
As India rapidly advances in the deployment of solar PV capacity, the predominant focus has been on ground mounted photovoltaic (GM-PV) projects, constituting approximately 77.3%; of the total 89.43 GW of solar PV deployment2. Despite the significant advantages of GM-PV projects over other renewable or fossil fuel electricity generation technologies, they encounter certain limitations. These projects, being land-intensive, often compete for natural and agricultural land, leading to unintended negative consequences.