A new study finds that standalone solar photovoltaic irrigation systems have the potential to meet more than a third of the water needs for crops in small-scale farms across sub-Saharan Africa. In a ...

For a small farmer, a solar irrigation system can solve one problem and create another. It may reduce dependence on fuel and ...

Kenyan climate-tech company SunCulture secures USD 10 M in receivables financing to expand its pay-as-you-go solar irrigation ...

Following Bangladesh’s great achievement in expanding over 4.5 million of solar home systems to provide electricity in rural areas, the World Bank is supporting the government’s effort to install ...

Kenyan solar irrigation company SunCulture has closed a $10 million securitisation with Mirova, backed by the repayments its smallholder farmer customers make on their systems. Both companies say ...

Spanish energy storage solution provider Full&fast has deployed a microgrid at the La Chimenea experimental farm in Aranjuez, southern Spain. It consists of a portable solar generator installation ...

Chandra said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a target to ensure that renewable energy accounted for at least 50% of total energy consumption by 2030.

Ripan Deb, a 37 year old farmer putting water to his field through a solar-powered water pump which was installed in his field with the help of the Government of Tripuras subsidised policy in ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Nearly half of irrigation costs in Bangladesh are due to irrigation, and the diesel pumps that currently power irrigation networks are responsible ...

In Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, solar didis use clean energy to bring water to farms, build incomes, and gain financial independence.

This technical note discusses a cost benefit analysis tool to assess the economic viability of Solar Irrigation Pumps by calculating the monetary benefits to stakeholders such as distribution ...

In Bundelkhand, where water scarcity has traditionally been one of the biggest constraints on agriculture and rural livelihoods, Jhansi is emerging as a testing ground for a new approach to water ...