Round Table Discussion on
Powering Agriphotovoltaics through Innovation & Dialogue
Date: June 18, 2025 (Wednesday), Venue: Magnolia Hall, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi

AGENDA

09:30 – 10:00 am : Registration and Welcome Tea/Coffee

10:00 – 10:10 am : Welcome Remarks and Introduction of the Topic
Ashok Gulati, Distinguished Professor, ICRIER

10:10 – 10:25 am : Keynote Address
Dhirendra Kumar Singh, Principal Investigator, Centre of Excellence for AgriPV in India, ICAR Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI)

10:25 – 10:35 am : Special Remarks
Manu Bishnoi, Managing Director, Technique Solaire India

10:35 – 11:35 am : Presentation by
• Agrivoltaics Team, ICRIER
• Ashok Kumar, Director, Farm Prosperity, Transforming Rural India (TRI)
• Manish Khare, Co-founder, Khare Energy Pvt. Ltd.

11:35 – 11:45 am : Tea / Coffee Break

11:45 – 12:45 pm : Panel Discussion on
“Bottlenecks and Opportunities for Agriphotovoltaics in India”

Moderated by Ashok Gulati, Distinguished Professor, ICRIER
• Naveen Nagpal, Asst. Vice President (Energy Transition), BSES Rajdhani
• Deepti Mathur, Superintendent Engineer, Jaipur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (JVVNL) (virtually)
• Shilp Verma, Deputy Country Representative, IWMI, India
• Sanjay Vashishtha, CEO, First Green Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
• Surindar Ahuja, CEO and Co-Founder, Sunmaster
• Rina Soni, Executive Director, Passing Gifts Pvt. Ltd.

12:45 – 01:00 pm : Q&A Session

01:00 – 01:10 pm : Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks
by Ashok Gulati, Distinguished Professor, ICRIER

01:10 pm onwards : Lunch