Agrivoltaics in India

The document examines the simultaneous use of land for agriculture and photovoltaic power generation in India, drawing on evidence from over a dozen pilot projects and stakeholder interviews. It aims to support the adoption of agrivoltaics by providing policy recommendations, business models, and financial and technical transition mechanisms, specifically linking these efforts to the PM-KUSUM scheme for decentralized solar power.

• Agrivoltaics is presented as a solution to the potential future competition for land resources between the renewable energy and agriculture sectors in India, with research indicating it can increase both panel efficiency and crop yield.
• India is in the early stages of adopting agrivoltaics, having deployed more than twelve pilot projects across the country.
• The PM-KUSUM scheme explicitly allows for the support of agrivoltaics, and the document serves as a companion to a guidebook on deploying small-scale decentralized solar plants under this scheme.
• Small and marginal farmers in India are already practicing 'micro-agrivoltaics' by growing crops under solar panels, though they do so without formal recognition or support.

APA

Laan,, A. R. S. P. G. K. (2023). Agrivoltaics in India. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/agrivoltaics-in-india

Chicago

Laan,, Anas Rahman,Akash Sharma,Florian Postel,Siddharth Goel,Kritika Kumar,Tara. Agrivoltaics in India. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2023. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/agrivoltaics-in-india.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{laan2023agrivoltaics, author = {Laan,, Anas Rahman,Akash Sharma,Florian Postel,Siddharth Goel,Kritika Kumar,Tara}, title = {{Agrivoltaics in India}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2023}, month = may, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/agrivoltaics-in-india}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }