MERCOM INDIA RENEWABLES SUMMIT 2024, NEW DELHI
July 25, Day 1
Registration
Duration: 60 mins
Welcome Note
Duration: 10 mins
Opening Address
Duration: 20 mins
Mercom Presentation
Duration: 30 mins
Break
Duration: 15 mins
Accelerating India's Energy Transition: Urgency is the Driving Force
This plenary session will provide a roadmap for achieving India's ambitious non-fossil fuel goals. Industry leaders will explore key topics such as ensuring demand and supply continuity, planning and delivery, creating an enabling policy environment, and overcoming challenges to meet interim targets at the speed and scale we need to meet the objectives.
Duration: 60 mins
Bhupinder Singh Bhalla (IAS)
Secretary
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
RP Gupta
CMD
Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)
Indra Chandra Prasad Keshari
Advisor - Infrastructure & Energy
Adani Green Energy
Sarit Maheshwari
CEO
NTPC Renewable Energy
Raj Prabhu
CEO & Co-Founder
Mercom Capital Group
The Rise of Domestic Manufacturing: Strategies to Meet Growing Demand
Meeting India's ambitious net-zero goals will require establishing robust and competitive supply chains at a domestic level and utilizing the local workforce, skills, and knowledge. Experts in the session will discuss whether these supply chains are expanded fast enough to meet the growing demand. They will also address the government programs pushing for localization and whether the industrial policies and current investments are sufficient to push expansion.
Duration: 60 mins
Dinesh Dayanand Jagdale
Joint Secretary
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
Prashant Mathur
CEO
Saatvik Solar
Manjunath Reddy
Founder & Managing Director
Dhash PV Technologies
Sujoy Ghosh
Vice President & Country Managing Director India
First Solar
Anand Kumar
Head - Supply Chain Management
Emmvee Group
Networking Lunch
Duration: 45 mins
Made-to-Order: The Future of Hybrid Power Projects
Renewable energy projects in India have evolved from standalone solar or wind to fully customized hybrid power projects, often with storage. Power distribution companies are now studying their demand patterns and asking renewable generators to specifically meet peak demand and deliver dispatchable power and 24/7 power with further customization to each state or location. In this session, developers and other stakeholders will discuss the strategies behind meeting distribution companies' requirements and current trends in hybrid power demand.
Duration: 60 mins
Ajay Kumar Sinha
Addl. GM (Contracts & Procurement)
Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI)
Sunil Gupta
CEO
Azure
Vivek Srivastava
Chief Executive Officer
Suzlon
Purnendu Chaubey
Sr VP
ReNew
Kartikeya Sharma
Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
Sunsure Energy
Exploring Next-Generation Technologies Driving the Clean Energy Market
Technology in the renewable energy sector is evolving rapidly as data, AI, and efficiencies drive improvement. How can the private sector, policymakers, and investors create an environment that accelerates innovation and investments to support the development and implementation of advanced technologies? Experts will examine the technologies currently changing the energy landscape and the innovation that is on the horizon.
Duration: 60 mins
Sishir Garemella
Head of International Business Development
Kiwa PVEL
Mehul Sharma
CEO - India
Sunpure Technology
Manish Narula
Executive Vice President - South Asia
Jinko Solar
Mayank Mishra
Senior Sales Director (India)
Nextracker
Manish Relan
AVP Sales - (Solar Modules)
Swelect Energy
Networking Break
Duration: 30 mins
Scaling Green Hydrogen to Build a Competitive Marketplace
Green hydrogen is emerging as a key solution to decarbonize hard-to-abate sectors. However, the key to adoption depends on the availability of renewable energy, large-scale manufacturing of advanced technology electrolyzers, and a final customer or off-taker. The panel discussion will debate how the industry plans to make green hydrogen cost competitive by exploring what incentives are required to scale green hydrogen and how to create a market for the end product among heavy industries such as steel, refining, and ammonia sectors.
Duration: 60 mins
Rajat Seksaria
CEO
Green Hydrogen & its derivatives, Adani New Industries
Chirag Kotecha
CEO
Matrix Gas and Renewables
Prashant Choubey
President
Avaada Group
Sandeep Kashyap
CEO - Renewables Business
RP Sanjiv Goenka Group
Mercom India Awards 2024
Duration: 40 mins
Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi
Hon’ble Cabinet Minister
Ministry of New & Renewable Energy
Cocktail Dinner for Sponsors & Awards Winners
Duration: 120 mins
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Start-Up Pitch Session
Duration: 120 mins
Energy Storage - Enabling Stable Renewables and Resilient Grids
Energy storage is integral to managing the intermittency of renewable energy projects. Efficient storage systems ensure a steady and reliable energy supply, even when the primary sources are not actively generating power. The government of India has been promoting energy storage systems, but the market has been slow to develop.
What are some of the policies and incentives needed to accelerate the development of energy storage in India? Industry experts will discuss the technologies that are enabling expansion, the challenges of incorporating energy storage technologies, the necessary supply chain, and demand drivers.
Duration: 60 mins
Shilpa Urhekar
CEO Solar EPC (India)
Gensol Engineering
Cyriac Loyola
Head of Application Engineering - India, SouthEast Asia & South Korea
SMA Solar India
Akash Kaushik
Co-Founder
GoodEnough Energy
Ashish Agarwal
Head - Solar and Storage
Blupine Energy
Sivakumar V Vepakomma
Chief General Manager
NTPC Green Energy
Networking Lunch
Duration: 45 mins
Industrial and Commercial Units Driving Green Energy Agenda
Large industries and commercial entities across India are continuing to set the agenda to expand renewable energy procurement via open access. As demand increases, so has the appetite for round-the-clock renewable energy. Panelists from C&I industries will discuss the benefits of going green along with the economic advantages
Duration: 60 mins
Manoj Kumar Agrawal
ED
Grid India
Amit Mittal
COO
AmpIn Energy Transition
Rajib Roy Choudhary
Head of Business Development
candi Solar
Kiran Kumar Perka
Head-Open Access C&I
O2 Power
Renewable Energy Project Development - Creating an Enabling Policy Environment that Supports Renewable Deployment
Making renewable energy adoption a more seamless process requires an alignment between the state and central agencies. Developers and policymakers will elaborate on the current roadblocks, explore strategies, and share recommendations for achieving the nation's renewable energy goals.
Duration: 60 mins
Lalit Bohra
Joint Secretary
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
Deepesh Nanda
President – Renewables, Tata Power and MD & CEO
Tata Power Renewable Energy
RPV Prasad
Managing Director - India Region
Envision Energy
Deepak Ushadevi
MD & CEO
Ciel et Terre Solar
Rahil Mehrotra
General Manager
JSW Steel
Financing the Renewable Energy Sector: Where and How to Secure Funding for the Energy Transition
India's long road to achieving net-zero carbon emissions offers significant long-term investment opportunities in the ever-expanding renewables sector. A panel of investors will talk about a variety of financing options and existing funds that are available for renewable energy companies, projects, and manufacturing. Investors will also discuss the steps involved in securing funds.
Duration: 60 mins
Pranab Kumar Sinha
Executive Director
Power Finance Corporation (PFC)
Manjiri Bhalerao
Chief General Manager
Exim Bank of India
Hitesh Paliwal
Assistant General Manager - CCG
State Bank of India
Vikram Sheth
Head - Investment Banking
New Age Financial Advisory