Schedule

The Agrivoltaics Pitch Hub showcases the most implementation-ready innovations around agrivoltaics. It is organised around three tracks: Food (crop systems), Fuel (solar and clean energy) and Fodder/Fibre (allied agriculture). Finalists were selected through an open call and virtual pitch rounds judged by experts from government, research and investment. They now pitch live to leading agrifood and energy companies, investors and policymakers. The session celebrates solutions that link energy generation with agricultural productivity and value chains, and recognises a winner and runner-up in each track.

Chair: Christine Lamanna IWMI Person of Contact: Oorna Raut MNRE Person of Contact: Ayush Gupta , Prem Kumar

IWMI Person of Contact: Nikunj Usadadia MNRE Person of Contact: Rishikesh Vaishnav, Shiva M.

This fireside chat steps back from the technical detail of agrivoltaics to look at the bigger picture. Leading voices on sustainability, climate action and environmental stewardship will discuss what sustainable development should mean for India, where the country should focus to achieve real impact in the coming years, and how India can lead globally on climate and the environment. In an informal, conversational format, the session offers a different view of the links between restoring soil, powering fields and changing behaviour, and of why these matter for India's future.

IWMI Person of Contact: Oorna Raut MNRE Person of Contact: Aditya N. Prajapati, Khusboo Jain

IWMI Person of Contact: Tejkaran Charan MNRE Person of Contact: Hiren Borah, Shubham Bhattacharya

India's states are laying the groundwork to scale agrivoltaics. More than 50 pilots have been completed across the country, and the enabling environment created by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is furthering the technology in India. In this session, ministers from different states will showcase the investment opportunities and highlight the progress and readiness to scale up agrivoltaics in their states. The session will identify pathways for different actors - investors, developers, farmers and the government - to work together to build scalable and sustainable business models of agrivoltaics.

Agrivoltaics is about much more than mounting solar panels above crops. This session looks at the technologies shaping the next generation of agrivoltaics farms: digital twins and IoT-based farm control that tune light, microclimate, irrigation and fertigation for specific crops, AI-driven farm management, and high-tech agrivoltaics polyhouses for high-value crops such as blueberries. Presentations and project footage are complemented by a farmer's account of the economic case.

Chair: Brendon Bingwa IWMI Person of Contact: Priyanka Gopalakrishnann MNRE Person of Contact: Sanjay Kumar Shahi, Shubham Bhattacharya

IWMI Person of Contact: Tejkaran Charan MNRE Person of Contact: Mohd. Azmal Mansoori, Mohit Jain

India's technical potential for agrivoltaics runs to thousands of gigawatts, yet deployment is still at an early stage. Financing is the main barrier, hindered by policy and regulatory frameworks designed for single-use land and conventional solar. This session brings together banks, development finance institutions, renewable energy lenders, NBFCs and venture capital investors to identify the main investment barriers and opportunities. They will then explore how blended and concessional finance, guarantees and new lending models can de-risk projects and bring in private capital. The goal is a forward-looking roadmap that moves agrivoltaics from pilots to mainstream adoption.

(On the Fourwaves platform)

• Online Poster Session

Germany has built one of the world's most advanced agrivoltaics ecosystems, and India is set to become a global leader thanks to its agricultural scale and solar potential. This panel brings together German and Indian solar developers, technology innovators and industry associations to discuss what makes agrivoltaics commercially viable, scalable and farmer-friendly. Speakers will cover business models that work, how to engage farmers as partners rather than passive landowners, which parts of German experience transfer to India and which need adapting, and what is holding back private investment today. The session will produce concrete industry recommendations for policymakers and point to opportunities for Indo-German private sector collaboration.