The Impact of Erratic Electricity supply on Irrigated AgricultureJ MKerrauthorK VSubba RaoauthorYMohan RaoauthorVBhaskar RaoauthorG DNageswara RaoauthorUnscheduled power cuts reduced summer paddy yields in Aurepalle and Dokur in 1990 and 1992. Power cuts are the inevitable result of flat rate pricing schedules for agricultural electricity, but they are only a major problem when they are unscheduled and unpredictable. Unpredictability raises production costs and reduces crop yields. Farmers indicate that they are willing to pay more for better quality power delivery. The Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board has limited options due to political pressure. If it cannot adopt pro rata pricing it must tighten existing rations; otherwise unscheduled cuts will become increasingly common.Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics1992International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsMonograph