Profile
of
Mr. Rakesh Bakshi,
LFIMA, FIE, FNAE
Born in London, U.K. on 4 June 1958
Mr. Rakesh Bakshi at a very young age recognized the great
potential that alternative sources of energy offered and so committed
all his energy and resources towards developing them. Renewables play
a significant role, especially in the context of the need for abating
Global Warming and mitigating adverse Climate Change. Mr. Rakesh
Bakshi has successfully promoted and implemented advanced climate
friendly technologies past the demonstration phase, more particularly
by converting renewable sources of energy into heat and power.
Mr. Rakesh Bakshi is acknowledged as a
pioneer in the field of non-conventional energy sources in India,
having contributed extensively to harnessing and promoting renewables
for everyday energy needs. In recognition of his immense contribution
in the crucial area of alternate sources of energy, on the occasion of
the Republic Day in 1991 the Government of India honoured Mr. Rakesh
Bakshi with the Padma Shri, one of India’s high civilian awards.
RAKESH BAKSHI’S
MANY FIRSTS
Mr. Rakesh Bakshi has been
in the forefront in many spheres of life. He is a First-class
graduate in Mechanical Engineering with postgraduate
qualifications in Computer Science and Foreign Trade. He currently
holds the position of:
Chairman
Eco RRB Infra Private
Limited (www.rrbindia.com)
Chairman
Solchrome Private
Limited (www.solchrome.com)
Chairman and Managing Director
RRB Energy Limited
(www.rrbenergy.com)
All the three organizations
established by him have achieved path breaking results, which are:
Eco RRB Infra Private
Limited – A Forerunner in establishing Wind Power as a major source of
power generation in India.
Under the able leadership
of Mr. Rakesh Bakshi, the Company has attained the unique distinction
of being a forerunner in the establishment of Wind Power as a major
source of power generation in the country. Trendsetter and leader of
“Wind Power” in India, the Company has developed a high level of skill
and expertise in the field of power generation through Wind Energy.
The Company is a well established Indian Company predominantly engaged
in the field of New and Renewable Sources of Energy in India, since
1984. The Company is also an Independent Power Producer based on wind
energy and plans to develop and establish infrastructure projects in
the power sector based on clean energy technologies.
Solchrome Private
Limited –
The First Continuous Plating Solar Selective Coating Plant established
in India.
Mr. Rakesh Bakshi is
also accredited with the setting up of Solchrome Private Limited – a
pioneering Company in the field of Solar Thermal Energy. The Company
was established in the year 1984. The Company is engaged in the
manufacture of Black Continuously Plated Solchrome Solar Selective
Coating Sheets, Black Continuously Plated Solchrome Solar Selectively
Coated TIG/Ultrasonic Welded Fins and Tubes, Solchrome Flat Plate
Solar Collectors and Solar Water Heating Systems at its factory in
Parwanoo, Himachal Pradesh, India. Aimed at import substitution and
technology upgradation in the field of Solar Thermal Energy the
Company, based on Canadian Technology, has produced and marketed
hundreds of thousands of square metres of Black Continuously Plated
Solchrome Solar Selective Coating Sheets. The same are widely used in
the production of Flat Plate Solar Collectors manufactured in India.
The Company’s products are also exported to various countries.
Solchrome Private Limited is an ISO 9001:2008 certified Company.
RRB
Energy Limited – The First Company to produce Pitch Regulated Wind
Electric Generators in India.
Another pioneering venture
attributed to Mr. Rakesh Bakshi is RRB Energy Limited (RRBEL). The
Company was established in the year 1987 with the main objective of
producing world class Wind Electric Generators (WEGs) in India for
harnessing of power from wind. RRBEL WEGs are of the “Pitch Regulated”
type and are based on the well-known and world proven technology of
Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Denmark. RRBEL WEGs are well suited for
Indian climatic conditions and are able to deliver high plant load
factors even in low/medium wind regimes due to the design parameters
incorporated into them. RRBEL, an ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004
certified Company, is also an Independent Power Producer based on wind
energy. The Company’s WEGs are also being exported.
