Freedom from Diesel - The promise of SoLAR irrigation pumps in Bangladesh | IWMI

Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), is the main agency working on promoting solar pumps in Bangladesh. Most government funding and donor aid for promoting solar irrigation go through #IDCOL. The IDCOL SIPs have the potential to decarbonize the Bangladesh #Groundwater market, and its unique model enables marginal and poor farmers to be solarized in off-grid areas without full subsidization, making it an important model for solarizing irrigation through private entrepreneurs in regions where initial capital cost can be a hindrance.
The #SoLAR project is promoting the use of solar irrigation pumps as a sustainable and efficient alternative in #Bangladesh, #India, #Nepal, and #Pakistan. The project is also training farmers and rural solar technicians to use these pumps efficiently and sustainably and studying the impact of solar irrigation on the livelihoods of farmers.