Source: PIB
The Bharat Renewable Energy Summit & Expo 2026, held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, highlighted India’s efforts to accelerate renewable energy adoption, investment and technological innovation. 
Agrivoltaics offers India a promising pathway to integrate agricultural productivity with renewable energy generation, improving land-use efficiency, diversifying farmers’ incomes and supporting climate-resilient agriculture. However, its large-scale adoption requires crop-compatible designs, affordable financing, scientific validation, clear regulations and active farmer participation. Strengthening these foundations can help India achieve a sustainable balance between food security, energy security and rural development.
Drishti Mains Question
Agrivoltaics presents an opportunity to address the competing demands of agricultural land and renewable energy development. Discuss.
Q1. What is agrivoltaics?
Agrivoltaics is the simultaneous use of agricultural land for crop cultivation or livestock rearing and solar photovoltaic electricity generation, improving land-use efficiency.
Q2. What is India’s estimated agrivoltaic potential?
India’s estimated technical agrivoltaic potential ranges from approximately 3,000 GW to 14,000 GW, depending on land suitability and technological assumptions.
Q3. How many operational agrivoltaic projects are there in India?
As of August 2025, India had 36 operational agrivoltaic projects with a combined capacity of 37.54 MW, alongside 10 pilot projects under development.
Q4. Which States have the highest agrivoltaic potential?
Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh collectively account for nearly 50% of India’s estimated agrivoltaic generation potential.
Q5. What is the role of PM-KUSUM in promoting agrivoltaics?
PM-KUSUM supports decentralised solar power generation and solarisation of agricultural pumps, creating an enabling environment for integrating renewable electricity with farming.
Q. With reference to solar power production in India, consider the following statements: (2018)
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (d)
Q. India has immense potential of solar energy though there are regional variations in its developments. Elaborate (2020)
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