India’s First Major Private
Sector Commercial Independent Power Project of its kind, based on Wind
Energy aggregating 15 MW and established by the Company for Mohan
Breweries and Distilleries Ltd. was “Dedicated” by the then Hon’ble
Prime Minister of India on 5 July 2000 at Kayathar, District Tuticorin,
Tamil Nadu, India. The Project is unique and one of its kind as it is
the First Project in the Wind Energy Sector in India to have been
financed under the Danish International Development Assistance (DANIDA)
mixed credit facility. The DANIDA mixed credit facility for this
project had been directly extended to the Private Sector.
The First Indian Type Approval
Certificate, issued for the first time in Asia and Developing
Countries by the Centre for Wind Energy Technology (C-WET), an
Autonomous Institution of the then Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy
Sources (presently known as Ministry of New and Renewable Energy),
Government of India, for the Vestas Type V39-500 KW Wind Electric
Generator with 47 metre Rotor Diameter was presented to the then
Managing Director of the Company, Mr. Rakesh Bakshi by the then
Hon’ble Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for
Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Government of India on 13 August 2001
at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
In the year 2008, the Company had
added to its fold, state-of-the-art Manufacturing Facilities for WEG
Blades and WEG Controllers and parts thereof at Poonamallee, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu, India and for WEG Controllers and parts thereof at New
Delhi, India.
Also under the able
guidance of Mr. Rakesh Bakshi, the Company’s ongoing Research and
Development activities has on 28 September 2010 resulted in the
successful launch of its indigenously made prototype blade for its 1.8
MW WEG. The state-of-the-art 40 metre WEG blade produced by the
Company is based on proven technology and the Company’s vast knowledge
and experience of more than two decades in the area of harnessing wind
energy for power generation. Based on this landmark achievement and
due to the ongoing outstanding leadership being provided by Mr. Rakesh
Bakshi, the Company will soon join the exclusive league of MW class
WEG producers. The new blade has been manufactured with a unique
concept of “Zero-tolerance” and has been designed to meet / surpass
international standards.
Mr. Rakesh Bakshi, a Wind
Energy Pioneer, has through his dynamic leadership contributed to the
successful establishment of hundreds of Megawatts of wind power
capacity based on different sizes of Wind Electric Generators at
numerous locations in various States of India.
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Mr. Rakesh Bakshi has
presented more than 80 papers on various aspects dealing with
Renewable Energy applications, technologies etc.
CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR
Mr. Rakesh Bakshi is
Contributing Author of a book on “Renewables products and markets” and
a book on “Renewable energy policy and politics - A handbook for
decision-making.”
RECOGNITIONS AND TITLES
1995
Wind
Energy Pioneer
Recognization for
significant contribution to the development of the wind energy
industry by the British Wind Energy Association at their 17th
Annual Conference held at Warwick, England in July 1995.
1996
Order
of Merit “Samajshri” for Management
Conferred by the
Indian Council of Management Executives (ICME), Bombay in 1996.
1997
Diploma of the National
Association for Danish Enterprise and His Royal Highness Prince
Henrik’s Medal of Honour
Conferred on 18 February
1997 for outstanding services rendered to trade relations between
Denmark and India.
2001
Chartered Engineer (India)
Authorised on 18 September 2001 by The Institution of Engineers
(India) by virtue of Professional training, experience and Corporate
Membership of the Institution to use the style and title of Chartered
Engineer (India).
AWARDS
1991
Padma
Shri
Conferred on Mr.
Rakesh Bakshi by the President of India in 1991, for immense
contribution in the crucial area of alternate sources of energy in
India. The Padma Shri is one of India’s high civilian awards.
1997
Udyog
Rattan Award
Conferred by the Institute
of Economic Studies (IES) for contribution to the Industrial
development of the country. The award was bestowed by the Institute of
Economic Studies on the occasion of the Seminar on “Economic Reforms”
held at New Delhi on 24 February 1997.
