EPS Industry Connect — Lucknow

Key Discussion Points:

• Status of UP Solar Energy Policy 2022 — what has been achieved, what has fallen short, and what policy corrections are needed
• Accelerating utility-scale solar: Land availability, grid connectivity, and single-window clearance in UP
• PM Surya Ghar Yojana and rooftop solar — UPNEDA's 6,000 MW residential target: financing models, consumer behaviour, and channel partner ecosystem
• Bundelkhand Solar Energy Hub — 3 GW of new projects approved in Jan 2025: EPC opportunities and investment landscape
• Agri-Voltaic (Solar Farming) in UP — India's first agrivoltaic pilot and its replication potential across districts
• Floating Solar on UP's 4,128 water bodies — opportunity assessment and project development pathway
• Open Access and Captive Renewable Energy Regulations 2024 (UPERC) — what it means for C&I buyers
• Solar financing in UP: State subsidies (₹15,000/kW + Central subsidy), IREDA loans, RESCO model, and Green Bonds

Moderator

Speaker

Mr. Pankaj Srivastava

Founder & CEO

Power Group

Speaker

Mr. SOUVIK CHONGDER

Expert Reviewer (Climate Change for Cities)

Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change

Speaker

Mr. Upakarnath Tripathi

Solar Energy Expert - Consultant

UPNEDA

Speaker

Mr. Anket Kapoor

Founding Partner & CEO

Solarfix

Speaker

Mr. Saurabh Singh

Director: Strategy & Customer Success

Bharat Solar Shakti Pvt Ltd

Key Discussion Points:

• Status of Lucknow as a Model EV City — FAME II charging stations, UPSRTC electric bus deployment, and public uptake
• UP EV Manufacturing Policy 2022 — investment incentives, EV zones, and current takers: who has set up and who should
• E-Rickshaw to Electric Bus: UP's last-mile and mass transit EV transition — business models and financial viability
• Charging infrastructure gap: How many stations does UP need, who will build them, and which business model works
• Battery swapping vs. fast charging for commercial fleets in UP — operator perspectives
• Solar-powered EV charging: integrating rooftop solar with charging infrastructure for zero-emission commutes
• EV financing for fleet operators: NBFC products, battery leasing, and RBI priority sector lending
• Green mobility in logistics: UP's e-commerce and FMCG sector transition to electric last-mile delivery

Moderator

Mr. RAVISHU KUMAR GUPTA

JUNIOR EDITOR & WRITER

A&A MEDIA NETWORKS PVT. LTD.

Speaker

Mr. Arjun Madra

Founder & CEO

Gayatri Electric Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (Dabang EV)

Speaker

Mr. Sunil Dutt Awasthi

Management Consultant – Independent Director Practice

Tata Motors Limited

Speaker

Speaker

Key Discussion Points:

• UP as India's bio-energy capital — ethanol, cogeneration, Bio-CNG, and the path to Green Hydrogen
• Ethanol blending E20 roadmap: current status, OMC procurement, pricing, and supply chain challenges
• Transforming sugar mills into integrated bio-energy hubs: sugar + ethanol + cogen + Bio-CNG + SAF under one roof
• UP Green Hydrogen Policy 2024 — incentive framework, eligibility, and first-mover advantage for sugar mills
• Bio-CNG (Compressed Biogas) plants — press mud and spent wash as feedstock: economics and scalability
• ISMA's GST rationalisation proposals and budget demands for bio-fuels sector 2026-27
• Agri-waste to energy — crop residue burning and its alternative: power generation from rice straw and wheat straw
• Financing bio-energy projects: National Biofuel Policy, NABARD, climate funds, and corporate green bonds

Key Discussion Points:

• UP's INR 7.5 lakh crore RE investment MoU pipeline — what has translated into projects and why the gap is so large
• IREDA green finance in UP — loan disbursement status, eligibility, and process for solar, bio-energy, and storage projects
• Green Bonds and ESG financing for UP RE projects — which developers have used them and lessons learned
• PPP models for solar parks, EV charging, and bio-energy hubs — risk sharing between state and private sector
• Viability Gap Funding (VGF) for projects in UP's rural and semi-urban areas — eligibility and application process
• UPPCL and DISCOM financial health — impact on RE procurement and payment security for developers
• Foreign and DFI investment in UP RE: World Bank, ADB, GIZ programmes active in the state
• Carbon credits and REC (Renewable Energy Certificates) trading for UP projects — monetisation pathways

Moderator

Mr. SOUVIK CHONGDER

Expert Reviewer (Climate Change for Cities)

Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change

Speaker

Miss Phoolvi Agarwal

Co-Founder

HyOn Energy

Speaker

Speaker

Speaker