Saurabh Kumar

Rockefeller Foundation, Ikea and Bezos Fund Backed GEAPP Launches India Plans

In a significant fillip to the energy transition movement, GEAPP or the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet has finally launched its India operations. Backed by heavyweights including the Rockefeller Foundation, Ikea Foundation and Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos’s Bezos Fund, the platform brings in a welcome dose of capital and global linkages to impact […]

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Saurabh Kumar is Appointed Head of Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet

The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) has announced the appointment of Saurabh Kumar as the Head of GEAPP in India. GEAPP is an alliance of philanthropy, local entrepreneurs, government, technology, policy, and finance, with a singular focus on solving energy poverty within a green energy transition. Saurabh Kumar brings over 20 years […]

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Discoms in Bihar Enjoying Perks of Installing EESL’s Prepaid Smart Meters amid Lockdown

Amidst nationwide lockdown where most of the Discoms are dealing with outstanding dues mainly on account of long-pending bill payments from their customers, some of the power distribution companies (Discoms) in Bihar are earning Rs 5 lakh per day prepaid revenue through EESL-led smart metering programme. Bihar became the first state in India which has […]

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IntelliSmart Ropes in Anil Rawal as CEO to Ramp up Smart Metering Program

With an aim to further ramp up government’s smart metering program in next few years, IntelliSmart Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, a joint venture of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) and National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), has roped in Anil Rawal as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Rawal will be responsible for the company’s operations on […]

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EESL to set up Decentralised Solar Projects Worth 1.5 GW by 2021

EESL plans to set up 1.5 GW of decentralised solar power projects across the country by the end of 2020-21, its managing director, Saurabh Kumar has said. State-owned Energy Efficient Services Ltd (EESL) has forayed into solar power generation and plans to set up 1.5 GW of decentralised solar power plants across the country by […]

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EESL, BSNL Partner to Install 1,000 EV Chargers Pan India

In a step towards boosting e-mobility adoption across the country, the world’s largest energy service company (ESCO) Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL). As per the MoU signed, state-owned EESL will install 1,000 public electric vehicles (EV) charging stations in […]

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EESL, HPCL Join Hands to Develop EV Charging Infrastructure

In a bid to promote electric vehicles (EV) under the National Electric Mobility (e-mobility) Programme, government-backed Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has entered into a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) to set up public charging infrastructure. Further, the objective behind the MoU was synergising business development for setting up […]

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EESL Operationalises Over 5 Lakh Smart Meters Across India

The meters will enhance consumer convenience and also rationalise electricity consumption. Under Smart Meter National Programme (SMNP), government-backed Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has successfully installed more than 5 lakh smart meters in Uttar Pradesh (UP), Delhi, Haryana, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh. These meters will enhance consumer convenience and also rationalise electricity consumption. Commenting on […]

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Six More Cities Now Get EESL’s Super-Efficient ACs

These ACs will undergo no de-rating even at 43oC, which leads to continuous effective cooling even at high temperatures up to 52 oC. After introducing first-of-its-kind super-efficient Air Conditioners (ACs) for Delhi consumers, the government-backed Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) has expanded this programme to six more cities i.e. Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai and […]

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