Jai Prakash Gupta has over 36 years of experience in senior management roles in public sector undertakings and the solar industry. He has an electrical engineering degree from NIT Raipur and an MBA from Punjabi University. He has worked for Waaree Energies Limited as Vice President of Engineering. He has extensive experience in solar project planning, construction, commissioning, and maintenance. He has authored several publications on solar power generation and received several government awards. He specializes in business development, regulatory issues, tendering and contracting, and turning around loss-making solar businesses into profitable ones.