At Essar Future Energy, our team is a dynamic blend of industry veterans, sustainability experts and dynamic changemakers committed to driving the green energy transition. With deep expertise in biofuels and decarbonization technologies, we are building India’s largest biofuels complex to power a net-zero future. Our team brings decades of experience in renewable energy, refining, and global supply chains, ensuring that we deliver cutting-edge, sustainable solutions to our partners and stakeholders. Together, we are shaping the future of clean energy.
Vibhav Agarwal is the Chief Executive Officer of Essar Future Energy, bringing over 25 years of leadership experience in India’s infrastructure and energy sectors. He has held senior executive roles across top energy organizations including Vedanta and Reliance Group. Vibhav possess strong expertise in building large complex businesses, capital raising, leveraging corporate strategy and regulatory affairs and leading project execution,
At Essar Future Energy, he is spearheading the green molecule business. He brings well-rounded experience across thermal, hydro, renewable energy, and power transmission and distribution, along with a strong track record in decarbonization, restructuring, and stakeholder value creation.
Vivek Kejriwal is the Chief Projects Officer at Essar Future Energy, with over 25 years of extensive experience across the power, gas, coal, and infrastructure sectors. He has held leadership roles at major organizations including Reliance Power, Shapoorji Pallonji Grou, and Global Infra FZCO, where he has led the development and execution of large-scale energy and infrastructure projects across India, Bangladesh, United Kingdom. At Essar Future Energy, Vivek is responsible for overseeing the full lifecycle of low-carbon infrastructure projects, from project structuring and cost optimization to vendor management and execution. His expertise spans EPC contracting, business strategy, financial modeling, and risk management, with a proven track record of delivering complex, capital-intensive projects.
Dharmesh Mahajan is the Chief Technology Officer at Essar Future Energy, bringing over 24 years of global experience in the Circular Economy businesses, spanning across Biofuels, Bio-Chemicals, Bioenergy, E-Fuels and Power-to-X technologies.
He has held pivotal roles at international organizations including Honeywell, BECHT (USA), PRAJ Industries, Crown Iron Works (USA), and Alfa Laval , along with active involvement in policy advocacy and energy transition initiatives across sectors. Dharmesh has been instrumental in shaping Impact Investment projects worth over US$5 billion across Asia Pacific, the Americas, Europe, and Africa for SAF, HVO, Biodiesel, Bio-Ethanol, Bio-Crude and Bio-Chemical segments.
At Essar Future Energy, Dharmesh leads the company’s technological strategy and innovation agenda, steering company toward backward integrated low-carbon, future-ready energy ecosystems.
Nikunj Nangalia is the Chief Commercial Officer at Essar Future Energy, with over 17 years of cross-functional leadership experience in the energy sector, spanning business development, corporate strategy, proposals, and project execution across oil & gas and emerging clean energy domains.
He has worked with industry leaders including ReNew, where he led international business development for green hydrogen and its derivatives from Singapore, and previously led central strategy and B2B project development teams in India. His earlier roles include leadership stints at Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Engineers India Ltd, where he played a key role in securing and executing multi-billion-dollar infrastructure projects.
At Essar Future Energy, Nikunj is responsible for driving commercial strategy and partnerships, enabling the company’s global positioning across green fuels and low-carbon solutions.
Rajendra Gupta is the Head of Finance at Essar Future Energy, bringing over 16 years of experience in corporate finance, project finance, and investment banking. A Chartered Accountant, Rajendra has held key roles at leading institutions including Adani Green Energy, Sprng Energy, Ostro Energy, and SBI Capital Markets, with deep expertise in debt syndication, Merger & Amalgamation, financial modelling, and structured project financing. He has successfully syndicated over ₹50,000 crore in debt across sectors such as Renewables, power, cement, metals, and infrastructure.
At Essar Future Energy, Rajendra is responsible for driving financial strategy, project funding, and capital structuring for the business along with the Financial Controller. His core strengths include transaction advisory, risk assessment, regulatory alignment, and leading finance operations for large-scale, clean energy projects, ensuring long-term financial sustainability.
Rajmohan has 24 years of experience in the energy sector, specializing in Thermal Power, Green Hydrogen, Renewable Energy, and large-scale infrastructure projects, Currently he serves as the Vice President – Infrastructure and Energy Utilities at Essar Future Energy. A certified energy auditor and a Mechanical Engineer with a specialization in thermal power engineering, he has successfully executed over 5 GW of power projects worth over USD 3 billion, spanning from conceptualization to commissioning across his career.
Having been with Essar for over two decades, he has led the company’s transition from conventional power to renewables, including, leading the development efforts for the Green Hydrogen and Derivatives area. His expertise includes project conceptualization, techno-commercial due diligence, renewable power sourcing, technology selection & finalisation of Project configuration and aligning with global regulatory frameworks and certification standards.
Vaibhav Sondhi serves as the Head of People at Essar Future Energy, with over two decades of global experience in human capital strategy, organizational development, and leadership consulting. He has led HR transformation across diverse sectors including IT, Banking & Insurance, Telecom, Retail & Energy with key leadership roles at Sapient, Max Life, ERGO Insurance, Pramerica Life, GMG. His cross-border experience spans India, the US, and the Middle East, where he has championed performance culture, employee engagement, HR digitization, and leadership development.
At Essar Future Energy, Vaibhav leads the people strategy across the company’s green energy portfolio, focused towards building a diverse, future-ready, and purpose-driven workforce, aimed at enabling high-impact business growth in the clean energy space.