Vikram Solar

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Vikram Solar Limited
Company type Public
BSE:  544488
NSE:  VIKRAMSOLR
Industry Solar energy
Founded2005;20 years ago (2005)
FounderGyanesh Chaudhary
Headquarters
Kolkata, West Bengal
,
India
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Gyanesh Chaudhary
(CMD) [1]
Products Solar modules
RevenueINR 25,109.90 Million (FY 2023-24)
Number of employees
1,513 employees and 728 contractual employees (FY 2023-24)
Website www.vikramsolar.com

Vikram Solar Pvt. Ltd. is an Indian company based in Kolkata and the second-largest solar energy company in India by revenue. [2] It is a subsidiary of Vikram Group, which also has subsidiaries in the tea processing, textiles and engineering industries. [3] [4]

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History

Vikram Solar was founded in 2006 by Gyanesh Chaudhary as a manufacturer of solar modules, lighting systems and power packs. It has since moved into Engineering, procurement, and construction management, and solar power plant operations & maintenance. [5] [6] In 2015 the company completed the first floating solar power plant in India. [4]

On October, 2015 the company concluded an agreement with British Solar Renewables (BSR) to supply modules with a total output of 30 MW.

On February, 2016 the company partnered with Powertech Africa, an African distributor of energy technology, thereby entering 14 new markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Botswana, Zimbabwe and Tanzania. Vikram Solar already operates offices in Kenya, Uganda and South Africa. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "BQ Conversations with Vikram Solar's MD Gyanesh Chaudhary". YouTube . 20 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Top 15 solar players in India". electronicsb2b. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Gireesh Chandra Prasad (15 June 2016). "Vikram Solar to sell shares for expansion". Mint (newspaper) . Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  4. 1 2 Natalie Obiko Pearson (12 August 2014). "Vikram Solar to Build India's First Floating Solar Plant". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Vikram Solar teams with European firms for solar cell production". PV Tech. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Vikram Solar plans IPO by end of 2013". Business Standard. 8 April 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  7. ↑ Debjoy Sengupta (4 February 2016). "Vikram Solar expands to 14 new Sub-Saharan countries". The Economic Times . Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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