PoliticsPhoto: Hindustan Times30% of India’s Croplands Suitable for Solar Agrivoltaics: Pralhad Joshi
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi stated that about 47.5 million hectares, or 30%, of India’s 160 million hectares of cropland are technically suitable for agrivoltaics, where solar panels are installed above farms. At the AgriVoltaics World Conference 2026 in Delhi, he highlighted the new PM-Kusum 2.0 scheme including agrivoltaics, which could generate up to 12,775 TWh annually, exceeding India’s projected 2050 electricity demand.
Hindustan Times··Delhi


