Rajasthan’s first farmer-owned agrivoltaics project shows how solar power and farming can coexist

Direct fact

In 2026, Rajasthan’s first farmer-owned agrivoltaics pilot at Kundanpura in Bassi block, near Jaipur, combined maize cultivation with a 600 kW solar plant across nearly 3 acres.

Key specifics

• The project is located in Kundanpura village, Bassi block, east of Jaipur, Rajasthan.
• The pilot covers nearly 3 acres and is described as roughly twice the size of a cricket ground.
• The solar installation generates 600 kW and feeds electricity to a local grid.
• The grid power supports daytime irrigation for around 250 farms.
• ICRIER researchers worked with Kojadmal Jat on the agrophotovoltaics project.

Exam lens

Science and technology plus agriculture question, 600 kW, 3 acres, Jaipur, ICRIER, 250 farms — TNPSC may ask what agrivoltaics means and why it matters for dry-region farming.