GENERAL19 Oct 2026
MNRE expects over 5 GW agrivoltaics in three to four years
India's renewable energy ministry expects agrivoltaic capacity to cross 5 gigawatts within three to four years, according to MNRE Secretary Santosh Kumar Sarangi. He told reporters the pace depends on how quickly states notify feed-in tariffs, which would give farmer-producer organisations and cooperatives the certainty to invest. Odisha, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh have already run pilot projects, and the ministry is planning a scheme to support states.
Key Statutory Highlights
- Agrivoltaics keeps farming as the land's main use while generating solar power on the same fields.
- Sarangi said states moving fast on feed-in tariffs would make 5 gigawatts or more achievable.
- The ministry is working on a support scheme for states, and the announcement came ahead of a conference in New Delhi on October 21-23.
Actionable Advice for Taxpayers / Founders:Watch whether your state notifies an agrivoltaics feed-in tariff; Sarangi tied the 5 GW figure to that step.
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