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India to Host Global Agrivoltaics Conference in 2026
India will hold a major conference about growing crops and producing solar electricity on the same land.
This approach is called agrivoltaics.
Solar panels can generate power while farmers continue cultivating crops underneath or around them.
The government says this could give farmers another source of income.
It may also help protect them from uncertain monsoons and changing crop prices.
Researchers in Pune are testing 17 solar designs across 30 crops.
The conference will bring together people from farming, government, research and industry.
India hopes its experience can help other developing countries use affordable agrivoltaics.
India will host the 7th Agrivoltaics World Conference from October 21 to 23, 2026, in New Delhi.
The conference will examine how farmland can support both crop production and solar power generation.
Farmers, policymakers, researchers, industry leaders and international delegates are expected to attend.
A new Agrivoltaics Pitch Hub will seek innovations based on food, fuel and fibre.
The government plans to include a dedicated agrivoltaics component in the next phase of PM-KUSUM.
- Who
- India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Minister Pralhad Joshi, and participants from farming, government, research and industry.
- What
- India will host the 7th Agrivoltaics World Conference and promote research and innovation combining agriculture with solar power.
- Where
- Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India.
- When
- October 21 to 23, 2026.
- Why
- To develop farmer-focused, commercially viable agrivoltaics solutions and explore additional income opportunities for farmers.
Key facts
- Conference
- 7th Agrivoltaics World Conference
- Dates
- October 21–23, 2026
- Venue
- Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
- Agrivoltaics research
- Seventeen solar configurations are being tested across 30 crops at BAIF’s Rural Innovation Centre in Pune.
- PM-KUSUM
- Around 2.9 million agricultural pumps have been solarised, according to Pralhad Joshi.
- Decentralised solar capacity
- 16.3 GW was added last year, including 7.6 GW under PM-KUSUM and 8.7 GW of rooftop solar.
- Pitch Hub
- The Agrivoltaics Pitch Hub, “Fueling Farm to Fork Innovations,” will use a food, fuel and fibre framework.