1999
Climate
Technology Leadership Award
For outstanding
contribution to accelerated diffusion of climate-friendly
technologies. This award was bestowed on Mr. Rakesh Bakshi by the
Climate Technology Initiative (CTI) on 1 November 1999, at the
occasion of the 5th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), held
from 25 October to 5 November 1999 at Bonn, Germany.
The award recognizes
success in stimulating the adoption of climate-friendly technologies
and practices in developing countries and in countries in transition
to free-market economies. The 1999 CTI World Climate Technology Awards
is the first occasion on which global champions of the environmental
cause have been recognized for their efforts. The award was presented
by Mr. Robert Priddle, Executive Director of the International Energy
Agency (IEA).
2000
The 2000-Millennium Award
For outstanding work
in renewable energy industry promotion in India. The award was
bestowed by the World Renewable Energy Network (WREN) on the occasion
of the World Renewable Energy Congress-VI held from 1 to 7 July 2000
at Brighton, United Kingdom.
Best
Industrialist of 2000 Millennium Award
Conferred by the
Rural Education and Development Society, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India,
on 28 September 2000.
The
Gold Medal 1999-2000 for Management
Conferred by the
Indian Council of Management Executives (ICME), Mumbai, on 24 February
2001.
2002
The Chairman Award
For the promotion of
renewable energy. The award was bestowed by the World Renewable Energy
Network (WREN) on the occasion of the World Renewable Energy Congress
VII held from 29 June to 5 July 2002, at Cologne, Germany. The award
was presented by Prof. Ali Sayigh, Director General of WREN & Congress
Chairman of the World Renewable Energy Council/Network in the presence
of the then Hon’ble Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for
Non-Conventional Energy Sources, Government of India at New Delhi on
23 October 2002.
SESI
Business Leadership Award 2002 (Solar Thermal)
Under the dynamic
leadership of Mr. Rakesh Bakshi in his capacity as Managing Director,
Solchrome Systems India Ltd. (presently known as Solchrome Private
Limited), the “SESI Business Leadership Award 2002 Solar Thermal”
was awarded to Solchrome Systems India Ltd. (presently known as
Solchrome Private Limited) by Solar Energy Society of India (SESI),
the Indian Section of the International Solar Energy Society, on the
occasion of the Inaugural Ceremony of the SESI Annual Convention and
International Conference held at the PSG College of Technology,
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu on 17 January 2003.
2005
SESI-2004: Award for Lifetime Achievement in Renewable Energy
Awarded by the Solar
Energy Society of India, the Indian Section of the International Solar
Energy Society to Mr. Rakesh Bakshi in recognition of the path
breaking achievements made and for his commitment to renewable energy.
The Award was presented to Mr. Rakesh Bakshi by Hon’ble Dilip
Walse-Patil, Minister for Energy and Medical Education, Government of
Maharashtra in the presence of Hon’ble Vinay Kore, Minister for
Non-Conventional Energy Sources and Horticulture, Government of
Maharashtra on the occasion of the Inaugural Ceremony of the
International Congress on Renewable Energy (ICORE-2005) held at Pune,
Maharashtra on 20 January 2005.
Rotary’s Highest Award “For the Sake of Honour Award”
Conferred on Mr.
Rakesh Bakshi for his pioneering contribution to the field of Wind
Energy in India by the Rotary Club of Adyar at Chennai, Tamil Nadu on
15 November 2005.
2006
SESI
2005 Award for Global Policy and Partnership
Awarded by the Solar Energy Society
of India, the Indian Section of the International Solar Energy Society
to Mr. Rakesh Bakshi. The Award was presented to Mr. Rakesh Bakshi by
Mr. Vilas Muttemwar, Hon’ble Union Minister of State (Independent
Charge) for Non-Conventional Energy Sources (presently known as
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy), Government of India on the
occasion of the Inaugural Ceremony of the International Congress on
Renewable Energy (ICORE-2006) held at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh on 8
February 2006.
