Tariff Analysis and Cost-Benefit Tool for Solarizing Irrigation

The International Institute for Sustainable Development provides the Tariff Analysis and Cost-Benefit Tool for Solarizing Irrigation (TACTS), an Excel-based resource for Indian policy-makers and developers. The tool addresses slow progress in the PM-KUSUM scheme by calculating viable tariffs, analyzing financial instruments, and quantifying the environmental and economic benefits of transitioning agricultural irrigation to solar power.

• The Tariff Analysis and Cost-Benefit Tool for Solarizing Irrigation (TACTS) is an Excel-based tool designed to address barriers to solarizing irrigation power demand, specifically by estimating viable tariffs for various deployment models, projecting the impact of financial instruments on project financing, and quantifying the costs and benefits of solarization to encourage policy-maker action.
• Solarizing agricultural power demand, primarily for irrigation, offers several benefits including improved energy access, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, cost-effective renewable energy integration, and a reduction in power procurement costs and state subsidy obligations.
• The Government of India's PM-KUSUM scheme, launched in 2019, includes components A and C-FLS which provide incentives for installing medium-scale distributed solar power plants (1 to 10 MW) connected to distribution substations for agricultural power.
• Progress of the PM-KUSUM scheme has been hindered by three primary challenges: a lack of buy-in from various state administrations, unviable tariffs set by state regulators, and difficulties in securing project financing.
• Grid unavailability is a significant factor affecting the levelized cost of energy tariff, necessitating proper exercise of grid unavailability clauses and appropriate compensation for solar developers for lost generation.

APA

Jha,, A. R. C. E. V. B. K. (2025). Tariff Analysis and Cost-Benefit Tool for Solarizing Irrigation. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/guide/tariff-analysis-solarizing-irrigation-tool

Chicago

Jha,, Anas Rahman,Hrishabh Chandra,Mallik E V,Richik Bandyopadhyay,Ayush Kumar. Tariff Analysis and Cost-Benefit Tool for Solarizing Irrigation. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2025. https://www.iisd.org/publications/guide/tariff-analysis-solarizing-irrigation-tool.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{jha2025tariff, author = {Jha,, Anas Rahman,Hrishabh Chandra,Mallik E V,Richik Bandyopadhyay,Ayush Kumar}, title = {{Tariff Analysis and Cost-Benefit Tool for Solarizing Irrigation}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2025}, month = may, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/guide/tariff-analysis-solarizing-irrigation-tool}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }