It was a decentralised solar generation program brought to encourage farmers to generate solar power in their lands for their pump sets and sell the excess power to the ESCOMs.

Source: https://www.mangalorean.com/power-cut-by-40-commission-govt-now-6-5-crore-kannadigas-to-throw-bjp-out-of-power-charan-singh-sapra/

Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association (KASSIA) demanded that ESCOMs in the State should buy additional power at the earliest to keep the MSME sector running without power cuts.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/power-cuts-will-hit-msmes-domestic-exports-delivery-commitments-trade-bodies/article67421514.ece