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Introduction

The Toolbox on Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS) is designed to enable advisors, service providers and practitioners in the field of solar irrigation to provide broad hands-on guidance to end-users, policy-makers and financiers. Risks related to system efficiency, financial viability and the unsustainable use of water resources can thus be minimized. The Toolbox comprises informative modules supplemented with user-friendly software tools (calculations sheets, checklists, guidelines). read more

Modules and tools touch upon:

assessing the water requirements,
comparing the financial viability,
determining farm profitability and payback of investment in SPIS,
sustainably design and maintain a SPIS,
highlight critical workmanship quality aspects,
and many more.

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Background

Most water pumps utilized for irrigation purposes worldwide are powered by engines run on fossil fuels (diesel, petrol, gas) or on electricity supplied from the grid. However, fossil energy sources are limited and emissions from their utilization have negative climate impacts. At the same time, the electricity supply in many developing countries is often insufficient, unreliable or wholly absent in rural areas. As prices for solar panels have reduced, solar pumps for irrigation have become an economical, technical and environmentally viable alternative. read more

Objective

Major hindrance for the uptake of the technology is still a lack of information on solar pumps for irrigation and its relatively high investment costs. The knowledge on the potential, limitations and risks of Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS) is incomplete among extension officers, suppliers, policy makers, financing institutions and other stakeholders. As a result, farmers as a major end-user group struggle to get sound information in order to make informed decisions and maintain a SPIS well. Often SPIS are designed in a way that farmers needs and site specific conditions (environmental, agronomic and technical aspects) are not comprehensively addressed. Consequently, the potential of the technology is not optimized, or worse, has negative ecological and economic impacts. The Toolbox addresses this issue by providing a holistic set of practical knowledge materials through which SPIS advisors can guide their clients towards a financially and environmentally sound choice.

Target Group

The Toolbox serves all stakeholders who advise SPIS end-users, finance investments in SPIS or conceptualize policies for SPIS:

agricultural (irrigation) extension officers
technology suppliers
credit officers / risk managers in financing institutions
policy advisors

Contents of the Toolbox

Click on box to get more information about each module or tools.

Get Informed

The GET INFORMED module provides essential information for agricultural advisors and financial service providers to understand the operating principle of Solar Powered Irrigation System (SPIS) and to differentiate between the individual system components. [+] There are no tools under this module.

Promote & Initiate SPIS Rapid Assessment Tool Impact Assessment Tool

The PROMOTE & INITIATE module provides important information for promoting the Solar Powered Irrigation System (SPIS) technology in a particular area. It focuses on the analysis of opportunities and risks, the stakeholders involved, as well as promotion strategies and activities. [+] There are two tools under this module:

The tool PROMOTE & INITIATE – SPIS Rapid Assessment helps to understand the market for SPIS in a country and/or project region. The tool provides a report template guiding the author through the relevant aspects of SPIS that need to be assessed.
PROMOTE & INITIATE – Impact Assessment Tool provides a guide to the possible impacts of solar-powered irrigation systems on socio-economics and environment.

Safeguard Water Water Requirement Tool Water Resource Management Checklist

The SAFEGUARD WATER module aims to give an introduction to ground water management and the principles of sustainable water management. It focuses on mainly on water governance issues and the potential negative impacts of (ground-)water depletion through solar pumping. [+] There are two tools under this module:

The SAFEGUARD WATER – Water Requirement Tool provides basic water requirement calculation tools for crops and livestock. (Click here to view the tutorial video).
The SAFEGUARD WATER – Water Resource Management Checklist are forms to maintain water resource records and check if water is managed sustainably.

MARKETMarket Assessment Tool

The MARKET Module aims to provide high-level theory on how to conduct market potential assessments for solar powered irrigation systems within a country or region. [+] There is one tool under this module:

The Market Assessment tool considers basic geophysical parameters, and provides guidelines and weights to evaluate parameters that inform an enabling business environment for SPIS.

Invest Farm Analysis Tool Payback Tool

The INVEST module provides guidance to financial service providers who are financing or planning to finance SPIS. The module targets stakeholders at management level who decide on credit policies and loan officers who assess single loan applications for financing SPIS. [+] There are two tools under this module:

INVEST – Farm Analysis Tool helps you to do an Excel-based financial analysis for an agricultural enterprise. (Click here to view the tutorial video).
INVEST – Payback Tool calculates the financial viability of a SPIS and compare that to other alternative pumping systems (diesel and grid power).(Click here to view the tutorial video).

Finance Finance Deployment Tool

The FINANCE module describes general financial services possibly available to farmers who want to adopt a Solar Powered Irrigation System (SPIS). [+] There is one tool under this module:

The Finance Deployment tool serves to identify the most suitable financial products available on the market for the use of a solar-powered irrigation system.

Design Site Data Collection Tool SPIS Suitability Checklist Pump Sizing Tool

The DESIGN module helps to select the suitable system configuration for a specific situation. A substantial set of tools helps to assess site conditions, select and design the appropriate type of SPIS and conduct a simplified financial viability assessment and calculates the detailed financial viability of the producer. [+] There are three tools under this module:

DESIGN – Site Data Collection Tool is a questionnaire of 29 pages to collect technical, organizational and financial information on site.
DESIGN – Pump Sizing Tool is an Excel calculation sheet to calculate pumping head and select pump type. (Click here to view the tutorial video).
DESIGN – SPIS Suitability Checklist Tool is a qualitative checklist on suitability of a site for SPIS.

