One Acre, Two Outputs: Rethinking Land Use with Agrivoltaics
At Sahyadri Farms in Nashik, agrivoltaics is being tested as a practical solution to India’s land and energy challenge. Elevated solar panels generate clean power while crops continue to grow beneath, enabling dual land use. The model supports decentralised energy generation and offers farmers an additional, stable income stream without compromising agricultural productivity.
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18,000+ farmers
integrated into a decentralised agri-energy ecosystem across 152 villages.
Simultaneous crop cultivation
and on-site solar power generation, demonstrating zero land-use trade-off.
Reduced dependence
on long-distance power transmission with on-farm energy generation reducing dependence.
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