The project aims to evaluate crop performance, energy efficiency, economic viability and farmer adoption of agrivoltaics under Kashmir's unique agro-climatic conditions. The announcement was made by Vice Chancellor, Prof. Nazir Ahmad Ganai during the workshop "Building the Agrivoltaics Ecosystem in Jammu and Kashmir", jointly organised by CSTEP and SKUAST-K. The proposed research facility will serve as a demonstration and innovation platform to generate scientific evidence on dual land use, where crops and solar energy are produced simultaneously. The partnership forms part of CSTEP's work under the India Agrivoltaics Alliance (IAA), a multi-stakeholder platform promoting agrivoltaics in India. Under the collaboration, CSTEP has been developing region-specific agrivoltaics models tailored to Jammu and Kashmir's agro-climatic conditions, including high-density apple orchards.