Akash Tripathi takes over as the new MD of SECI

Akash Tripathi, IAS (1998 batch, MP cadre) has taken over as the new Managing Director of Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI), a PSU under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Tripathi, was earlier posted as an Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Power and was transferred as NM of SECI in the last bureaucratic reshuffle done by the Government of India on August 25.

Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited is the foremost Navratna CPSU dedicated to the growth and development of Renewable Energy (RE) capacity in India. To realize India’s ambitious RE targets, the Government of India designated SECI as a nodal agency to enable meeting the growing energy demand through RE and reducing the dependence on fossil fuels.

Looking at the huge success of SECI’s performance over the years, the Government has appointed other agencies also, designating these as Renewable Energy Implementing Agencies (REIAs), for working towards the common goal of RE expansion. SECI has been spearheading innovation in the RE sector since its inception through various innovative project configurations. Models like solar-wind hybrid with/without energy storage, Round-the-Clock (RTC) power supply, RE with assured peak power supply, Firm and Dispatchable RE (FDRE), etc., have greatly promoted the growth of the RE market and created a thriving ecosystem for RE, whilst optimizing RE uptake among various states as per the sector’s evolving landscape.