Agri-Voltaics

Agrivoltaics integrates crop cultivation with solar power generation to enhance farm productivity, diversify incomes, and advance India's clean energy transition. India had 36 operational agrivoltaics projects with 37.54 megawatts capacity as of August 2025.

• India's agricultural land covers approximately 55 per cent of its total reported area of 306.96 million hectares.
• The GIS-based national screening identified 47.35 million hectares of restricted cropland suitable for AgriPV.
• High-potential states for AgriPV include Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh, accounting for nearly 50 per cent of the estimated power generation potential.
• The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM) scheme, launched in February 2019, has a central financial assistance of approximately ₹34,422 crore.
• The 7th AGRIVOLTAICS WORLD CONFERENCE is scheduled to be held in New Delhi on 21–23 October 2026 under the theme 'Powering the Global South'.