Award of “Order of
the Star of Italian Solidarity”
Mr. Gianni Vernetti,
Hon’ble Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of Italy on
6 July 2006
conferred the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ prestigious award
“Order of the Star
of Italian Solidarity”
on Mr. Rakesh Bakshi at the residence of the then Ambassador of Italy
at New Delhi.
NOMINATIONS/ELECTIONS/APPOINTMENTS ETC.
Life Member
of Solar Energy Society of
India (SESI)
since 1986.
Life Member
of the Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME)
since 1991.
Life Member
of the Indian Council of Management Executives (ICME),
Bombay
since 1996.
Member of the
Governing Council of the Solar Energy Society of India
(SESI)
from 1996-98 and
subsequently re-elected for 1998-2000.
Member of the Board of Governors of
Winrock International India
from April 1999 to
March 2006.
Life Fellow of the All
India Management Association (AIMA).
Admitted as a Life
Fellow of AIMA in 1999, in recognition of significant contribution to
professional management and commitment to the objectives of AIMA.
Member of the Membership Development
Committee of All India Management Association (AIMA)
for the year
1999-2000 and for the year 2001.
Member in the year 2000 of
the Steering Committee for the project titled “Solving the CDM Maze
for Renewable Energy Technologies in India”.
The project was
sponsored by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the British
government and implemented jointly by TERI-Europe, London; TERI,
India; the Commonwealth Science Council (CSC), UK; AEA Technology, UK;
Renewable Energy Systems Ltd, UK; and ABB Alstom Power, UK.
Member of the Programs Committee of All
India Management Association (AIMA)
for the year 2001
and for the year 2003.
Member of the Former G8
Renewable Energy Task Force Advisory Group.
Member of the International Steering
Committee of World Renewable Energy Congress-VII Renewables – World’s
Best Energy Option
held at Cologne,
Germany from 29 June to 5 July 2002.
Non-official Member in the Governing Body
of HIMURJA (Himachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency)
from 24 February
2001 to 20 October 2002.
Elected as Fellow of the Institution of
Engineers (India)
on 31 May 2001.
Member of the
Chairmen Committee of the World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE)
from early June 2001 to mid October 2006.
Member of the Himachal Pradesh
Government’s former “High Powered Tourism Advisory Board”
constituted by the
Hon’ble Governor of Himachal Pradesh on 12 November 2001.
One of the three Conference Chairmen of
“2002 Global Windpower Conference and Exhibition”
held at Paris,
France from 2 to 5 April 2002
under the
High Patronage of His Excellency, Mr. Jacques Chirac, President of the
French Republic.
Member of the former Climate Change Advisory Group on Renewable Energy
constituted
by the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (presently known as
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy), Government of India.
Member of the Steering
Committee of The India Infrastructure Show (TIIS)
organized by the
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and held at New Delhi, India
from 5 to 8 February 2003.
Member of the International Steering
Committee of World Renewable Energy Congress – VIII & Expo
held at Denver, Colorado, USA from 28 August to 3 September 2004.
Co-Chair of the
Committee on “Non-Conventional Energy”
constituted by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FICCI) for the year 2002 and for the year 2002-03.
Member of the CII-Green
Business Centre (GBC) Renewable Energy Council for the year
2002-03 and subsequently requested to continue as a
Member of
the CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre (GBC) Renewable
Energy Council.
Chairman of the Expert Committee on
“Renewable Energy”
constituted by the
Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) for
the year 2002-2003
and for the year
2004-05.
Formerly Advisor to TERI
for the area activities relating to “Renewable Energy Technology
Applications”.
Appointed as “Honorary Visiting Professor”
in the Centre for Energy Studies (C.E.S.)
at the Indian Institute of
Technology, Delhi
on 30 December 2002
for a period of one year, subsequently the appointment was extended
for a period of one year from 30 December 2003 to 29 December 2004 and
thereafter for a period of two years from 30 December 2004 to 29
December 2006.
Member of the Convention Committee for National Management Convention (NMC)
2003 of the All India Management
Association.
Member of the Climate Change Task Force
constituted
by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for
the year 2003.
