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Mahesh Makhija: Director, Business Development and Commercial (Renewables), Apraava Energy Private Limited

January 3, 2023

As director, business development and commercial (renewables) at Apraava Energy, Mahesh Makhija is responsible for developing the company’s renewable energy business and ensuring that its projects meet business targets. Prior to joining Apraava Energy, Makhija […]

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Raman Chadha: CEO, GAIL Gas Limited

January 1, 2023

Raman Chadha has rich and diverse experience encompassing more than 36 years in the oil and gas and petrochemical sectors. He has been involved in diverse functions such as project development, operations and maintenance, engineering […]

Changes at the Top

December 21, 2022

The past year saw several leadership changes in both the public and the private sector. At the central level, a new secretary was appointed in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). The Central […]

Kumar Sanjay Krishna: Chairperson, Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission

October 31, 2022

An IAS officer of the 1985 batch, Kumar Sanjay Krishna was allotted the Assam cadre. During his tenure, he has held several key positions in Assam as well as in the central government. After his […]

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Nilesh Kane: Chief, Mumbai Distribution, Tata Power

October 26, 2022

With 26 years of experience in the generation, transmission and renewable sectors, and having been involved in pioneering technologies such as battery energy storage systems and electric vehicle (EV) solutions, Nilesh Kane aims to deliver […]

Sunil Barnwal: Head, Customer Operations, ReNew Power

September 30, 2022

Sunil Barnwal is heading the customer operations of the B2B team at ReNew Power, where he has been working for the past seven years. He has over 17 years of experience in the power industry […]

Davinder Kathuria: Associate General Manager, Asset Management (South Cluster), Adani Solar

September 22, 2022

Davinder Kathuria is an operations and maintenance (O&M) professional with over 28 years of experience in various multinational and domestic companies involved in the power, telecom and renewable energy sectors. He also has experience in […]

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Vickram Jadhav: Country Sales Vice-President, Vestas Wind Technology, India

August 30, 2022

Vickram Jadhav is country sales vice-president (VP) at Vestas, a world leader in the wind energy segment. Jadhav has devoted most of his 25-year-long career to the creation and implementation of innovative ideas, in order […]

Piyush Patidar: Assistant General Manager, Solar Marketing, Shakti Pumps (India) Ltd.

August 29, 2022

Piyush Patidar, assistant general manager, solar marketing, Shakti Pumps (India) Ltd., has wide experience in the renewable energy sector with a versatile background in business advisory and strategies, e-procurements and tenders, end-to-end bid management, contract […]

Jay Kumar Waghela: Regional Head, Business Development, Fourth Partner Energy

August 5, 2022

Jay Kumar Waghela brings to the table over 17 years of diverse experience (both domestic and international), with proficiency in business development, creation and implementation of corporate strategy; setting up of operations for new companies […]

Deepak Pandey: Director, Digital Grid Business, GE, South Asia

August 4, 2022

Deepak Pandey brings to the table over 25 years of experience in the power sector. He has been associated with GE as director – Business operations, India region, for the past seven years. He is […]

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Rahul Gupta: MD and CEO, Rays Power Experts Private Limited

June 30, 2022

Rahul Gupta is the MD and CEO of Rays Experts, one of India’s largest private solar park developers and solar EPC and development companies. He currently spearheads strategy, business development and growth at the company. […]

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Joseph Robert: Head, Global Business Teams, Klüber Lubrication India Private Limited

June 29, 2022

Joseph Robert currently heads Global Business Teams at Klüber Lubrication India Private Limited, a world leader in the manufacturing of speciality lubricants. Robert has been in the lubrication industry for more than 12 years. Over […]

Khushboo Sachdev: Director, Su-vastika Systems Private Limited

June 6, 2022

Khushboo Sachdev shoulders the strategic, business and operational responsibilities of Su-vastika. Her deep-rooted understanding of the nuances of the solar energy business and knowledge of its trends have ensured Su-vastika’s entry into new markets. Prior […]

Akshay Bhardwaj: General Manager, Green Hydrogen and New Business, ACME Cleantech Solutions

June 1, 2022

Akshay Bhardwaj, general manager, green hydrogen and new business, at ACME Cleantech Solutions, has more than 13 years of professional experience in the energy sector. At present, he is responsible for commercialising ACME’s global green […]

Ravi Ghatia: Head, Project Development, SunSource Energy

May 31, 2022

Ravi Ghatia has a strong sales and business development background. He started his career with German wind turbine manufacturer Enercon (India) Limited, where his role involved corporate planning and strategy for wind projects. “For every […]

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Varchasvi Gagal: CEO and Managing Director, Datta Infra

May 30, 2022

Varchasvi Gagal is currently the CEO and managing director of Datta Infra, one of the emerging land aggregators and land development players in India. He has played a pivotal role in the development of large-scale […]

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Manish Dabkara: CMD and CEO, EKI Energy Services Limited

April 26, 2022

With an educational background in electrical engineering, a master’s in energy and environment management, and certifications from leading institutes including IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Indore, CII, GIZ and BEE, Manish Dabkara started his career early on […]

Rajeev Ranjan: Business Development Manager, Hero Future Energies

April 25, 2022

Rajeev Ranjan has extensive experience in the renewable energy space. He started his career in 2014 as a management trainee with Inox Wind in the operations domain. Soon after, he became a business analyst to […]

Avinash Hiranandani: Global CEO and Managing Director, RenewSys India Private Limited

April 5, 2022

Avinash Hiranandani has nearly 30 years of diverse work experience in industries such as packaging, energy and engineering. He is currently global chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD), RenewSys, the renewable energy arm […]