Solar energy is making a substantial positive impact on human life. Solar panels are saving lives, changing deserts, and even having an unexpected effect on an endangered species. Another useful and ...

This story originally appeared on Yale Environment 360 and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. There is a solar-powered revolution going on in the fields of India. By 2026, more than 3 million ...

Following Bangladesh’s great achievement in expanding over 4.5 million of solar home systems to provide electricity in rural areas, the World Bank is supporting the government’s effort to install ...

Comet-ME has developed a solar-powered submersible borehole piston pump for off-grid communities and smallholders to use for irrigation and domestic purposes. The device, compatible with PV systems ...

A new study finds that standalone solar photovoltaic irrigation systems have the potential to meet more than a third of the water needs for crops in small-scale farms across sub-Saharan Africa. In a ...

JASHORE, Sept 18, 2026 (BSS) - All deep and shallow irrigation pumps across the country will gradually be converted to ...

A portable solar-powered pump for irrigation at Jawe community in Lemo District of Ethiopia's Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region. Photo by: Apollo Habtamu / International Livestock ...

In Palghar’s Tulyachapada, solar-powered irrigation has enabled year-round farming, reduced migration by 90% and lifted ...

JHENAIDAH, Sept 22, 2026 (BSS) - Solar-powered irrigation pumps have opened up new opportunities for farmers in Jhenaidah by ensuring low-cost and uninterrupted irrigation during daylight hours, ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Nearly half of irrigation costs in Bangladesh are due to irrigation, and the diesel pumps that currently power irrigation networks are responsible ...

Solar pumps bring irrigation to farms and increase yields in food-insecure, arid Niger. The World Bank-funded Niger Solar Electricity Access Project enables farmers to buy pumps. Based on its success, ...

India’s drive to install millions of solar-powered irrigation pumps has worthy intentions. The government aims to lift farm productivity and boost rural income while relieving the state of a ...