Serentica Renewables has announced the appointment of Akshay Hiranandani as the Chief Executive Officer. In this role, Akshay will work closely with Pratik Agarwal, Director, Serentica Renewables.
Commenting on the appointment, Pratik Agarwal, Director, Serentica Renewables, said, “We are elated to have Akshay Hiranandani take over the role as the CEO of Serentica Renewables. Akshay has been with the Group since 2021 and has proven himself as a leader with strong understanding of Serentica’s business, culture, and people. With him at the helm, we are confident that he will steer Serentica towards its mission of reversing climate change by enabling large scale industrial decarbonisation.”
Akshay served as the Corporate Finance lead for Serentica from 2021 to 2023. Under his leadership, Serentica executed the strategic capital raise for the organisation. In the career spanning two decades, Akshay has spearheaded a series of high-impact capital infrastructure investments and has worked in renewable IPP platforms, like SunEdison and Skypower, developing over 1 GW of projects.
At the inflexion point
According to Akshay Hiranandani, “The renewable energy industry is at an inflection point where customer’s expectation is to receive stable green power which can be met only with technological and design innovations. In this exciting phase of the industry, Serentica is committed to delivering round-the-clock renewable power to aid decarbonisation of high carbon emitting industries.”
Focused on industrial decarobonisation
Serentica is focused on industrial decarbonisation and aims to provide assured, renewable energy through a combination of solar, wind, energy storage and balancing solutions. Currently, the company has entered into three long-term Power Delivery Agreements (PDAs) and is in the process of developing around 1,500 mw of solar and wind power projects across various states. Serentica’ s medium term goal is to supply over 16 billion units of clean energy annually and displace 20 million tonnes of CO2 emissions.
