Solar powered water pumping has the potential to bring sustainable supplies of potable water. [1]

For irrigation of a large number of small agricultural areas, remote from power grid, solar cell systems ranging from 300 W to a few kW may be used. In our estimation we calculate with an average electric power of solar pumps of 500 Wp. For example, an experimental 500 Wp solar "drop by drop” water pumping system, has been working near to Becej (North Serbia), for more than 10 years. [2]

Considering existence of necessary stimulating bank-credit terms for private persons, realization of 400 of these solar systems with total capacity of 200 kW can be expected already in 2006. year.

With an annual growth rate of about 60, 39, 6.5 and 5.3% respectively, the following dynamics of solar pumps application in next four years is anticipated:

Rapid increase of solar pumps application for irrigation in 2007. and 2008. years, would be result of initial market euphoria of most of domestic consumers, mainly individual farmers (truck farmers). Severe slowing-down of this dynamics in the years to follow, would be caused by relative saturation of domestic market.