Karnataka’s smart, new solar pump policy for irrigation

The runaway growth in states of subsidised solar pumps, which provide quality energy at near-zero marginal cost, can pose a bigger threat of groundwater over-exploitation than free power has done so far. The best way to meet this threat is by paying farmers to "grow" solar power as a remunerative ca...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Shah, Tushaar, Verma, S., Durga, N.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	2014
Subjects:	solar energy pumps groundwater irrigation policy farmers subsidies income
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/58446