Vikram Solar appoints Milind Kulkarni as CTO
April 30, 2021
He will take the place of Ivan Saha, who left the company last year
Domestic solar manufacturer Vikram Solar Ltd on Thursday said it has appointed Milind Kulkarni as its new CTO.
Kulkarni will play a key role in product and technology development and manufacturing, the firm said in a statement. He holds a PhD in chemical engineering and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis, and has worked for over two decades in related roles.
Kulkarni will fill the position that had been vacant since Ivan Saha left the firm to join ReNew Power in July last year.
Solar self-reliance stays in the shadows
Way forward: Should India try to occupy the space of high-value niche solar products? - ISTOCK.COM
Way forward: Should India try to occupy the space of high-value niche solar products? - ISTOCK.COM×
Does India have what it takes to compete with Chinese manufacturing might in everything from silicon to modules?
Based on the promised incentives and protection from imports, many companies including Adani, Azure, ReNew and Waaree have expressed their willingness to manufacture solar cells and modules in India.
But is the government’s pitch good enough? Second, can Indian manufacturers compete against the Chinese?
Solar industry in India requires govt hand-holding
February 26, 2021
(Anti-clockwise from bottom left) Harsha Bangari, Deputy MD, Exim Bank of India; Ivan Saha, Chief Technology Officer, ReNew Power; Ashish Khanna, President, Renewables, Tata Power; and M Ramesh, Senior Deputy Editor, BusinessLine, at the webinar on ‘Attaining self-sufficiency in solar PV manufacturing’
(Anti-clockwise from bottom left) Harsha Bangari, Deputy MD, Exim Bank of India; Ivan Saha, Chief Technology Officer, ReNew Power; Ashish Khanna, President, Renewables, Tata Power; and M Ramesh, Senior Deputy Editor, BusinessLine, at the webinar on ‘Attaining self-sufficiency in solar PV manufacturing’×
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What lies ahead for India’s solar sector?
February 23, 2021
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The potential to tap solar energy is huge in India and the Government of India has rightly set a challenging but achievable target of 450 GW of renewable power by 2030 – a bulk of this will be solar energy.
One issue that could come in the way is India’s reliance on imports, especially from China, for solar panels. To avoid this roadblock, the government has come out with a slew of policies to improve India’s self-reliance in this area.
The Aatmanirbhar Bharat Series, presented by Tata Power and
BusinessLine and powered by Exim Bank, will delve deep into this issue in a webinar, ‘Attaining Self-Sufficiency in Solar PV Manufacturing’ on February 25 at 5 pm.