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Sumant Sinha

Sumant Sinha

Founder, Chairman and CEO, ReNew Energy Global

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We are building faster than the grid can carry it — Sinha, in past public remarks on India's transmission gap

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India's solar buildout hits grid flexibility limits

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Publicly disclosing curtailment-driven hits to profitability

ReNew Energy Global's May 2026 disclosure that India's grid cannot absorb mid-day solar peaks was an early warning. By April 2026, coal plants were reaching their 55% minimum thermal load in more than half of midday dispatch intervals, leaving no room for more solar. Ember confirmed in June 2026 that India curtailed 2.1 terawatt-hours of renewable electricity across FY2025-26, costing developers an estimated Rs 629 crore.

Updated 5 days ago