Inauguration and Panel- 'Sign or Scrap': India's 50 GW Stress Test

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Time: 11:30 am - 01:00 pm
Hall: The Leela Hotel
Room: Room: Bandhej

MNRE's directive to secure buyers or cancel 50 GW of stranded projects signals a shift from expansion to execution, with major implications for solar manufacturing demand and upstream integration.This policy move is expected to reshape capacity-planning decisions across developers, EPCs and manufacturers as the market adjusts to a more disciplined pipeline.

11:30 am - 01:00 pmInauguration and Panel- 'Sign or Scrap': India's 50 GW Stress Test

Dr. Florian Wessendorf

Managing Director

Solar Promotion International GmbH

Ivan Saha

CEO, Renewables Manufacturing

Reliance Infrastructur

Rahul Jain

General Manager - Strategy & Business Development

ReNew Power Ventures Pvt. Ltd.

Nandita Jain

Assistant General Manager

Hinduja Renewable Energy Private Limited

Rohit Gadre (Moderator)

Specialist

BloombergNEF

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Speakers

Speaker

Nandita Jain, Hinduja Renewable Energy Private Limited

Assistant General Manager

India

Speaker

Ivan Saha, Reliance Infrastructur

CEO, Renewables Manufacturing

India

Speaker

Dr. Florian Wessendorf, Solar Promotion International GmbH

Managing Director

Germany

Dr. Florian Wessendorf is the Managing Director of Intersolar and ees global conferences and exhibitions in North America, South America and India. He has deep expertise in the solar industry, and formerly served as Managing Director of Photovoltaic Equipment at VDMA, where he was responsible for strategic development, advocacy, exhibitions, and marketing.

Speaker

Rahul Jain, ReNew Power Ventures Pvt. Ltd.

General Manager - Strategy & Business Development

India

Speaker

Rohit Gadre (Moderator), BloombergNEF

Specialist

India

Rohit Gadre leads BNEF's solar sector researchfor India. His focus is on analyzing market trends, policies, trade andcompanies' strategies across the value chain. Rohit also covers renewables'financing for India, with in-depth analysis of green bonds, IPOs and majorM&A deals. Rohit previously worked as a consultant withDNV GL Singapore advising regulators, government agencies, utilities,developers and credit ratings agencies on regional electricity markets, energypolicies and energy efficiency standards. Rohit holds an MSc in the Economics and Policyof Energy and the Environment from University College London and B.E. inEnvironmental Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.