India Solar Week 2026 Concludes with a Grand Celebration of Solar Leadership, Innovation and Industry Excellence

India Solar Week 2026 reached a high point with the India Solar Week Leadership Awards 2026, an evening that brought together the most respected names across India’s solar and clean energy sector to recognise excellence that is actively shaping the country’s renewable trajectory. Held on February 19 at Yashobhoomi Convention Center, New Delhi, the ceremony celebrated organisations, projects, teams and leaders whose work is strengthening scale, reliability and long term competitiveness across the value chain.

As India’s solar market advances in size and complexity, the awards spotlighted those delivering measurable performance across business growth, technology innovation, ESG integration, manufacturing capability and project execution. Each recognition reflected not just achievement, but accountability. Not just vision, but delivery at scale.

Formally inaugurated by Dr. P. B. Rastogi, Former Advisor to the Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, the ceremony unfolded before a highly curated audience of senior developers, EPCs, manufacturers, financiers, policymakers and technology leaders. The evening reinforced a clear industry message. India’s solar growth is being driven by leaders delivering scale, discipline and results.

Award Winners  

Business Excellence  

• No 1. Inverter Brand of India
SOLIS
Received by Team SOLIS

• Solar EPC Company of the Year – Large-Scale Industrial Projects
Vibgyor Energy
Received by Ishaan Gadhoke, Executive Director

• EPC Company of the Year – Distributed & Rooftop Solar Projects
NATSAKEE INCORPORATION
Received by Dr. Akash Garg, Owner

• Clean Energy Developer Company of the Year
Fourth Partner Energy Pvt. Ltd.

• Emerging Renewable Energy IPP of the Year
UPC Renewables
Received by Alok Nigam, CEO

• Next-Gen Energy Storage Rising Star Award
NESOL ENERGIES PVT LTD
Received by Dr. Akash Garg, MD; Mr. Pankaj Bhatt, VP-Sales; Mr. Jatin Soti, Marketing Manager

Technology & Innovation Excellence  

• Technology Innovation of the Year – Inverter
Sineng Electric
Received by Gunjan Kumar, Deputy BD Head

• Technology of the Year – Hydrolysis-Resistant Encapsulant
RenewSys India Pvt. Ltd.
Received by Mayank Sangal, Assistant General Manager – Sales and Marketing

• Technology of the Year – AI-Based Solar Monitoring
Genex Technocrats LLP
Received by Shreekant Bohra, Co-Founder

• Technology of the Year – Made in India Floating Solar
Quantsolar Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Received by Pankaj Kumar, Co-Founder & Director

• Technology of the Year – Advanced Solar Cell Manufacturing Platform
Jupiter International Limited
Received by Kasturi Roy Choudhury, COO

Sustainability, ESG & Impact  

• ESG Leadership Award
Adani Solar
Received by Arunav Choudhury, AVP; Arvind Datt Semwal, Head Domestic: Key Acct & Institutional Sales

• Circular Economy Initiative Award
Attero Recycling
Received by Paromita Chatterjee, Associate Director – Policy

• ESG-Driven Manufacturing Excellence Award
RenewSys India Pvt. Ltd.
Received by Mayank Sangal, Assistant General Manager – Sales and Marketing

Supply Chain, Manufacturing Excellence  

• Structural Manufacturing Excellence Award
Purshotam Profiles Pvt. Ltd.
Received by Sachin Aggarwal, Managing Director

• Advanced PV Manufacturing Excellence Award
Vikram Solar Limited
Received by Anil Patni, Director – Corporate Affairs and Communication

Project Excellence & Execution  

• Project Turnaround & Performance Excellence Award
Onward Solar Power Pvt. Ltd.
Received by Vivek Shrivastava, Head- Projects; Durgesh Gupta, Head- BD & Regulatory

• Innovative Floating Solar Project Design Award
Quantsolar Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Received by Pankaj Kumar, Co-Founder & Director

• Project of the Year – Fast-Track Execution
Jupiter International Limited
Received by Kasturi Roy Choudhury, COO

• Project of the Year – Utility Scale
Juniper Green Energy
Received by Pavan Kumar Gupta, General Manager; Sandeep Dwivedi, Senior Manager

Team & Functional Excellence  

• Engineering Excellence Team of the Year
SunWorks Energy Private Limited
Received by MVS Hemendra, Operations Manager

• Operations & Asset Management Team of the Year
UPC Renewables
Received by Alok Nigam, CEO

Leadership & Individual Excellence  

• CEO of the Year
Ankush Malik, Chief Executive Officer, Juniper Green Energy
Received by Pavan Kumar Gupta, General Manager; Sandeep Dwivedi, Senior Manager

• CEO of the Year
Sandeep Kashyap, CEO, Purvah Green

• Woman Leader in Clean Energy
Kasturi Roy Choudhury, COO, Jupiter International Limited

• Woman Leader in Clean Energy
Rajyalakshmi Kola, Director, SunWorks Energy Private Limited
Received by MVS Hemendra, Operations Manager

• Industry Association Leadership – Energy Storage
Debmalya Sen, President, India Energy Storage Alliance

• Sales & Marketing Leader of the Year – Solar Modules
Pushpendra Samadhiya, Head- Sales & Marketing, Saatvik Green Energy Limited
Received by Himanshu Goyal, Assistant General Manager- Sales & Marketing

• Visionary of the Year: Energy Storage & Inverter Solutions
Bharat Singh, Director – Sales & Marketing, Ningbo Deye New Energy
Received by Pratibha Sharma, Head – Sales & Marketing (North India)

• Visionary Leader of the Year
Alok Nigam, CEO, UPC Renewables

• Entrepreneurial Leadership in Solar Manufacturing
Gyanesh Chaudhary, Chairman & Managing Director, Vikram Solar Limited
Received by Anil Patni, Director – Corporate Affairs and Communication

• Entrepreneurial Leadership in Solar EPC
Dr. AKASH GARG, Proprietor, NATSAKEE INCORPORATION

• Leadership Excellence in Equity & Strategic Investments
Sumit Sharma, Group Vice President – Equity, Investor Relations & Strategy, Avaada Energy Private Limited
Received by Priyanka Panwar, Asst. Manager – Strategic Affairs and Policy Advocacy

• Commercial Leadership in Renewable Energy Markets
Saikatsri Das, Senior Manager, TruBoard Cleanteach

• CFO of the Year
Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer, Juniper Green Energy
Received by Pavan Kumar Gupta, General Manager; Sandeep Dwivedi, Senior Manager

A Moment of Recognition and Industry Progress  

The India Solar Week Leadership Awards 2026 served as a strong affirmation of the depth, maturity and institutional strength of India’s solar market. Each recognition reflected the industry’s commitment to innovation, execution excellence, sustainability integration and long term value creation.As the ceremony concluded with shared celebrations and strengthened industry connections, a clear message emerged. India’s solar sector is not only expanding in scale, it is reinforcing leadership, capability and accountability across the value chain.