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India's quiet solar irrigation revolution needs a second act

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By Priyami Dutta
| ET Energy World Verified
Renewable 4 min read India's PM KUSUM scheme is revolutionising rural power by integrating solar energy with agriculture, tackling unreliable electricity and costly subsidies. For decades, Indian farmers have received heavily subsidised — and deeply unreliable — electricity. A national scheme launched in 2019 has quietly begun to change that. The question now is whether India can finish the job. Concluded in March 2026, PM KUSUM was never just about adding megawatts.
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India's Solar Push For Farmers Is Working. Ending PM-KUSUM Now Would Be a Mistake

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By Anas Rahman, Priyami Dutta
| OB News
— By Priyami Dutta and Anas Rahman, International Institute for Sustainable Development India is finally making headway in greening its agricultural power use, and solar-powered irrigation is at the heart of this shift. But just as momentum builds, a major risk looms: the central government's flagship PM-KUSUM scheme, which promotes the deployment of solar power for irrigation, is set to end in March 2026. Without swift action to extend the scheme, progress could stall or even unravel.
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