Vineet Mittal
Chairman, SPDA
Founder & Chairman, Avaada Group
Vineet Mittal is the Founder and Chairman of Avaada Group and a leading figure in India’s clean energy transition. A pioneer in renewable energy, he is working to position India as a global hub for sustainable power and emerging green technologies.
Under his leadership, Avaada has evolved into a diversified energy conglomerate, driving advancements in renewable energy, solar PV manufacturing, green data centres, pumped hydro storage, battery energy storage solutions, and green hydrogen and its derivatives. An NIT engineer and Harvard Business School alumnus, he is widely recognised for building one of the world’s largest single-site solar projects by a private IPP: 1.25 GWp in Rajasthan in 2022.
Beyond enterprise, Mr. Mittal is an active contributor to global climate and sustainability dialogue. He has served as Co-Chair of the B20 Task Force on Energy, Climate Change and Resource Efficiency, chairs the CII Sub-Committee on Hydrogen Usage and Standards, and engages with global platforms to advance collaborative climate action. His “People Before Profits” philosophy drives the Avaada Foundation’s work across 15 states.
Sandeep Kashyap
President, SPDA
CEO, Purvah Green Power
Sandeep is a visionary leader in India’s renewable energy sector, with 30+ years of experience across solar, wind and green hydrogen. As the CEO of Purvah Green Power Pvt. Ltd. (RP–Sanjiv Goenka Group), he is leading the development of a multi-gigawatt renewable energy portfolio and steering the company toward becoming a top clean-energy player in India.
He has spearheaded large-scale projects, shaped industry policies and driven sustainable innovations nationwide. His strategic foresight and leadership have earned him multiple industry accolades, reinforcing his commitment to accelerating India’s clean energy transition.
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering and an MBA from IMT Ghaziabad.
Sumant Sinha
Core committee
Founder, Chairman & CEO, ReNew
A leading first-generation entrepreneur, Sumant Sinha is the Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of ReNew, one of India’s largest clean-energy companies. He founded ReNew in January 2011 with a vision to transform the way energy is produced and consumed in India; today it has an aggregate portfolio of more than 10 GW across more than 100 sites.
A passionate advocate for climate and sustainable-development solutions, he has spoken at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Climate Week NYC and CERAWeek, written more than 150 opinion articles, and authored Fossil Free: Reimagining Clean Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World.
Sumant is Co-Chair of the WEF Electricity Governors’ Group, serves on the board of the US India Strategic Partnership Forum, chairs The Climate Group’s India Advisory Board and is Senior Vice President of ASSOCHAM. He holds a Master’s in International Affairs from Columbia University, a management diploma from IIM Calcutta and a B.Tech from IIT Delhi.
Sunil Gupta
Core committee
CEO, Azure Power
Sunil Gupta is an experienced business leader with a strong track record of building renewable energy businesses. Before Azure, he was Head of Southeast Asia & South Asia Business at Vena Energy, managing existing business and developing new projects.
Earlier, as Group Head – Renewable Energy Business at Sembcorp Industries, Singapore, he built the renewables business and led market entry in India, Australia, Singapore and Vietnam, managing utility-scale wind and solar plants across seven Indian states. Before that he was a cleantech professional with Standard Chartered Bank and Morgan Stanley.
Sunil holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and a B.Tech from IIT Delhi.
Manoj Kumar Upadhyay
Core committee
Founder & Chairman, ACME Group
Manoj Kumar Upadhyay, Founder of ACME Group, is an innovator, technologist and serial entrepreneur with several patents to his credit and more than two decades of experience in the telecom and energy sectors.
His work helped bring India’s solar cost down to a historic low of INR 2.44 per kWh. ACME is a leading solar power developer with 5.5+ GWp in India, of which 2.9+ GWp is operational, an asset base of USD 2 bn and more than 1,200 associates.
Guided by a vision of “Building next generation utility”, ACME is now innovating in energy storage, electric vehicles and water desalination to make them commercially viable.
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