The smarter E India Conference – Adoption to Leadership: Driving Technological Innovation in India’s Energy Transition

The smarter E India Conference provides strategic insights into the fast-growing Indian ecosystem of solar and energy storage. Under the theme ‘Adoption to Leadership: Driving Technological Innovation in India’s Energy Transition’, the conference showcases India’s rise from technology adoption to innovation-driven leadership. Key focus areas include advanced solar modules, domestic manufacturing predictive O&M, and next-generation energy storage technologies.

Conference program 2026

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Solar track

  • Next-gen modules (bifacial, half-cut, multi-busbar)
  • India’s manufacturing revolution
  • Agrivoltaics & floating solar
  • Encapsulant reliability
  • Grid-forming inverters

Energy storage track

  • Solid-state, sodium-ion & silicon anode breakthroughs
  • Plus grid-scale BESS and mobile storage applications for flexibility stability, and integration

Digital & operations track

  • AI-driven predictive O&M
  • Digital twins
  • Drone thermography
  • Advanced asset analytics
Date February 25–27, 2026
Speakers 60
Conference delegates 300
Venue

The Leela, Gandhinagar

Conference committee The smarter E India Conference Committee

Conference sponsorships

Analysts and industry leaders will share their assessments on roof-top and large scale applications like Floating Solar, Agro PV and Grid Scale Storage. Energy storage is becoming a crucial element in the fast growing RE business and the emerging EV business in India. With growing integration of RE into the grid, managing the instability becomes a challenge and energy storage systems are preferred to stabilize the grid. Stay ahead of the competition and make sure you are on track with India's energy and mobility transformation.

This event is organized with assistance from industry and consulting experts who have significant exposure to the needs and aspirations of India's solar, energy storage and e-mobility stakeholders. The three-day conference is structured such that key stakeholders from the business and end user sectors get critical inputs, and get connected to relevant experts.

To drive these results, the event is designed to deliver effective intelligence on key themes, and facilitate optimal interactions between relevant stakeholders through detailed and customised networking sessions.

Conference Mission

  • Strategic intent - the conference is focussed on providing senior and top management with solar, energy storage and e-mobility insights and perspectives to take strategic decisions
  • Comprehensive coverage of all critical components in the value chain
  • An emphasis on real life case studies from successful companies
  • Dedicated sessions to showcase innovative startups
  • Dedicated networking
  • Held in the hub of solar, energy storage and e-mobility innovation, Bengaluru
  • The parallel exhibition showcasing a range of solar, energy storage and e-mobility products and solutions will add further value
  • Entrepreneurs & businesses keen on starting or developing their electric vehicle business
  • Investors keen on identifying attractive solar, energy storage and EV opportunities
  • Corporates wishing to incorporate solar and energy storage solutions and electric vehicles in their fleet
  • Other stakeholders keen on understanding the strategic and commercial aspects of the Indian solar, energy storage and electric vehicle market
Further Content
Exhibition
The Rise of Hydrogen Valleys: Driving Green Hydrogen Innovation – Part 1

Green hydrogen has emerged as a vital solution in the journey towards decarbonizing energy systems and achieving Net Zero goals.

Exhibition
The Critical Role of Water Supply in India's Green Hydrogen Ambitions

India's ambitious goal of producing five million metric tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030 has sparked conversations around funding, cost reduction, and production plans. However, amidst these discussions, an essential aspect remains largely overlooked—the crucial role of water supply.

Exhibition
The Rise of Hydrogen Valleys – Part 2

India's National Green Hydrogen Mission has set a goal to produce at least 5 million metric tonnes of Green Hydrogen annually by 2030, with the potential to reach 10 million metric tonnes per year by exploring export markets.

Experts Speak
Interview with Avinash Hiranandani, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, RenewSys India

January 18, 2024

Avinash Hiranandani, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, RenewSys India, shares his insights on the growth of RenewSys and the Indian solar market over the years, how can India become globally competitive, and Intersolar India as a critical market for the solar sector.

Expert Interview
Interview with KN Sreevatsa, Country Managing Director, FIMER INDIA

February 7, 2024

KN Sreevatsa, Country Managing Director, FIMER INDIA, analyzes the growth of the inverter and solar PV market, fuelled by government support and R&D advancements. He also explores India's potential as a green hydrogen hub and highlights FIMER's contributions to the energy storage industry and its long-standing collaboration with Intersolar India.

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