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India hosts Agrivoltaics World Conference 2026

The seventh edition of the AgriVoltaics World Conference 2026 began on October 21, 2026, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. This is the first time the global summit is being hosted in the Global South. The three-day conference is being hosted by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), with support from Germany’s Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUV). It has been organised in partnership with Conexio-PSE under the theme “Powering the Global South”. The conference reflects the vision of “From Power to Empower” championed by Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi. Under this vision, farmers can move beyond their role as food producers (Annadatas) to become clean-energy producers (Urjadatas).

Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi emphasised that India’s clean energy transition has opened new avenues for rural entrepreneurship and long-term economic resilience. International stakeholders were called upon to scale agrivoltaics solutions that multiply farmer incomes. The opening ceremony included addresses by Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Mr. Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Mr. Pralhad Joshi. Three knowledge resources were launched: the AgriPV Policy Handbook from MNRE, the Decision-Making Tool by the India Agrivoltaics Alliance (IAA) and the Book of Abstracts by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). The conference has brought together over 1,200 delegates, including more than 150 foreign participants. Discussions will cover crop productivity, policy frameworks, financing models and farmer-centric business models for the dual use of land for food and clean energy.

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