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100			_aSiddharth Sekhar Barpanda
245		0	_aNET-Metered Solar Irrigation Pumps: _bSocial Cost-Benefit Analysis of Karnataka’s Surya Raitha Scheme
260			_aBangalore _bNLSIU _c2017
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505			_aCONTENTS Abbreviations; List of Illustrations (Figures, Charts, Maps, Diagrams); List of Tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Conventional agricultural pumps and their use in India; 1.1.1. Government of Karnataka power subsidy bill; 1.1.2. Debt-burden of electricity DISCOMs; 2. Literature review; 2.1. Solar Irrigation Pumps (SIPs) – challenges and incentives; 2.2. State Governments‘ alternate subsidy designs; 2.3. Karnataka‘s Surya Raitha scheme; 2.4. Economic feasibility analysis of solar pumps; 2.5. Solar pumps and groundwater; 2.6. Summary and literature gap; 3. Problem definition, research questions and methodology; 3.1. Problem definition; 3.2. Research questions; 3.3. Data and methodology; 4. Solar energy and its application in agriculture; 4.1. Solar in India‘s energy mix; 4.2. Government support for financing solar projects; 4.3. Solar irrigation pumps; 4.3.1. Benefits of solar pumps over conventional pumps; 4.3.2. Subsidy for solar pumps; 5. Karnataka‘s Surya Raitha scheme; 5.1. Pilot Project in Haarobele village; 5.2. Farmers experience in Haarobele village; 6. Social Cost-Benefit Analysis of Surya Raitha scheme; 6.1. Social Cost-Benefit Analysis techniques; 6.2. Payback period calculation for the farmers; 6.3. Social Cost-Benefit Analysis for pilot project; 6.3.1. Initial capital investment; 6.3.2. Repair and maintenance cost of solar pumps Environmental cost of producing solar PV panels; 6.3.3. Rise in farm productivity; 6.3.4. Income from selling excess solar power to grid Salvage value of electric IP sets; 6.3.5. Eliminating repair and maintenance costs of electric IP sets Salvage value of solar pumps; 6.3.6. Savings in subsidy provided for energizing electric IP sets; 6.3.7. Removal of transmission and distribution losses; 6.3.8. Environmental gain - reduced carbon emissions; 6.9. Intangible benefits; 7. Results summary; 8. The cost of groundwater extraction; 8.1. Groundwater resource in India; 8.1.1. Assessment of groundwater resources; 8.1.2. Equity in groundwater use; 9. Findings and conclusion; 9.1. Policy recommendations; References; Appendix; i. Questionnaire; ii. Annual electricity generated by solar pumps in Haarobele.
650			_aFinancing Solar Project - Karnataka - Government
650			_aSolar Energy - Application - Agriculture - Karnataka
650			_aSolar Irrigation Pumps - Cost-benefit Analysis - Karnataka
700			_aProf. Sachin Warghade - Guide
856			_uhttps://dans.nls.ac.in/handle/123456789/202
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