Mr. Ashish Khanna, President – Renewables, Tata Power has been recognized as one of the Meaningful Business 100 (MB100) leaders for the year 2021 by Meaningful Business, a global platform for leaders combining profit and purpose. This prestigious award recognises the outstanding business leaders, across the world, combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Global Goals.
On receiving the award Mr. Ashish Khanna, President – Renewables, Tata Power said, “I am elated to be in the august group of top 100 leaders in the world, to receive this honour which highlights the value of profit with purpose. It is the recognition of the tireless efforts of the entire team of Renewables at Tata Power and truly reflects Tata Group values. This award motivates to further enhance our contribution to a cleaner & greener planet.”
The award received over 500 nominations from 70 countries, following a global nomination process. Curated by an expert panel of 21 judges, including Nikhil Seth, Assistant Secretary-General, UN; Stasia Mitchell, Global Entrepreneurship Leader, EY; Paul Lindley, Founder, Ella’s Kitchen; Moky Makura, Executive Director, Africa No Filter and Sancia Dalley, SVP, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, each nominee was scored across five key areas: Durability, Impact, Innovation, Leadership and Scope.
Meaningful Business is devoted to creating a unified platform for these leaders to collaborate and share knowledge in order to amplify their positive impact in support of the UN 2030 agenda.
About Tata Power Solar Systems Limited:
Tata Power Solar, with over 31 years of deep domain expertise is one of the pioneering solar manufacturers in the world and India’s largest specialized EPC player. Founded in 1989, the company was originally formed as a joint venture between Tata Power and British Petroleum Solar (BP Solar). As a pioneer and market leader in the solar space, headquartered in Bangalore, Tata Power Solar now operates independently as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tata Power.
As one of the largest solar manufacturers in India, Tata Power Solar operates world-class manufacturing unit in Bangalore, with a production capacity of 580MW of modules and 530 MW of cells. It has a portfolio of more than 7GW of ground-mount utility-scale, and over 615MW of rooftop and distributed generation projects across the country till date. It also offers a diverse line of solar solutions for both urban and rural markets – these include rooftop solutions, solar pumps, and power packs among others. Tata Power Solar is committed to enabling solar everywhere and aims to provide energy access to millions of people across the country via its integrated solar solutions. For more information visit: www.tatapowersolar.com
