End of life
Sustainable End-of-Life Recovery
Unmanaged solar scrap poses a severe ecological threat.
We tackle it with AI-driven reverse logistics, transparent scrap trading and advanced recycling.
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Renew the Renewables
From solar plant commissioning to solar decommissioning
Sustainability is our core focus. Rinnterra is building a closed-loop economy for solar, bridging supply chains and unlocking the critical value in solar e-waste.
About Rinnterra
Rinnterra Renewables and Technologies champions true sustainability in the global energy sector by managing clean energy assets across its lifecycle.
Why it matters now
The first wave is retiring
India's first wave of solar installations is nearing the end of its life. We expect many more waves to follow, driven by advancing technology, higher-efficiency modules and an ever-growing energy sector.
Value is being lost
Retired solar infrastructure holds key critical and valuable minerals such as silicon, silver, copper, aluminium and glass. In the informal sector, unscientific dismantling, scrapping and dumping wastes that value and puts the environment and safety at risk, releasing toxic substances into soil, water and air.
Insights
Solar is scaling fast. So is its waste.
Every panel installed today joins tomorrow's end-of-life stream. The latest figures for India and the world.
India
World
World: installed solar capacity
Gigawatts (GW), actual and projected
ActualIRENA 1.5°C pathway
IRENA for 2016 to 2025; IRENA 1.5°C Scenario for 2030 and 2050.
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| Year | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 293.2 GW | Actual |
| 2017 | 386.7 GW | Actual |
| 2018 | 481.5 GW | Actual |
| 2019 | 583.4 GW | Actual |
| 2020 | 714.7 GW | Actual |
| 2021 | 859.7 GW | Actual |
| 2022 | 1,051.5 GW | Actual |
| 2023 | 1,415.2 GW | Actual |
| 2024 | 1,872.8 GW | Actual |
| End 2025 | 2,383.2 GW | Actual |
| 2030 | 5,000+ GW | Projected |
| 2050 | 18,000+ GW | Projected |
India: installed solar capacity
Gigawatts (GW), actual and planned
ActualGovernment plan
IRENA for 2016 to 2025, MNRE for Sep 2026, CEA plans for FY2035-36 and 2047.
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| Year | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9.7 GW | Actual |
| 2017 | 17.9 GW | Actual |
| 2018 | 27.2 GW | Actual |
| 2019 | 34.9 GW | Actual |
| 2020 | 39.4 GW | Actual |
| 2021 | 49.6 GW | Actual |
| 2022 | 63.1 GW | Actual |
| 2023 | 72.7 GW | Actual |
| 2024 | 98.1 GW | Actual |
| 2025 | 135.2 GW | Actual |
| Sep 2026 | 171.1 GW | Actual |
| FY2035-36 | 509 GW | Projected |
| 2047 | 1,200 GW | Projected |
World: solar panel waste
Cumulative, million tonnes (Mt)
IRENA (2026), 1.5°C Scenario. Annual waste grows from about 0.4 Mt in 2025 to over 25 Mt a year by 2050.
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| Year | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ~1 Mt | 0.7 to 1 Mt so far |
| 2035 | 12+ Mt | over 12 Mt |
| 2050 | 200+ Mt | over 200 Mt |
India: solar panel waste
Cumulative, million tonnes (Mt)
MNRE and CEEW (2024). IRENA (2026) also projects India above 0.5 Mt by 2035 and 2.3 Mt by 2040.
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| Year | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| FY23 | 0.1 Mt | about 100 kt, to date |
| 2030 | 0.6 Mt | about 600 kt |
| 2050 | 19 Mt | about 19,000 kt |
What we do
Two core pillars
Sustainability runs through both. We serve clean energy assets across their whole life, from the first watt to the last recovered gram.
New capacity
Future-Ready Infrastructure
Alongside resource recovery, we deliver complete solar EPC and battery storage solutions, deploying clean energy capacity designed for zero waste.
- Solar EPCDesign, engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning.
- Battery storageBESS that makes solar power available when it's needed.
- Smart monitoringAutomation of solar plants, leveraging the world's leading technology infrastructure.
50+ MWof solar capacity commissioned across India by our founding team.
Intelligence across the lifecycle. Our DeepTech AI platform grades solar power plant health, enhances plant performance, optimises logistics and provides plant valuation.
Leadership
Founding team
Sachin Deva
Co-founder and CEO
Sachin brings over two and a half decades of experience across global finance and clean energy. Since 2018 he has commissioned more than 50 MW of solar capacity across India. He leads Rinnterra's strategy and partnerships.
Previously Goldman Sachs · Nomura · J.P. Morgan · iEnergytree
Sachin on LinkedIn
Dileep Paruchuri
Co-founder and CTO
Dileep is a technology leader with over 27 years of experience, including large-scale AI, Edge and 5G programs. He holds a patent on virtual electrical networks for smart grids and leads Rinnterra's technology and platform architecture.
Previously Intel · Wipro
Dileep on LinkedInCareers
Build the foundation with us
We're a founding team building digital platforms and AI for renewable energy. Join early, own your work end to end, and take products from first prototype to launch.
Engineering and design
Full-time and internships
- Frontend
- Backend
- AI: computer vision
- AI: LLMs and automation
- UI/UX design
Business and Research
Internship
- Business and market research
- Full-time
- 2 to 5 yearsExperience for engineering and design roles.
- Internships
- 3 months+Open to 3rd- and 4th-year students. Strong interns may be offered full-time roles.
- Location
- BengaluruOn site at our office, with flexibility when needed.
Email your CV
Send your CV to hr@rinnterra.com with the subject line "Application: [Role]". Add a GitHub or portfolio link for tech roles, or a work sample for research roles.
Contact
Let's work together
Handling solar scrap, planning a solar plant, or exploring a partnership? We'd like to hear from you.
Partner with ussolutions@rinnterra.com
Careershr@rinnterra.com
Phone+91 96323 56688
Office
Rinnterra Renewables and Technologies Pvt Ltd
PJR Towers, 2nd Floor, 2nd Main, 8th Main A Cross
Pai Layout, Old Madras Road
Bengaluru 560016, Karnataka
(Near Benniganahalli Metro Station) Open in Google Maps
PJR Towers, 2nd Floor, 2nd Main, 8th Main A Cross
Pai Layout, Old Madras Road
Bengaluru 560016, Karnataka
(Near Benniganahalli Metro Station) Open in Google Maps