Set Up PVP Acceptance Test Workmanship Quality Checklist

The SET UP module provides necessary information and tools to enable the installation of a SPIS. It focuses on the selection of installers, acceptance and system tests as well as documentation and hand over of the system. [+] There are two tools under this module:

SET UP – PVP Acceptance Test is a guideline to compare the installed with the actual capacity of the pump.
SET UP – Workmanship Quality Checklist helps to examine the workmanship quality after installation of a SPIS.

Irrigate Soil Tool

The IRRIGATE module provides an introduction to the complexities surrounding irrigation. [+] There is one tool under this module:

IRRIGATE – Soil Tool complements the Water Requirement Tool by determining a suitable irrigation schedule according to crop and soil type. (Click here to view the tutorial video).

Maintain Maintenance Checklist Water Application Uniformity Guide

The MAINTAIN module elaborates on maintenance plans, the selection of service providers, regular routines and documentation and monitoring. [+] There are two tools under this module:

MAINTAIN – Maintenance Checklist is a list of questions to check if SPIS is properly maintained.
MAINTAIN – Water Application Uniformity Guide provides the background to the importance of uniform application of water and instructions to determine the water application uniformity for drip and sprinkler irrigation systems, with accompanying calculation sheet.

The SPIS Toolbox in a nutshell

Discover the SPIS Toolbox poster and get an insight into the world of SPIS.

SPIS Toolbox for decision-making

Discover the SPIS Toolbox poster for decision-making processes.

Further Resources

Here you can find additional resources (tools, videos and publications) on SPIS.

Contact

Email your feedback, experiences and recommendations to we4f@giz.de.

Imprint

The Toolbox on Solar Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS) is a legacy project of the global initiative Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development (PAEGC). In 2012, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Duke Energy, and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) combined resources to support new and sustainable approaches to accelerate the development and deployment of clean energy solutions for increasing agriculture productivity.

The Toolbox on SPIS has now been embraced for further development by PAEGC's successor program Water and Energy for Food (WE4F). WE4F is a joint international initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the European Union (EU), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Sweden through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). WE4F aims to increase food production along the value chain through a more sustainable and efficient usage of water and/or energy.

