Nimisha Gupta

Agile professional with six years of experience across Strategy, Growth, and International BD in the energy transition space, helping Fortune 500 clients achieve sustainability goals, driving multi-million-dollar deals, and forging high-value partnerships

Work Experience

Lead-APAC | International Business Development | ReNew Private Limited, Gurugram                                 

Worked on creating shared value for customers across industries and geographies through decarbonization solutioning, solving climate change problem at a B2B scale

  • Devised and implemented GTM strategies for green products (Carbon Credits, Green Hydrogen & Derivatives, I-REC) integrating Net-Zero-as-a-Service (NZaaS) to establish strong presence in international markets, driving sales to Fortune 500 companies
  • Developed a business pipeline of 50+ client partnerships across industries covering Technology, Banking, Oil & Gas, Maritime/Aviation, and Conglomerates, establishing a foothold in new markets with a focus on Singapore, Japan, and South Korea
  • Led a cross-functional team of 3 to secure ReNew’s first forward offtake deal through concept-selling for nature-based carbon project with the largest automobile manufacturer in the world, resulting in a USD 4.1Mn transaction
  • Assisted Global BD-Head in negotiations, contracting, and execution of Joint Development & Offtake Agreement with large Japanese Power GenCo for Green Ammonia under JV construct, leading to annual revenue of USD 80Mn for 15 years
  • Co-led term-sheet negotiations with O&G major for sale of Paris Agreement aligned carbon credits from renewable energy with battery storage project for a transaction size of USD 4.2Mn over 6 years
  • Built strategic partnership with an Asian Conglomerate for co-investment of 12Mn USD in community-based carbon projects, with revenue potential of ~USD 5Mn over 7 years; created cross-sell opportunity to become preferred solutioning partner
  • Managed fortnightly meeting cadence with the Chief Growth Officer, apprising on pivotal client engagements, growth pipeline, and pricing & market updates
  • Engaged in on-site proposal discussions at client locations, and represented the company at 6+ professional forums and conferences across Singapore, Thailand, Japan, France, Belgium, and Portugal

 

Deputy Manager | Growth & Strategy | ReNew Private Limited, Gurugram                

  • Developed an E2E business plan for setting up a new Growth Vertical – Carbon Markets – at ReNew, as a related diversification from core operations, with an investment outlay of USD 3Bn over 10 years, as part of 5-member core strategy team
  • Led pricing strategy and data-driven forecasting of pricing trends, product preferences, regulatory changes, and market intelligence in green energy space – built S&P Platts based digital dashboard to equip management with real-time insights
  • Conceptualized a ‘self-sustained CSR’ model by monetizing carbon credits from a clean cooking program, getting the first USD 6Mn proposal approved. Scaled the program into a revenue-generating business impacting 600k lives and addressing 10 SDGs
  • Played a key role in selling renewable energy-based carbon credits worth USD 35Mn to large corporates across Europe & Australia, increasing company’s EBITDA by 4% in FY21-22, using various channels- spot, short-term/long-term forward, and trading

 

Assistant Manager | Project Management | ReNew Private Limited, Gurugram

  • Led project monitoring for B2B portfolio of ~300 MWs of renewable energy assets; ensured timely commissioning, risk resolving, and efficient coordination between cross-functional teams – saved INR 40Cr in penalties
  • Effectively managed stakeholder engagement with over 10 clients from project kick-off to execution phase – received client appreciation for on-time delivery of first co-located wind-solar hybrid project in Gujarat
  • Nominated as department lead for the ‘Road to Excellence’ initiative, earning a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt from KPMG and collaborating with a cross-functional team to identify data-driven improvements for 18 underperforming plants

 

Senior Engineer | Presales & Post-sales | ReNew Private Limited, Gurugram

  • Selected under ReNew Young Leaders Program – Provided techno-commercial support to BD & Bidding team in evaluating proposals for 70+ B2B clients; performed project conceptualization, design and technology optimization to achieve cost competitiveness
  • Delivered a 5 MW, 6.6 kV onsite solar ground mount project as Lead Design Engineer, successfully implementing a cost-effective decentralized scheme to improve plant yield by 10% that was later deployed to win 3 more projects
  • Led industry-academia collaboration between ReNew and IIT Delhi to build weather forecasting models to predict solar generation, stabilizing the grid, enhancing revenue certainty, and reducing penalties from schedule deviations
  • Managed solar resource assessment, implementing an innovative time-series data method to reduce uncertainty in energy yield forecasts by ~10%, which boosted project returns by 3.37%
Accomplishments

