India, Nov. 28 -- IWMI and SDC have launched SoLAR Phase II to expand climate-resilient solar irrigation across India, Bangladesh, Kenya and Ethiopia.

The programme builds on success of Phase I.

It aims to ensure sustainable, equitable access to solar-powered agriculture.

The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), an international research-for-development organisation, and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) launched SoLAR Phase II November 28, 2025. It is an expanded multi-country programme aimed at accelerating socially inclusive and climate-resilient solar energy adoption in agriculture across India, Bangladesh, Kenya and Ethiopia.

Phase II builds directly on the outcomes of SoLAR Phase I (2019-2024), w...