The effect of transitioning from diesel to solar photovoltaic energy for irrigation tube wells on annual groundwater extraction in the lower Indus Basin, Pakistan

The effect of transitioning from diesel to solar photovoltaic energy for irrigation tube wells on annual groundwater extraction in the lower Indus Basin, Pakistan

Nearly 86 % of the 1.4 million agricultural tube wells extracting groundwater for irrigation of crops in Lower Indus Basin (LIB) Pakistan are powered by diesel fuel. Diesel is expensive, needs to be imported and contributes to global warming through CO2 emissions. The increasing global focus on clea...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Khalid Jamil, Wouter Julius Smolenaars, Bashir Ahmad, Sanita Dhaubanjar, Walter Willem Immerzeel, Arthur Lutz, Ghani Akbar, Fulco Ludwig, Hester Biemans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-04-01
Series:Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
Subjects:
Solar PV energy
Solar pumps
Irrigation
Indus basin
Groundwater over-extraction
Upscaling
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266615432500170X
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