Entry-level Scholarship-Select recipient (26/158) of entry-level scholarship at IIM Ahmedabad, awarded based on distinguished profile

Performance-based Award-Among the top 1% to be given the Performance-based award by the CEO, for exceptional contribution in Growth Business at ReNew

Journal Publications-Co-author in 2 reputed publications in ‘Journal of Geophysical Research’

Special Recognition Award-Awarded annual special recognition award at ReNew for successfully implementing ReNew's B2B department's largest onsite solar project

Top 10 Department Rank-Ranked among top 5% of the graduating class of 2018 Electrical Engineering at Delhi Technological University; awarded Merit Scholarship in first year

Education

B.Tech (Electrical Engineering), Delhi Technologial University (DTU)

Certificates

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, KPMG
 

Co/Extra-curricular
  • Finalist for TVS RiDE, a highly competitive and prestigious case study competition across top B-schools
  • Vertical Head of Placement Committee at IIM Ahmedabad, part of a 15-member selected team responsible for student run placement activities
  • Vice-Chairperson of IEEE Power & Energy Society at Delhi Technological University
    • Represented the Chapter in the International Student Congress held in Malaysia as part of an 11-member delegate from India
    • Achieved the High Performing Student Chapter Award and secured a $1,000 grant
  • Volunteered for 'Lighting Lives' CSR initiative, designing a 51.2 kW solar rooftop for Vidya School, saving 5 lakh INR annually in electricity costs to fund student financial aid
  • Avid solo traveller with 10+ countries stamped in passport in the last two years, discovering new cultures and unique experiences
  • Actively pursue singing, painting, and cooking to fuel my creative side, with a recent musical performance at T-Nite, the largest cultural event at IIM-A

Quick Look

  • Work Experience: 5.8 Years
  • Previous Roles

    Lead- APAC, International BD, ReNew Private Limited

    Deputy Manager, Growth & Strategy, ReNew Private Limited

  • Function : Consulting
    Project/Program Management
    Sales & Marketing
    Strategy
  • Industry/Sector: Energy & Utilities
Work Experience

Lead-APAC | International Business Development | ReNew Private Limited, Gurugram                                 

Worked on creating shared value for customers across industries and geographies through decarbonization solutioning, solving climate change problem at a B2B scale

  • Devised and implemented GTM strategies for green products (Carbon Credits, Green Hydrogen & Derivatives, I-REC) integrating Net-Zero-as-a-Service (NZaaS) to establish strong presence in international markets, driving sales to Fortune 500 companies
  • Developed a business pipeline of 50+ client partnerships across industries covering Technology, Banking, Oil & Gas, Maritime/Aviation, and Conglomerates, establishing a foothold in new markets with a focus on Singapore, Japan, and South Korea
  • Led a cross-functional team of 3 to secure ReNew’s first forward offtake deal through concept-selling for nature-based carbon project with the largest automobile manufacturer in the world, resulting in a USD 4.1Mn transaction
  • Assisted Global BD-Head in negotiations, contracting, and execution of Joint Development & Offtake Agreement with large Japanese Power GenCo for Green Ammonia under JV construct, leading to annual revenue of USD 80Mn for 15 years
  • Co-led term-sheet negotiations with O&G major for sale of Paris Agreement aligned carbon credits from renewable energy with battery storage project for a transaction size of USD 4.2Mn over 6 years
  • Built strategic partnership with an Asian Conglomerate for co-investment of 12Mn USD in community-based carbon projects, with revenue potential of ~USD 5Mn over 7 years; created cross-sell opportunity to become preferred solutioning partner
  • Managed fortnightly meeting cadence with the Chief Growth Officer, apprising on pivotal client engagements, growth pipeline, and pricing & market updates
  • Engaged in on-site proposal discussions at client locations, and represented the company at 6+ professional forums and conferences across Singapore, Thailand, Japan, France, Belgium, and Portugal

