Anirban Das to Step into Chief Investment Officer Role at Vibrant Energy

Anirban Das to Step into Chief Investment Officer Role at Vibrant Energy

Vibrant Energy, a green energy solution provider to commercial and industrial customers, has announced the appointment of Anirban Das as the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of the firm.

In this role, Anirban will work closely with Srinivasan Viswanathan, CEO, leading all fund raising and investment activities across the capital stack for Vibrant, the company said in a statement.

Anirban, an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, brings with him a rich experience of more than USD 2.5 Billion of infrastructure debt funding in India, with a special focus on financing green energy since its very nascent stages of development in the country. In his most recent role, Anirban led the pan India coverage & structuring team for core infrastructure sectors at Aseem Infrastructure Finance Ltd (a leading NBFC IFC backed by NIIF, Govt. of India and SMBC) from its inception, building Assets Under Management of USD 1.5 billion in less than three years. Additionally, he has an established track record in business ramp-up of infrastructure financing asset books, from inception stage, at Aditya Birla Finance & Kotak Infrastructure Debt Fund Ltd.

Headquartered in Singapore and Hyderabad, Vibrant is operating and delivering more than 2 GW of renewable energy solutions for corporates. Vibrant aims to reach green energy asset base of about 5 GW in the medium term.

Vibrant Energy recemtly secured more than INR 2,200 crores of project financing from Power Finance Corporation Ltd. (PFC). This funding will aid the firm in establishing 300 MW (AC) of wind-solar hybrid projects in Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. Vibrant Energy claims this financing will be among the largest project financing deals in the Indian renewables industry in 2023.