Responsible Land Procurement for Renewable Energy
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About
The study on Responsible Land Procurement for Renewable Energy aims to establish a socially inclusive and legally robust framework for land transactions in the renewable energy (RE) sector. National ambitions indicate that 5 to 6 percent of India’s landmass is required to unlock the full potential of solar and wind power, with an additional 2.5 percent needed for green hydrogen production (CEEW, 2024).
Project brief
Furthermore, meeting India’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) targets would require approximately 42.6 million hectares, equivalent to 13% of the total land area, to support six key climate actions. As India progresses toward its 2029-30 renewable energy goals, ensuring transparent, fair, and community-centric land procurement is essential to balancing development with social equity and environmental sustainability.
Type of Project
Research/ study
Project area
Karnataka, India
Thematic area
Renewable energy / land
Project status
Ongoing
About
Type of Project
Research/ study
Project area
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha
Thematic area
Forest/ land
Project status
Completed
Forest right act and the need for digitization
In recent years, there has been increasing recognition of the need to improve tenure security, especially for customary and unrecorded rights, through tenure documentation.
Digitization is seen as a strategic pathway for tenure formalization, offering efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency at a low cost, while also providing easy access to formal financing and public entitlements.
About
Type of Project
Research/ study
Project area
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha
Thematic area
Forest/ land
Project status
Completed
Forest right act and the need for digitization
In recent years, there has been increasing recognition of the need to improve tenure security, especially for customary and unrecorded rights, through tenure documentation.
Digitization is seen as a strategic pathway for tenure formalization, offering efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency at a low cost, while also providing easy access to formal financing and public entitlements.
Approach
This study, led by Landstack in collaboration with CEEW, focuses on streamlining land procurement processes, aligning legal frameworks with RE policies, and developing responsible models for land acquisition, leasing, and pooling. By addressing structural barriers and proposing amendments to existing laws, it aims to enhance legal and procedural clarity, safeguarding the interests of landowners, smallholder farmers, and marginalized communities. Additionally, Landstack is developing procurement models, compensation mechanisms, and model contracts that can be adopted by RE developers and policymakers. By embedding a clear grievance redressal mechanism and ensuring procedural transparency, Landstack aims to bridge the gap between land governance and sustainable energy development, making renewable energy transition both efficient and just.
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Contact
For further information on specefic aspects of the project, contact
Richa Joshi
All project related details
Arman Mohanty
Data, coding, cleaning, index, web application related information
Himanshu Baranwal
Community health, FGDs, COVID case data, reporting
Omkar Modak
Survey, relief work
Contact
For further information on specefic aspects of the project, contact
Richa Joshi
All project related details
Himanshu Baranwal
All project related details
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