Solar pumps and South Asia’s energy-groundwater nexus
Exploring implications and reimagining its future
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15548175 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tushaar Shah (0000-0002-0565-8464, International Water Management Institute, corresponding author), Abhishek Rajan (0000-0003-0686-489X, International Water Management Institute), Gyan Prakash (0000-0002-1028-2764, International Water Management Institute), Gyan Prakash Rai, Shilp Verma (0000-0001-5303-531X, International Water Management Institute), Neha Durga (0000-0001-5365-4735, International Water Management Institute) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 115003-115003 |
| Publication date | 2018-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/aae53f |
| OpenAlex | W2895159199 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 13 |
South Asia's groundwater economy stands at the threshold of a revolution in adoption of solar irrigation pumps (SIPs). This has potential to unlock the region's perverse energy-groundwater nexus. In much of South Asia, the price of energy used in irrigation, the only surrogate for water price, fails to signal the abundance or scarcity of groundwater, resulting in myriad distortions. We analyse these in South Asia's eight distinct energy-groundwater interaction settings. We then explore SIP promotion policies to ease pressure on scarce groundwater in South Asia's 'groundwater depletion zone' and accelerate groundwater irrigation for poverty reduction in its 'groundwater abundance zone
Ethnology · Geography · Groundwater · Nexus (standard · Sociology · Solar energy · South asia · Energy and Environment Impacts · Engineering · Environmental Science · Water Governance and Infrastructure · Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies · Geology
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| Citations per year | 2.86 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |