INDUSTRY JEWEL: Deepak Jain, Business Head, Grew Energy Private Limited

Education and Background:

Mr Deepak Jain secured his Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree in Mechanical from Maharashtra Institute of Technology and MBA Marketing from Savitribai Phule Pune University. He is a hands-on techno commercial professional with 16 years of expertise in business development, sales and business operations. Through strategic foresight, drive and determination, he has built a strong foundation for his successful demographics in the domain of the renewable industry.

Over the years, Mr Jain has diversified his renewable brand portfolio not only in the domestic market but also in the international market as well.

As a leader and self-sufficient innovator, he is a savvy negotiator known for strong business development and relationship-building skills. Mr Jain’s innate ability to build high-performance teams, including his strategically selected executive management staff, has served as a growth catalyst and has infused productive energy into the workplace.

Work experience:

Mr Jain has over 16 years of experience in the diversified solar sector across 26 various international geographies and countries which comprises the USA, UK, Latin America, Europe and the MENA countries.

Work Goals and Achievements:

Mr Jain is in charge of developing a world-class infrastructural facility by bringing his expert engineering and functional designing. The facility will catalyse a manufacturing capacity of 4 GW PV Modules, 3 GW PV cells, and complete Eco-system in the near future. Initially, the manufacturing will be equipped with its first 2 GW of fully automated unit in the state of Rajasthan. Mr Jain is also planning to accumulate and accelerate the power of Solar EPC projects at a multi-GW scale to the renewable mission of the Government of India.

Industry Outlook:

India’s renewables sector is booming! The country is projected to add 35 to 40 gigawatts of renewable energy annually until 2030, enough to power up to 30 million more homes each year. The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis estimated that India, the third largest energy-consuming country in the world, will reach 405 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity by 2030. It’s expected to surpass the government’s target of producing 50 per cent of its electricity from non-fossil fuel sources by the end of the decade.