Districts where the priority is irrigation expansion to manage weather extremes and climate change. These are characterised by low cropping intensity and irrigation coverage with underdeveloped groundwater and shallow water tables. High use of diesel pumps that increases cost of irrigation.
Mitigation
Districts where pumping emissions are high due to high irrigation water requirements coupled with significant share of groundwater irrigation and diesel pumps with higher preference for districts where groundwater is safe so that standalone SIPs doesn't lead to groundwater risk.
GW Sustainability
Districts where incentive for upscaling solar is to manage groundwater depletion, caused by high irrigation requirement and high subsidies for pumping, through introducing incentive mechanisms via SIPs.
Community SIP
Community-based (cooperative) solar irrigation systems in districts with small and highly fragmented landholdings.