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Sumant Sinha is the founder of ReNew, one of India's largest renewable energy companies. He explains why he left a successful corporate career to pursue renewable energy, the challenges of building a business in a fast-changing market, and whether India can become a clean-energy superpower.

Presenter: Leanna Byrne Producer: Barbara George

You can email the team: businessdaily@bbc.co.uk

(Picture: Sumant Sinha. Credit: Mushtak Mohammad)

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