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Sunil Gupta

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Chief Executive Officer at Azure Power
📍 New Delhi, Delhi, India

Sunil Gupta is the CEO of Azure Power, bringing over two decades of global experience in renewable energy and digital technologies. Educated at IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad, he has a strong track record of scaling renewable energy businesses through M&A and organic growth. Colleagues describe him as an excellent analyst with a valuable long-term strategic perspective.

He is passionate about accelerating the energy transition and decarbonization for communities across the Asia-Pacific region. His professional history highlights a focus on mentoring country leaders to foster innovation and growth. His interests also lie in leveraging data analytics and technology to drive performance improvements within the clean energy sector.

Unique fact: Alongside his executive career, Sunil has also served as an Adjunct Associate Professor in Finance at the NUS Business School.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New Delhi, Delhi, India
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Priorities

Topics Sunil cares about

Renewable Energy Growth
His career is defined by scaling renewable businesses, spearheading market entry in India, Australia, and Vietnam, and growing portfolios through M&A and organic development.
Cleantech Project Finance
He is proficient in innovative capital markets, project financing, and structured credit solutions for renewable energy companies, supported by a background in investment banking.
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Career

Work history

7-2023
Chief Executive Officer
Azure Power
3-2019 - 7-2023
Head - SEA and South Asia
Vena Energy
8-2014 - 2-2019
Head, Renewable Energy
SembCorp Industries Ltd
2-2016 - 6-2018
Managing Director & CEO
SembCorp Industries Ltd
7-2014 - 12-2016
Adj Associate Professor - Finance
NUS Business School
In the press

Media appearances

Azure Power announces new CEO and Group CFO appointments. Featured in Economic Times (Energy Section)
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Azure Power Global Limited – Changes to Azure Power’s Management Team. Featured in PR Newswire
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Education
1984 - 1986
MBA
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
1979 - 1984
B.Tech
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
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