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States showcase agrivoltaic plans at World Conference 2026

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy reported on 22 October 2026 the highlights of the second day of the AgriVoltaics World Conference 2026. The event focused on combining solar power generation with agriculture to optimize land use and increase farmer income.

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India hosts 7th AgriVoltaics World Conference 2026 in New Delhi

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy announced on 21 October 2026 that it is hosting the 7th AgriVoltaics World Conference at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The three-day event focuses on agrivoltaics, which is the dual use of land for both food production and solar energy generation to increase farmer incomes and climate resilience.

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On 21 October 2026: commencement of the 7th AgriVoltaics World Conference (AWC) 2026 · Across India
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21 October 2026
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India hosts Agrivoltaics World Conference 2026 and announces new solar programme

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare announced on 21 October 2026 the inauguration of the three-day AgriVoltaics World Conference 2026. The government will launch an ambitious agrivoltaic programme under the next phase of the PM-KUSUM scheme to help farmers generate solar power on the same land used for crops.

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farmers
When · Where
On 21 October 2026: inauguration of AgriVoltaics World Conference 2026 (+1 more) · Several states
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Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
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Press Information Bureau, pib.gov.in (Press releases)
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www.pib.gov.in, the government's file server for pib.gov.in
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21 October 2026
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