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---
type: profile
status: verified
sources: [manohargupta.com, resume page, local repositories]
updated: 2026-06-07
tags: [identity, profile]
---
# 👤 Manohar Gupta
> *Engineer turned finance professional driving renewable energy — and a builder at heart.*
**Location:** Gurugram, India
**Headline:** Renewable Energy Project Finance Professional & Builder
**Web:** [manohargupta.com](https://www.manohargupta.com) · **Edu email:** pgp09manoharg@iimrohtak.ac.in
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## Professional Summary
Manager at **[[Renewables Overview|ReNew]]**, one of India's leading renewable-energy companies, specialising in **project finance for utility-scale solar (50MW300MW)**. Brings together a technical foundation (**IIT Roorkee**, Mechanical Engineering) and financial expertise (**IIM Rohtak**, MBA, Gold Medalist) to structure deals that make clean-energy projects economically viable. Beyond finance, a prolific builder of IoT projects, web apps, and AI-integrated tools that bridge technology and sustainability.
The throughline: **the intersection of technical knowledge and financial acumen** — making renewable-energy projects bankable while building software that scales impact.
## Personal Mission
> To make clean-energy projects economically viable and to build technical solutions that solve complex problems and scale impact.
*(Stated on manohargupta.com. Expand in your own words — see open prompts below.)*
## Core Identity (multi-hat)
- **Finance professional** — project finance, financial modeling, due diligence
- **Renewables expert** — utility-scale solar, 8760 simulation, rooftop design
- **Technical founder / builder** — see [[Tia]] and the [[#Featured Builds]]
- **Software developer** — Next.js, Python, full-stack
- **AI builder** — agents, LLM apps, AI-integrated products
- **Investor / market operator** — see [[Investment Philosophy]]
- **Systems thinker & research-driven learner**
## Domains of Focus
[[MOC - Renewables|Renewables & Energy]] · [[MOC - Investing|Finance & Investing]] · [[MOC - AI|AI & Agents]] · [[MOC - Startup|Startup Building]] · [[MOC - Software|Software & Self-hosting]] · [[MOC - Learning|Knowledge Management]]
## Technical Expertise
- **Energy:** PVsyst, Helioscope, AutoCAD, 8760 hourly simulation, solar feasibility
- **Finance:** project-finance modeling, DCF, debt sizing, due diligence, IM preparation
- **Software:** Next.js / React / TypeScript, Python (FastAPI/Flask), PostgreSQL + Drizzle, Docker
- **AI:** LLM application development, agent frameworks, MCP, prompt engineering
- **Infra:** self-hosting, Dokploy, Cloudflare R2, Tailscale (see [[Self-Hosting]])
## Strengths
*(inferred from track record — confirm/edit)*
- Rare finance × engineering × software combination
- High shipping velocity (20+ repos; [[Tia]] alone has 400+ commits)
- Translates messy real-world problems into working systems
## Featured Builds
[[Tia]] · [[REModel]] · [[Credit Analyzer]] · [[TradeBuddy]] · [[Clawd Ecosystem]] · [[Economic Survey Visualizer]]
## ✍️ Open prompts (fill these in — nothing fabricated)
- [ ] What is the *one-sentence* mission in your own words (not the website copy)?
- [ ] Top 3 **values** you make decisions by?
- [ ] Biggest **weakness / growth edge** you're actively working on?
- [ ] 35 year **ambition** — what does success look like?
- [ ] Who are the 3 people who most shaped your thinking?
## Related
[[Home]] · [[Timeline]] · [[Decision Log]] · [[Investment Philosophy]]