India’s agrivoltaic capacity is expected to be more than 5-gigawatts in next 3-4 years: 5 gigawatts

MNRE Secretary Santosh Sarangi. File | Photo Credit: KAMAL NARANG

India’s agrivoltaic capacity could scale to more than 5-gigawatts in the next three to four years subject to enthusiasm from states and their ability to notify feed-in tariffs, Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Secretary at the Union Ministry for New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) told reporters at a briefing ahead of the seventh Agrivoltaics World Conference to be held in New Delhi October 21-23.  

“It is difficult to estimate but it should be upwards of 5-gigawatts in the next 3-4 years. It depends on state’s enthusiasm, ability to quickly notify a feed-in tariff,” said Mr. Sarangi.