Abstract
The end-use efficiency of agricultural pump sets in India is dismally low. The agricultural power tariff is highly subsidised and is usually linked to the connected load (not consumption). Farmers therefore have little incentive for efficient use of electricity. Nearly 500,000 pumps are added each year to the stock of functioning agricultural pumps, and most of these are not efficient. This paper evaluates ways in which they can be made efficient. The role of efficiency standards in achieving this goal and the appropriateness of existing standards is evaluated. The implementability of modified standards and their possible benefits are quantified.
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