Agrivoltaics on 10% of suitable land can meet 2050 power demand: Pralhad Joshi
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi announced that operationalizing agrivoltaics on just 10% of suitable agricultural land in India could meet the country's projected power demand for 2050. The government plans to launch a dedicated agrivoltaic program under the next phase of the PM-Kusum scheme.
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Dual-use land strategies like agrivoltaics offer a scalable path toward achieving national renewable energy targets while preserving agricultural productivity.
Agrivoltaics on 10% of suitable land can meet 2050 power demand: Pralhad Joshi left “We will be launching one of the world’s agrivoltaic programmes under the next phase of PM Kusum,” Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi said at the inauguration of the seventh Agrivoltaics World Conference. Source: x.com/JoshiPralhad https://th-i.thgim.com/public/news/national/dh0rvt/article71608465.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/MNRE%20Minister%20Pralhad%20Joshi.jpeg Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy also stated the government is working to add a dedicated component for agrivoltaics in the second phase of PM-Kusum. NEW DELHI Operationalising just 10% of the agricultural land deemed suitable for agrivoltaics in India could generate enough electricity to meet the country’s projected power demand for 2050, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi said on Tuesday.
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