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Smart Solar Irrigation System (SirriS)

Bangladesh

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Developed by Bangladesh's Center for Renewable Energy Services Limited (CRESL) and jointly funded by the Government of Bangladesh and World Bank, the Smart Solar Irrigation System (SirriS) is a sensors and mobile app based solar powered irrigation system, automating irrigation based on soil and crop data. It automatically controls irrigation based on the soil characteristics and crop type. The system can be monitored and controlled through a mobile or web app and a farmer can remotely control the irrigation system, said the product information. It reduces reliance on electricity and fossil based fuels and can be remotely controlled.

Digital Solution (DS) Category

Digital Agriculture

Digital Solution Type (sub-category)

IoT/Sensor controlled water management, Farm advisory services, Fertilizer and nutrients management, AI-Big data based solutions

Delivery type (format)

Mobile app

Web based platform

DS supplier-user category

Government to government

Government to business

Type of entity (ICT developer-supplier)

Multi-partners

Name of supplier/developer

Government of Bangladesh and the World Bank Group

Primary Users

Farmers , Agribusiness / private company , Local authorities / government

Digital Solution Development Stage

Commercial stage (broad use use locally)

Number of users or subscribers

1,000 pumps operated from central system 28000 Solar Panels 100 Projects Completed Source: Developer website

Measurable positive impact(s) by Digital Solution (DS) on target users and/or audience

Solar power irrigation reduces fossil fuel use, irrigation cost and carbon emissions because 75% of irrigation pumps out of 1.7 million in Bangladesh are run by diesel engines. It saves about 1,500 liters of water to produce a kilogram of rice. It will also cut pressure on electricity and wash away fertilizer due to possible overwatering during manual irrigation. It reduces the waste of groundwater thus reducing adverse environmental impact as the majority of the irrigation pumps use groundwater. It also saves nearly 6 billion liters of diesel and 1500-megawatts of electricity per year if implemented nationwide. Source: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/science-technology/creator-of-app-based-solar-method-hoping-it-becomes-irrigation-revolution-in-bangladesh/2516533#:~:text=The%20Smart%20Solar%20Irrigation%20System,system%2C%20said%20the%20product%20information.

Digital Solution Geographic scope

Few locations in Bangladesh

Name of Digital village(s), districts, communes where DS is used/deployed

On-line resource links (Web-page links, links to videos, links to reports, etc)

Main DS webpage