 

Deputy Manager | Growth & Strategy | ReNew Private Limited, Gurugram                

  • Developed an E2E business plan for setting up a new Growth Vertical – Carbon Markets – at ReNew, as a related diversification from core operations, with an investment outlay of USD 3Bn over 10 years, as part of 5-member core strategy team
  • Led pricing strategy and data-driven forecasting of pricing trends, product preferences, regulatory changes, and market intelligence in green energy space – built S&P Platts based digital dashboard to equip management with real-time insights
  • Conceptualized a ‘self-sustained CSR’ model by monetizing carbon credits from a clean cooking program, getting the first USD 6Mn proposal approved. Scaled the program into a revenue-generating business impacting 600k lives and addressing 10 SDGs
  • Played a key role in selling renewable energy-based carbon credits worth USD 35Mn to large corporates across Europe & Australia, increasing company’s EBITDA by 4% in FY21-22, using various channels- spot, short-term/long-term forward, and trading

 

Assistant Manager | Project Management | ReNew Private Limited, Gurugram

  • Led project monitoring for B2B portfolio of ~300 MWs of renewable energy assets; ensured timely commissioning, risk resolving, and efficient coordination between cross-functional teams – saved INR 40Cr in penalties
  • Effectively managed stakeholder engagement with over 10 clients from project kick-off to execution phase – received client appreciation for on-time delivery of first co-located wind-solar hybrid project in Gujarat
  • Nominated as department lead for the ‘Road to Excellence’ initiative, earning a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt from KPMG and collaborating with a cross-functional team to identify data-driven improvements for 18 underperforming plants

 

Senior Engineer | Presales & Post-sales | ReNew Private Limited, Gurugram

  • Selected under ReNew Young Leaders Program – Provided techno-commercial support to BD & Bidding team in evaluating proposals for 70+ B2B clients; performed project conceptualization, design and technology optimization to achieve cost competitiveness
  • Delivered a 5 MW, 6.6 kV onsite solar ground mount project as Lead Design Engineer, successfully implementing a cost-effective decentralized scheme to improve plant yield by 10% that was later deployed to win 3 more projects
  • Led industry-academia collaboration between ReNew and IIT Delhi to build weather forecasting models to predict solar generation, stabilizing the grid, enhancing revenue certainty, and reducing penalties from schedule deviations
  • Managed solar resource assessment, implementing an innovative time-series data method to reduce uncertainty in energy yield forecasts by ~10%, which boosted project returns by 3.37%
Accomplishments

Entry-level Scholarship-Select recipient (26/158) of entry-level scholarship at IIM Ahmedabad, awarded based on distinguished profile

Performance-based Award-Among the top 1% to be given the Performance-based award by the CEO, for exceptional contribution in Growth Business at ReNew

Journal Publications-Co-author in 2 reputed publications in ‘Journal of Geophysical Research’

Special Recognition Award-Awarded annual special recognition award at ReNew for successfully implementing ReNew's B2B department's largest onsite solar project

Top 10 Department Rank-Ranked among top 5% of the graduating class of 2018 Electrical Engineering at Delhi Technological University; awarded Merit Scholarship in first year

Education

B.Tech (Electrical Engineering), Delhi Technologial University (DTU)

Certificates

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, KPMG
 

Co/Extra-curricular
  • Finalist for TVS RiDE, a highly competitive and prestigious case study competition across top B-schools
  • Vertical Head of Placement Committee at IIM Ahmedabad, part of a 15-member selected team responsible for student run placement activities
  • Vice-Chairperson of IEEE Power & Energy Society at Delhi Technological University
    • Represented the Chapter in the International Student Congress held in Malaysia as part of an 11-member delegate from India
    • Achieved the High Performing Student Chapter Award and secured a $1,000 grant
  • Volunteered for 'Lighting Lives' CSR initiative, designing a 51.2 kW solar rooftop for Vidya School, saving 5 lakh INR annually in electricity costs to fund student financial aid
  • Avid solo traveller with 10+ countries stamped in passport in the last two years, discovering new cultures and unique experiences
  • Actively pursue singing, painting, and cooking to fuel my creative side, with a recent musical performance at T-Nite, the largest cultural event at IIM-A