# Manan Thakkar

> Manan Thakkar is the Ahmedabad-based co-founder and managing director of Prozeal Green Energy Limited. With an engineering degree from the University of Pune and an MBA from Rochester Institute of Technology, he has helped develop a business spanning solar EPC, renewable project development and industrial energy solutions, with a growing focus on wind-solar hybrids and storage.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Managing Director at Prozeal Green Energy Limited
- **Organizations:** Prozeal Green Energy Limited, Prozeal Green Power Private Limited, Sufficio Energy Private Limited
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree in engineering, electronics and telecommunications, University of Pune, Master of Business Administration, Rochester Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Named among SolarQuarter’s Top 100 Solar Leaders in 2019, according to his official biography., Received EQ Magazine’s Business Excellence Award in 2021, according to his official biography., Received BW Businessworld’s 40 under 40 Achievers recognition in 2022, according to his official biography.

## Career timeline

- **2008-2010** — Studied at Rochester Institute of Technology; his LinkedIn profile also records tutoring finance and operations management courses.
- **2013** — Associated with Prozeal since its incorporation on 4 July 2013; co-founded the business with Shobit Rai.
- **2015** — Prozeal's company timeline marks rooftop solar EPC.
- **2021** — Prozeal's timeline marks commissioning a ground-mounted project.
- **2023** — Prozeal announced a $4 million round led by Alchemie Ventures.
- **2024** — Prozeal announced its Golyan Power joint venture in Nepal.
- **2025** — Prozeal announced a 70 MW Grasim wind-solar hybrid power purchase agreement.
- **2026** — Advocated storage and manufacturing support; Prozeal announced a 250 MW ONGC captive wind notification of award.

## Achievements

- Named among SolarQuarter’s Top 100 Solar Leaders in 2019, according to his official biography.
- Received EQ Magazine’s Business Excellence Award in 2021, according to his official biography.
- Received BW Businessworld’s 40 under 40 Achievers recognition in 2022, according to his official biography.
- Co-founded Prozeal, which announced a $4 million Alchemie Ventures funding round in 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Published an article arguing for wind-solar hybrids and battery storage to improve industrial energy reliability.
- **2026-06** — Prozeal announced a notification of award from ONGC for 250 MW of captive wind projects worth about ₹2,000 crore; this is an award, not a completed project.
- **2026-06** — Prozeal announced a 60 MWp captive solar project in Uttar Pradesh with a steel and mining company.
- **2026-04** — Prozeal appointed Abhay K. Vishwakarma as COO to oversee development and execution in India and overseas.
- **2026-01** — In pre-Budget comments, advocated grid-scale storage and domestic manufacturing support.

## Links

- Website: https://prozealgreen.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manan-thakkar-97194621

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Last updated: 2026-10-07