Inaugural: 9:30am – 10:30am

• T.Jagadish Reddy – Honorable Minister for Energy – Govt. of Telangana
• Ajay Mishra, IAS – Special Chief Secretary – Energy Department – Govt .of Telangana
• A.Sudhakar Rao – VC & MD- Telangana New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation Limited
• E.V.Narasimha Reddy – VC & MD – Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited
• G.S.V.Prasad – GM – Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited
• Narender Surana – CMD – Surana Solar
• Ranganayakulu – CMD – Thrive Energy

Session 1 – Perspectives from the Front : 10:30am – 11:30am

Insights

Experts

Insights from prominent solar EPCs and solar module makers:

• How are the solar power plant and solar power prices trending?
• What do they foresee as the future trends in solar module prices?
• What are the best of breed practices Indian EPCs and component manufacturers are bringing to the solar power plants?
• What are the short, medium and long term prospects for the rooftop solar sector in India?

• Narender Surana – CMD – Surana Solar
• Satya Kumar – CEO – Shri Shakti Alternatives Ltd
• Mantha B.S. -Founder – UKM power Solutions Pvt Ltd
• Rahul Dasari- Co-founder and Chief Executive at Sunshot

Session 2 – Power Producer Perspectives : 11:45am – 1pm

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Experts

• How low could the solar tariffs go in India in the near and medium terms?
• How are developers coping up with low tariffs?
• How are developers utilizing technology and other best of breed methods to improve their margins & bottom line?
• Other than low tariffs, what are the other key challenges developers are facing – on both rooftop and ground-mounted utility scale solar power plants?
• What are the key demands from the developer community to the government and regulators?

• Ajay Reddy – Vice President – Mytrah Energy India Ltd
• Vishnu Reddy – CEO – Cirus Solar Systems P. Ltd. (MW Projects)

Session 3 – Strategic Perspectives : 2pm – 3:15pm

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Experts

• What have been the unique characteristics in the growth of solar power in India?
• What is needed to drive the rooftop solar sector in India?
• How is the industry tackling specific opportunities such as replacing diesel gensets with solar and offering viable solutions for captive solar power plants for the commercial and industrial sectors?
• What are the challenges being faced by policy makers and regulators in the context of solar power growth in India?

• Narasimhan Santhanam – Co-Founder – Solar Mango & EAI
• Anchala Pampapathy – Solar Energy Consultant
• MRS Srinivas – Director – Akasam Consultants
• K.Srinivas – OSD – NREDCAP

Session 4 – Unique Perspectives: 3:15pm – 4:00pm

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Experts

Innovative solution providers offer insights into unique opportunities emerging in the Indian solar energy sector:

• The promise and potential of the solar thermal sector
• Intersection of solar power and energy efficiency, and how one is influencing the other
• Importance of design in solar power plants, and how innovations in product and project design are making a difference to solar power
• The importance of training and skill development for the Indian solar power sector

• Madhusudhan Rapole – CMD – Oorja Energy Engineering Services
• Satish – Founder – Advandes
• Narasimhan Santhanam – Solar Talent, Training & Recruitment Div of Solar Mango

Session 5 – Social Perspectives : 4:00pm – 5:15pm

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Experts

Solution providers share their experiences on how solar is making a difference to the rural and bottom of pyramid sectors and what is needed for it to make an even bigger difference:

• Offgrid Solar – the potential and the reality of off-grid solar power for rural electrification
• Case studies of specific efforts in the offgrid solar sector and the lessons they offer
• What’s needed from policy makers and regulators to ensure offgrid solar makes a much higher difference to the deserving sectors
• What have been the latest technology and business model innovations in the offgrid solar sector?

• Ranganayakulu CMD – Thrive Energy
• Gummadi Vamsi Chakradhar – MD – Green Duniya
• N.Md. Shajahan- Former Aditional Director – Panchayathraj Department
• Mohammad Khan – Director – NIRD

Session 6 – Valedictory Function : 5:15pm – 5:30pm

• T.L. SANKAR – IAS Retd.
• P.Narasimha Reddy – Executive Director – Sreenidhi Institute of Science &Technology
• Kesavan Sundara Murthy – Organizer, Pro Solar Conference