On 21 Spetember 2017, UBM hosted the 11th edition of Renewable Energy India Expo in which 45 countries across the world and more than 750 exhibitors participated.

Dhruba Purkayastha, Director of US-India Clean Energy Finance (USICEF) participated as a speaker in the session “De-Risking Investments: Risks and how to mitigate them.”

Session details: 

De-Risking Investments: Risks and how to mitigate them
• What are the Pitfalls in settlement agreements for a warranty case
• What can government do to De risk projects
• Business models to ensure bankability
• How do developers, investors and lenders insure themselves from project risks associated with PPAS
• Are tariffs risk adjusted and have risks such as curtailment been accounted for?
• Creation of a secondary business(Exit strategy)
• Viability of an Indian IPO/INVIT for Renewable IPP
• Case Study : Rewa Project

Moderator: Mr. Ashish Sethia, Regional Manager-South & Southeast Asia, Bloomberg Energy Finance

Panelists:
 Mr. Manish Singhal, Business Development Head, Mahindra Sustain
 Mr. Dhruba Purkayastha, Director, US- India Clean Energy Finance, (USICEF), CPI
 Mr. Daanish Varma, Director, Sustainable Investment Banking, Yes Bank Securities
 Mr. Mukund Santhana, Director, Corporate Finance, Deutsche Bank
 Mr.C. Chaudhary, Solar Head, Ostro Energy
 Mr. Rahul Prithiani, Director, Crisil Research
 Mr.Sunil Gupta, Managing Director, Sembcorp*
 Shri Manu Shrivastava, IAS, Principal Secretary and commissioner, New and Renewable Energy Department, MP Government