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Harvesting Sun and Soil: India's Agri-PV Future

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  • Ashok Gulati

    (Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations)

  • Subhodeep Basu

  • Bidisha Banerjee

  • Laxmi Sharma

Abstract

India's transition to clean energy is gaining momentum, but agriculture-despite being a major land and energy user-has yet to fully participate. Agri-PV, the co-location of solar panels and agriculture on the same land, offers dual income streams for farmers through crop cultivation and energy sales while optimizing land use. The report examines Agri-PV's evolution, business models, and scalability in India, including two in-depth case studies of farmer-owned PM-KUSUM plants (a 4.5 MW plant in Madhya Pradesh and a project in Rajasthan) that demonstrate economic feasibility alongside hurdles such as payment delays and regulatory fragmentation. It concludes that scaling Agri-PV requires flexible business models, clear policies, viable financing, and stronger inter-agency coordination.

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  • Ashok Gulati & Subhodeep Basu & Bidisha Banerjee & Laxmi Sharma, 2026. "Harvesting Sun and Soil: India's Agri-PV Future," Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) Report 26-r-23, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, India.
    • Handle: RePEc:bdc:report:26-r-23
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