of solar irrigation pumps in the states of Bihar, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Odisha, looking at state policies and cost/revenue and benefit sharing associated with each case study.

Examining solar irrigation pump campaigns in the states of Bihar, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Odisha, the Greenpeace report Solarisation of Agriculture repeated an estimate the government of India could achieve 38% of its renewable electricity generation target simply by switching from conventional to solar-powered irrigation pumps.