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-This manual was developed in an effort to contribute to the goal of the international initiative ‘Powering Agriculture – An Energy Grand Challenge for Development’. It supports the introduction of Solar-Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS) as one technology option to sustain and increase agricultural production in developing countries. The development of the manual was commissioned by the program ‘Powering Agriculture – Sustainable Energy for Food’ of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development).The manual was developed based on the “Stocktaking and Analysis Report on SPIS” prepared as a result of desk research and case studies in Chile, India, Morocco and Kenya. These were supplemented from exchanges and discussions with stakeholders from the public and private sector, and civil society organizations. The study was carried out in close co-operation with the GIZ sector program Poverty-oriented Basic Energy Services (HERA), which has more than three decades of experience in the field of energy access. The HERA-team provided a wealth of information and was instrumental in the organization and facilitation of the stakeholder workshop in March 2015 and a workshop at FAO in May 2015. The study benefitted from the contact management and facilitation of GIZ Country Offices in Chile, India, Kenya and Morocco. The study team could also largely benefit from support and fruitful discussions with key GIZ staff of the Program for Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency in Chile, the Indo-German Energy Program in India, the Energizing Development Kenya Country Program in Kenya and the Program Promoting Renewable Energy Sources and Energy Efficiency for Sustainable Development in Morocco. During the case studies conducted in the four countries, the authors had the opportunity for exchanges and discussions with a large number of representatives of public services related to renewable energies and agriculture. Support to the research and information collection was largely extended by private sector suppliers and service providers in Germany and in the countries selected for case studies. Notably, the companies Lorentz GmbH and Grundfos have supported the study through their international networks.
-Country-based assistance and information was also provided by iEnergia Group (Chile), Claro Energy Pvt. Ltd. (India), Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd., Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd. (India), Center for Alternative Technologies Ltd. (Kenya), Davies & Shirtliff Ltd. (Kenya), SunCulture Ltd. (Kenya) and AE Photonics Maroc S.a.r.l. (Morocco). The visits to solar-powered irrigation systems in these countries would not have been possible without the support and logistical assistance of these companies. The Delegations of the German Chamber of Commerce in Kenya and Morocco also provided valuable information and facilitated further contacts that were be followed up by the study team. Between May and July 2016, the manual and its tools have been tested in Ghana, Mali and India. We would like to thank the GIZ EnDeV (Ghana), PASSIP/SEWOH (Mali) and IGEN Access (India) programs for their support and initiative to pilot the manual. They enabled us to collect feedback on the manual and the tools and improve them. This second version of the manual and tools is the result of that. Our gratitude goes out to the participants of the workshops and field tests in Tamale, Bamako and Vaishali.
-The authors of the study and the manual gratefully thank all stakeholders for their contributions, comments and support.
-Hamburg & Niedernhausen, October 2016
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-Most water pumps utilized for irrigation purposes worldwide are powered by engines run on fossil fuels (diesel, petrol, gas) or on electricity supplied from the grid. Fossil energy sources are limited and emissions from their utilization have negative climate impacts. At the same time, the electricity supply in many developing countries is often insufficient and unreliable or wholly absent in rural areas. Moreover, prices of solar panels have reduced while the quality has improved. Today, solar pumps for irrigation have become an economical, technical and environmentally viable alternative to conventional pumping systems.
-However, major hindrance for the uptake of the technology is still a lack of information on solar pumps for irrigation and its relatively high investment costs. The knowledge on the potentials, limitations and risks of Solar-Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS) is incomplete among policy makers, producers and other stakeholders. For example, SPIS are seldom designed in a way that producer needs and site specific conditions (environmental, agronomic and technical aspects) are comprehensively addressed. Consequently, the potential of the technology is not optimized, or worse, has negative ecological and economic impacts.
-This manual provides up-to-date information on the technology and methods of promotion, as well as how to finance SPIS. Furthermore it gives insight into how SPIS are designed, set up and maintained. It is accompanied by a set of tools, such as maintenance check lists, data collection guidelines and design calculations. It strives to help find the optimal design of a system, thereby avoiding risks related to system efficiency, financial viability and the unsustainable use of water resources. The manual and tools target stakeholders who advise or finance medium-sized agricultural enterprises. These are agricultural (irrigation) extension advisors and credit officers / risk managers in financing institutions. Furthermore the manual support the advisory function of SPIS suppliers, by providing them with a holistic set of knowledge through which they can guide their clients towards a financially and environmentally sound decision.
-The manual follows the course of action involved when giving advice on SPIS for an agricultural enterprise. It consists of this introduction and seven further modules. The modular approach enables the user to pick out specific information relevant to his/her situation. Each module however relates to and supplements the other modules.
-*'''[[SPIS - Get Informed|GET INFORMED]]''' specifies the components and common configurations of a SPIS. Each component is described in detail.
-*'''[[SPIS - Promote + Initiate|PROMOTE & INITIATE]]''' provides important information and tips for someone who wants to promote the SPIS technology in a particular area. It focuses on the analysis of opportunities and risks, the stakeholders involved, as well as promotion strategies and activities.<br/>
-*'''[[SPIS Safeguard Water|SAFEGUARD WATER]]''' focuses on water governance issues and potential negative impacts of (ground-)water depletion through solar pumping.<br/>
-*'''[[SPIS Finance|FINANCE]]''' provides information to financial service providers financing or planning to finance SPIS. The module targets stakeholders at management level who decide on credit policies and loan officers who assess single loan applications for financing SPIS.
-*'''[[SPIS Design|DESIGN]]''' helps to select the suitable system configuration for a specific&nbsp;situation. A substantial set of tools helps to assess site conditions, select and design the appropriate type of SPIS and conduct a simplified financial viability assessment and calculates the detailed financial viability of the producer.&nbsp;<br/>
-*'''[[SPIS Set Up|SET UP]]''' provides information and tools to enable the installation of a SPIS. It focuses on the selection of installers, acceptance and system tests as well as documentation and hand over of the system.
-*'''[[SPIS Maintain|MAINTAIN]]''' elaborates on maintenance plans, the selection of service providers, regular routines and documentation and monitoring.
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-The modules are all structured uniformly. It starts with the module aim and orientation and a brief description of the relevant process steps. These are processes that are recommended to be considered in a particular order. They are numbered and summarized in a flow diagram at the beginning of each module for easy reference
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-*Data requirements;
-*People and stakeholders involved;
-*Important issues to be considered.
-At the end of each module links for further readings and multimedia files are provided. This last page is also used to describe what tools supplement to the module. The tools are available online and users can adapt them to their specific needs.
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-===== '''Published by''' =====
-Powering Agriculture – An Energy Grand Challenge for Development<br/>
-Internet: [https://poweringag.org https://poweringag.org]
-===== '''Production''' =====
-Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)<br/>
-Project Powering Agriculture – Sustainable Energy for Food Security<br/>
-Registered offices<br/>
-Bonn and Eschborn, Germany Friedrich-Ebert Allee 40<br/>
-Bonn, Germany<br/>
-T +49 228 4460-0<br/>
-F +49 228 4460-1766<br/>
-Dag-Hammarskjöld-Weg 1-5<br/>
-Eschborn, Germany<br/>
-T +49 61 96 70-0<br/>
-F +49 61 96 79-1115<br/>
-[mailto:info@giz.de info@giz.de]<br/>
-[http://www.giz.de/ www.giz.de]
-===== '''Editorial Team''' =====
-Robert Schultz, GIZ Powering Agriculture<br/>
-Jan Sass, GFA Consulting Group GmbH (GFA)<br/>
-Christine Fröhlich, GFA<br/>
-Andreas Hahn, ah Advice International<br/>
-Lennart Woltering, GFA<br/>
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