Key Facts:
Client: Engineers and Consultants ILF LLC
Location: Uzbekistan
Status: Ongoing
Sector: Energy and Renewable Energy
Start date: 01/10/2025
End date: Ongoing

Project Information:
Agrivoltaic systems, which combine solar photovoltaic (PV) energy generation with agricultural and livestock activities on the same land, offer a sustainable solution to optimize land use while enhancing both food and energy security. Uzbekistan, with its extensive agricultural lands, livestock sector, and abundant solar resources, stands to benefit from such integrated systems. This study aims to assess the potential of agrivoltaic systems in Uzbekistan, focusing on both crop production and livestock management.
Project Activities:
Task 1: Literature Review and Data Collection
• Review best practices in agrivoltaic systems with a focus on agriculture and livestock integration (especially in France, Italy, Israel and USA or other countries demonstrating similarities with Uzbekistan).
• Review of the different contractual existing schemes between the developers (in charge of developing, financing and operating the facility), the farmers (owner of the land) and the off-taker (in charge of buying the electricity produced) showing pros and cons of each contractual scheme.
• Collect data on solar radiation, agricultural and livestock production, and land use in Uzbekistan.
Task 2: Technical Feasibility Assessment
• Analyze the solar energy potential for agrivoltaic systems in different regions of Uzbekistan by identifying the various constraints (solar yield, soil erosion and drainage, wind resistance and use of trackers).
• Assess the technical requirements for integrating PV systems with agricultural practices (e.g., crop selection, irrigation) and livestock management (e.g., shading, grazing patterns).
Assess the changes in resource management (water, food, grazing).
• Field visit to Uzbekistan, assess agrovoltaic potential on croplands, pastures and greenhouses.
Task 3: Economic Analysis
• Conduct a cost-benefit analysis of agrivoltaic systems, considering capital costs, operation and maintenance costs, crop yield, livestock productivity and quality (milk, meat, whool…), and energy production.
• Evaluate potential revenue streams from agricultural produce, livestock products, and solar energy generation.
Task 4: Environmental Impact Assessment
• Assess the environmental impacts of agrivoltaic systems, including effects on soil health, water usage, livestock welfare, and biodiversity.
• Identify potential environmental benefits, such as improved microclimates for crops and livestock, reduced carbon emissions, and enhanced land use efficiency.