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Renewables Will Become the Backbone of India’s Grid, Says Wärtsilä’s Archana Bhatnagar

Renewables will soon emerge as the backbone of the grid because they are the cleanest and lowest-cost source of new power, said Archana Bhatnagar, Director, Market and Project Development, South Asia, Wärtsilä Energy, in an interview with Energetica India.

NoPo' Gadhadar Reddy Explains India's Deep-Tech Opportunity in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

SWCNTs have become a de facto standard and an essential component in many premium batteries, said Gadhadar Reddy, Co-Founder & CEO, NoPo Nanotechnologies, in an interview with Abha Rustagi, Associate Editor, Energetica India.

AI-enabled Manufacturing Will Reshape Indian Solar Production in Next 5 Years: Zuvay CEO

The manufacturers who treat Industry 4.0 capabilities – MES integration, machine-level data capture, predictive maintenance and digital twins – as core infrastructure rather than optional add-ons will define the next decade of Indian solar manufacturing, said Samir Mehta, CEO, Zuvay Technologies, in an interview with Energetica India.

Decentralised Energy Solutions to Drive India’s EV Revolution: Sanskar Modi of SunCharge Motors

SunCharge Motors was born from a simple observation: most EV companies were trying to solve the transportation problem, but very few were solving the energy problem, said Sanskar Modi, Founder and CEO, SunCharge Motors, in an interview with Abha Rustagi, Associate Editor, Energetica India.

Hybrid Projects Need Smarter Execution, Explains Shantanu Upasani, Head of Construction, ENGIE

Building trust in renewable energy projects starts with creating value beyond the project boundary said Shantanu Upasani, Head of Construction, ENGIE, in an interview with Abha Rustagi, Associate Editor, Energetica India.

Global Technology, Local Feedstocks Will Drive India’s SAF Growth: Honeywell's Ranjit Kulkarni

India has a strong advantage because of its large agricultural residue base and a growing ethanol ecosystem. The opportunity lies in connecting those resources through a stronger supply chain, said Ranjit Kulkarni, VP & GM, Honeywell Process Technology, India, in an interview with Energetica India.

Headsup B2B's Sumit Kumar Explains Why Procurement is Biggest Challenge for India's C&I Solar

“We’re the backbone, not the developer — we don’t own panels, we make sourcing them reliable,” said Sumit Kumar, Founder and Director, Headsup B2B, in an interview with Abha Rustagi, Associate Editor, Energetica India.

Reliability, Safety, Affordability Shaping India's EV Future: Greaves Electric COO Ram Rajappa

Product offerings from the stable of GEML are engineered to tackle real-world usability. Performance is delivered through calibrated motor tuning and ride dynamics suited for both city commute and load-bearing use cases, said Ram Rajappa, COO, Greaves Electric Mobility, in an interview with Energetica India.

High Efficiency in Solar PV Must Be Matched by Long-Term Reliability: Zealwe Tech CEO

As technologies become more advanced, manufacturers need equally advanced reliability testing to identify potential degradation mechanisms early. Our focus is on developing testing solutions that help manufacturers validate long-term product reliability while adopting new technologies, said Dr. Zhigang Liu, CEO, Zealwe Tech, in an interview with Hemant Arora, Director, Energetica India.

Renewables Will Power Future Datacentres, Says BPE’s Girish Chandra

Renewable energy will play a critical role in powering the next generation of datacentres in India, said Girish Chandra, Director Global – Datacentre Infrastructure Solutions and Enterprise, BPE, in an interview with Abha Rustagi, Associate Editor, Energetica India.

The Future of Solar Lies in AI-Driven Intelligence, Says Ubiqedge CEO Visat Patel

At Ubiqedge, we follow a security-by-design approach across device, network, cloud, and application layers, said Visat Patel, CEO, Ubiqedge Technology Pvt. Ltd., in an interview with Abha Rustagi, Associate Editor, Energetica India.

GridX-120 Bridges India’s Critical Gap in Solar Inverter Testing says Exeliq’s Sharad Gupta

Inverter manufacturing is scaling fast, but the validation backbone hasn’t kept pace. Most of what’s available is imported, which creates its own dependencies, said Sharad Gupta, Co-founder, Exeliq Tech Solutions Pvt. Ltd., in an interview with Abha Rustagi, Associate Editor, Energetica India.

Winning the Data Centre Market Requires Fit-to-Purpose Clean Energy Solutions: Abhishek Goyal

For data centres, customisation is what turns clean energy into a dependable business solution. That is why the future of this market will belong to developers who can design fit-to-purpose energy solutions rather than simply sell generation capacity, said Abhishek Goyal, Business Head, Renewable Energy, Gentari India, in an interview with Mrinmoy Dey, Associate Editor, Energetica India.

India's EV Future Depends on Localised Manufacturing Says Emobi CEO Bharath Rao

Both battery swapping and fast-charging will coexist in India, but their adoption will rely heavily on the use case, said Bharath Krishna Rao, CEO & Co-founder, Emobi, in an interview with Energetica India.

O&M of RE Assets Has Evolved into an Intelligence-Led Function: Praveen Kakulte

India’s renewable energy journey won’t be judged by megawatts installed, but by how reliably and efficiently those assets perform over lifetime, said Praveen Kakulte, Founder and CEO, POWERCON, in an interview with Energetica India.

The Future Belongs to Energy-Intelligent Enterprises, Says CHI'GRIDS' Founder Raahul Hari Nair

AI will fundamentally change how large energy consumers manage and interact with power systems over the next decade, said Raahul Hari Nair, Founder, CHI'GRIDS, in an interview with Abha Rustagi, Associate Editor, Energetica India.

Automation, AI and Smart Manufacturing Emerge as Biggest Draw at SNEC 2026: Dibakar Roy

The biggest takeaway from SNEC Shanghai 2026 was the extraordinary pace at which the solar manufacturing industry is evolving. Innovation today extends far beyond improvements in cell efficiency. It encompasses automation, artificial intelligence, digital manufacturing, advanced quality control, and intelligent production management, said Dibakar Roy, Founder and CEO, Aster E Technologies, in an interview with Energetica India.

Renewable Expansion Without Storage will put Increasing Stress on the Grid: Hiren Pravin Shah

India is now fully aware that renewable expansion without balancing capacity will create stress in the system. So, the issue is no longer whether storage is needed, but whether deployment can keep pace with the grid’s changing requirements, said Hiren Pravin Shah, MD and CEO, REPLUS Engitech, in an interview with Energetica India.

Integrated EPC Solutions are IB Solar’s Strongest Differentiator: Aakshi Mahajan

IB Solar’s integrated EPC and turnkey approach is one of its strongest differentiators. Customers today are looking for reliable partners who can deliver end-to-end solutions rather than fragmented services, said Aakshi Mahajan, Head – Digital Marketing, IB Solar, in an interview with Energetica India.

Transformers to Power Energy Future as Grid Modernisation Accelerates, Says Satyen Mamtora

We believe the next decade will be a defining phase where transformer manufacturers will play a central role in enabling the global energy transition, said Satyen Mamtora, MD and CEO, Transformers & Rectifiers (India) Ltd. (TARIL), in an interview with Abha Rustagi, Associate Editor, Energetica India.
 
 
 
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