OMC Power is a distributed energy company headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana, India.[1][2] It was founded by Rohit Chandra, Sushil Jiwarajka, and Anil Raj in 2011.[3][4][5]
| Company type | Private Limited |
|---|---|
| Industry | Distributed Energy, Solar Power |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Founder | Rohit Chandra, Sushil Jiwarajka, and Anil Raj |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | India |
Key people | Rohit Chandra (Managing Director & CEO) |
| Website | www |
History
editOMC Power was founded in 2011 by Rohit Chandra, Sushil Jiwarajka, and Anil Raj with their own funds in Gurgaon, Haryana. Till 2024, The company has set up over 400 microgrids in eighteen districts of Uttar Pradesh, with capacities ranging from 36 to 50 kW.[6][7]
In January 2015, OMC Power with other giants of Renewable energy signed a letter to Barack Obama to collaborate with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to develop a "Power India" initiative.[8]
In 2016, The Rockefeller Foundation, an American private foundation and philanthropic medical research organization partnered with OMC Power for construction and setup of 100 minigrids and community activities in rural Uttar Pradesh, India.[9][10]
In 2017, OMC Power collaborated with Japanese company Mitsui & Co..[11][12]
In May 2022, Japanese company Chubu Electric Power bought some stake from OMC Power at an agreed cost of 5 billion yen ($39 million). Chubu Electric Power expanded its presence in rural India with this agreement.[13]
In 2022, OMC inked a long-term relationship agreement with the Indian Renewable Energy Dev Agency Ltd (IREDA) towards building a Rural renewable energy ecosystem.[14]
Operations
editOMC Power started its distributed energy operations in 2012 from rural areas of Indian state Uttar Pradesh. Till 2024 It is operational in 400 villages.[15][16]
OMC Power harnesses solar energy to provide electricity to rural hosueholds, businesses, telecom towers, utilizing solar energy to illuminate villages. Each mini-plant supplies energy to around 3100 beneficiaries.[17]
In 2023, OMC started a new vertical providing solar solutions in the Healthcare segment. It started with KGMU, Lucknow and has scaled up to 9 medical colleges with capacity of 1MW + in Uttar Pradesh.[18][19]
References
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- ^ Patel, B. "OMC Power: Revolutionizing Rural Electrification in India". Bru Times News.
- ^ "'Obama, PM Modi can work to develop power initiative'". The Economic Times. 28 January 2015.
- ^ Peralta, Joseph (6 April 2016). "Renewable Energy for India: A New Deal Could Impact 250 Million People". The Rockefeller Foundation.
- ^ "Rockefeller Foundation pledges $75 million to light up 1,000 villages". The Economic Times. 15 April 2015.
- ^ "Mitsui set to pick up stake in OMC Power". Livmint.
- ^ "OMC raises USD 12M funding and Impact Contribution to Renewable Energy based Access to Promote Reliable Energy in Rural India - ET EnergyWorld". ETEnergyworld.
- ^ "Japan's Chubu Electric to buy stake in India's rural renewable energy service company OMC Power". The Economic Times. 31 May 2022.
- ^ "OMC Power signs Agreement with IREDA to Facilitate its Clean Energy Growth Journey - ET EnergyWorld". ETEnergyworld.
- ^ "Minigrids: the next energy access beacon". Gateway House. 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Micro-grid firms look to govt for support". BusinessLine. 24 March 2015.
- ^ Mirani, Leo (26 February 2015). "India's off-grid, rural mobile towers are creating new businesses—and lighting up homes". Quartz (publication).
- ^ "KGMU signs MoU for 1MW solar power plant". Hisndustan Times.
- ^ "Privately run microgrids face challenges in rural areas". Business Today. 19 January 2015.