Solar irrigation pumps: can electricity buy-back curb groundwater over-use?

Groundwater pumping for irrigation has exploded across India since the 1970’s largely due to a proliferation of cheap pump sets and highly subsidized energy. In much of Western and peninsular India, aquifers have been overexploited with substantial decreases in water tables leading to even higher am...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Franklin, Bradley
Format:	Conference Paper
Language:	Inglés
Published:	2015
Subjects:	solar energy groundwater pumps water use electricity costs pricing purchasing economic value irrigation water water demand energy demand farmers
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75792