Member of the Executive Committee of
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
since 1 October 2003.
Member of the Steering Committee of the
All India Management Association (AIMA) Centre for Public Governance (CPG)
from
December 2003 to
December 2007.
Member of the Managing Committee of the
Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM)
since 30
December 2003.
Vice President of the India Energy Forum
from December
2003 to April
2006.
Fellow of the Indian National Academy of
Engineering (INAE)
with effect from
1 January 2004.
Elected as a Fellow of the INAE in recognition of distinguished
contribution to “Engineering”.
Chairman of the “Non-Conventional
Energy Committee”
constituted by
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for the
year 2004.
Nominated as a Member of the Board of
Governors (BOG) of the National Institute of Technology (NIT),
Kurukshetra
by the BOG of NIT, Kurukshetra at their 5th meeting held on
15 March 2004 and remained as a member of the Board upto March 2009.
Co-opted as a Member of the Governing
Council of Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD), Lucknow
from 8 August 2004 to 11 December 2006.
Elected as Regional Vice President
(North) of Solar Energy Society of India (SESI)
in December 2004,
for the year
2005-2006.
Member of the National Committee on
Environment
constituted by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year
2004-2005.
Member of the Executive Committee of the
International Chamber of Commerce-ICC India
for the year 2004-2005.
Chairman of the “Scandinavia
Committee”
constituted by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FICCI) for a period of two years with effect from 1 April 2005.
Member of the International Steering
Committee of World Renewable Energy Congress – IX
and Exhibition
held at Florence, Italy from 19 to 25 August 2006.
Member of the Steering Committee for the
JRD TATA Memorial Lecture 2005
constituted by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of
India (ASSOCHAM) for the year 2005 and for the year 2006.
Member of the Steering Committee of
ENERGY EXPO 2005
constituted by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for the year
2005.
Chairman of the Organizing
Committee
constituted by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of
India (ASSOCHAM) for ASSOCHAM-MNES
(Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy
Sources) South Asia Conference on Renewable Energy 2006
held at New Delhi,
India on 18 and 19 April 2006.
Member of the
Business Advisory Council (BAC) of Athens University of Economics and
Business (AUEB)’s MBA International Program, Greece
since January 2006.
Member of the Committee for the 33rd National Management Convention
of the All
India Management Association (AIMA) for the year 2006.
Elected as President of the Solar Energy
Society of India (SESI) in December 2006
and took over as
President of SESI for the year 2007-2008 from 20 January 2007 to 20
March 2008.
Chairman of the
Organizing Committee
constituted by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of
India (ASSOCHAM)
for
ASSOCHAM-MoNRE
(Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy) 2nd South Asia Renewable Energy Conference 2007
held at New
Delhi, India on 25 and 26 April 2007.
Chairman of the “Renewable Energy
Committee”
constituted by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(FICCI) for the year 2007.
Member
of the Managing Committee of the PHD Chamber of Commerce and
Industry (PHDCCI)
since 1 April
2007.
Chairman of the Expert Committee on “New
& Renewable Energy & South Asia”
constituted by the
Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) for
the year 2007-2008 and for the year 2008-2009.
Chairman of the Advisory Committee
constituted by the
Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM)
for the “National Conference on
Climate Change and Sustainable Development”
held on 15 October
2007.
Special Invitee on the Council of All
India Management Association (AIMA)
for the year 2007-2008.
Chairman of the Advisory Committee formed
for the “1st International Summit on Corporate Social Responsibility
2008”
organized by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India
and the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM)
and held at New Delhi, India on 29 and 30 January 2008.
Chairman of the “Energy Committee”
constituted by PHD
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) for the year 2008, 2009 and
2010.
Member of the International Steering
Committee of Eleventh World Renewable Energy Congress and Exhibition
held at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 25 to 30 September 2010.
Member of the
Sectoral Technical Advisory Committee on Wind Energy (STAC-Wind
Energy)
constituted by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy for “Delhi
International Renewable Energy Conference’ (DIREC 2010) held at India
Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh from 27 to 29 October
2010.
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