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“Great Opportunity For Large, Specialized O&M Firms In The Solar Market”-Kearney

Kearney, the global management consulting firm has just released a report for the renewable sector, titled “Digital-led excellence in operations and maintenance for renewable energy assets“. Some key insights from the report include: A mid-sized Indian IPP (2 GW) typically manages 10+ asset vintages across states, creating highly inconsistent O&M environments Over 70% of RE […]

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Expect More Solar Manufacturers To Enter Odisha: Hemant Sharma

How is the Odisha government supporting solar manufacturing investments in the state?  Around 2022, we introduced our Industrial Policy Resolution, where we categorized solar modules, cells, wafers, and renewable energy as a “thrust sector”. This was a conscious decision. At that time, solar manufacturing was almost non-existent in eastern India. States like Bengal or Jharkhand […]

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SWELECT’s Diversified Solar Biz Boosted Growth: Mirunalini Chellappan

SWELECT Energy has a 40-year history. How did the company begin its journey in the power sector? Yes. We are a 40-year-old company in the Indian energy landscape. We started in 1984, focusing on Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems. UPS is a power conversion business. In UPS technology, it is about converting AC power to […]

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Working Towards Making Solar Affordable For Masses: Karan Singh (Evolve)

How has the journey of Evolve Energy been in India? What are the key factors driving its growth? Evolve Energy’s expansion across India and overseas has been driven by its integrated business model, which spans the manufacturing of solar components to the construction and operation of power plants. This end-to-end structure has provided customers with […]

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OPG Mobility Eyes Localizing EV Manufacturing: Anshul Gupta

You’re present across various verticals—battery recycling, battery technology, EVs, and more. What’s your core focus today? The primary focus of OPG Mobility is boosting electric mobility, especially in the two-wheeler and three-wheeler segments. We’re involved in everything from batteries and EV charging stations to powertrains and even the plastic and mechanical parts that go into […]

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India’s Solar Boom Is Unique On the Global Stage: Vinay Rustagi

Let’s start with a light question. How did you enter the solar industry? After completing my MBA, I specialized in finance and worked in various banks, focusing on project finance for large-scale projects in sectors like telecom, oil and gas, and transport. In 2011, after returning to India from the UK, I took on the […]

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Solar Water Heating Warms Up For A Second Innings In India

From being the only visible solar application till a decade back, solar water heating (SWH) seemed to take a back seat as mainstream PV caught policy makers attention. Recently, India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) came out with a quality control order for solar water heaters. So what’s the big deal? A lot, […]

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MiniMines To Expand Battery Recycling In 3 New States: CEO

How has MiniMines been on its journey towards Lithium-ion battery recycling? Our journey started just before the COVID-19 pandemic. As a chemical engineer, I began my career at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, working on the recovery of uranium, cobalt, and nickel from deactivated waste liquor — which directly aligns with what we do today. […]

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We Aim To Make Solar Biz Simple & Effective: Nishant Sood

Tell us about your journey. How do you transition from a finance background to the solar industry? Nishant Sood: I’m a mechanical engineer by background—I graduated from IIT in the early 2000s, followed by an MBA in finance. It was a fairly typical path: IIT, then IIM, and straight into investment banking. I graduated from […]

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