brief

Energy solutions for irrigation in Ethiopia

by Hua Xie and
Dawit Kelemework Mekonnen
Open Access
Citation
Xie, Hua; Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework. 2022. Energy solutions for irrigation in Ethiopia. EEG Energy Insight August 2022. Applied Research Programme on Energy and Economic Growth. https://www.energyeconomicgrowth.org/index.php/publication/policy-brief-energy-solutions-irrigation-ethiopia

The policy brief presents a short summary of a study from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) that used an integrated irrigation-energy planning framework to identify groundwater irrigation development potentials in Ethiopia under three energy solutions: grid-connected electricity, off-grid solar PV, and diesel.