- Job Title
- Senior Sector Specialist - Energy
- Company
- KfW Development Bank
- Country
- India
Nisheeth Srivastava is working with KfW Development Bank (India office) as a senior sector specialist energy from past nine years and is responsible for implementing the end-to-end project cycle of KfW's India in energy sector domain. He has prior experience and expertise of working on constructions sites for solar PV projects. He holds a master's in business administration and a bachelor's in mechanical engineering with more than 15 years of experience in managing sustainable infrastructure development projects.
February 13, 2025Panel Discussion
09:45 am - 10:45 am
Emerging Trends in Agrivoltaics and Floating Solar (Flotovoltaics)
The Indian solar market's rapid development has seen it among the top fifth globally. This has caused significant competition for land, which risks becoming a real bottleneck for further growth and meaning the country will need to turn increasingly to innovative applications, such as the co-location of solar and farming. Agrivoltaics has multiple benefits, including increased revenues for farmers, increased protection for crops from extreme weather events, decreased soil desertification, and improved circularity and sustainability for the agricultural sector. This session aims at bringing together experts from Europe and India to explore this new, innovative application of solar. Aspects of Floating Solar PV solutions will also be discussed.