Su-Kam Power Systems

Su-Kam Power Systems Ltd.
Company typePrivate
IndustryEnergy
Founded1988; 36 years ago (1988)[1]
HeadquartersPlot No. 54, Udyog Vihar, Phase VI, Sector-37,
Gurgaon, Haryana
,
India[2]
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Mr.Vishnu Prakash Goyal
Mr.Ashok Kumar Gupta
Mr.Navraj Mittal
Mr. Yajan Bansal
ProductsInverters, batteries, UPS, solar power, batteries

Su-Kam Power Systems Ltd. is an Indian power provider.[3] The company offers power backup solutions for both domestic and industrial markets, with a focus on environmentally friendly energy sources such as solar power.[4]

History

Kunwer Sachdev founded the company as a startup in 1988. In the power backup market, the company set a record for the highest export sales by an Indian company.[5] Su-Kam introduced DSP sinewave inverters and plastic-body inverters in India, holding the distinction of filing the largest number of patents in the power backup industry, averaging two patents every month.[6]

The company launched plastic body inverters, recognized by India Today as one of the top 10 innovations of the decade in 2010.[7] Su-Kam introduced India's first touchscreen solar PCU, featuring an MPPT solar charge controller and smartphone monitoring through built-in Wi-Fi.[8]

Su-Kam introduced solar street lights with an in-built lithium-ion battery, which was more efficient than traditional lead acid based solar street lights.[9]

In April 2023, Su-Kam Power signed an MoU with the Himachal Pradesh Govt. to invest Rs 300 crore to set-up an energy storage facility in Himachal Pradesh and is also considering entering the two-wheeler and commercial EV market.[10]

Foreign operations and exports

Su-Kam's exports are growing. Su-Kam's total exports contribute around 12-15% of the revenue of its entire business, and most of it comes from Africa.[11] Su-Kam has also been awarded with the title 'Africa's Most Reliable Inverter Brand'.[12][13]

Su-Kam has won a solar project to power 35 schools in Rwanda.[14] It has also set up a product experience in Uganda. According to media statements, Su-Kam has solar projects in Nigeria, Gabon, Afghanistan and Malawi.[15]

Su-Kam has installed 2,000 solar street lights in Kango, Mouila and Bitam villages of Gabon. The company has also installed hybrid power systems that make use of wind and solar energy in five remote villages in Malawi - Chigundu, Mdayaka, Eluyumi, Kumbande and Kadzuwa.[16][17]

CSR initiatives

Su-Kam has adopted the village of Baniyani in Rohtak district of Haryana which is the native village of Manohar Lal Khattar, the current Chief Minister of Haryana. The company is going to develop it under a public-private partnership model. The MD of Su-Kam said in an interview to a newspaper that Su-Kam would provide facilities at the government school and streetlights in the village.[18]

After the earthquake in Nepal in April 2015, Su-Kam distributed food and 800 solar home lighting systems to the victims.[19][20]

Coverage in books and TV media

Discovery Channel India aired a documentary called 'Sun Fuel India' which shows how Su-Kam's solar installations are helping Indian villages and cities go solar.[21][22][23]

Awards

  • Su-Kam's solar power conditioning unit won the India Semiconductor Association's excellence award in the energy category[24]

References

  1. ^ https://www.sukampower.com/corporate-story.aspx [dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Now, BSF posts at Indo-Pak border powered by solar energy". Economic Times.
  3. ^ "Superbrands India magazine coverage" (PDF). Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  4. ^ Kumar, N. Ravi (27 January 2015). "Inverter maker Su-Kam mulls consumer finance foray". The Hindu.
  5. ^ Sujata Sangwan (10 August 2016). "Su-Kam - Aims to Take Green Solar Energy to Each and Every Home in India". Businessworld.
  6. ^ Rawat, Virendra Singh (30 January 2014). "Su-Kam ties up with Dhampur Sugar to sell solar power products". Business Standard India. Business Standard.
  7. ^ "Spirit of India: Ignited Minds". India Today. 26 April 2010.
  8. ^ "Su-kam Launches Touch Screen Solar PCU". Business World. 23 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Su-Kam's solar street light is sans grid link". The Hindu. 26 April 2016.
  10. ^ "CBI books Su-Kam Power Systems for ₹260.89-cr. bank fraud". The Hindu. 25 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Kunwer Sachdeva, Found and MD, Su-Kam". India Infoline. 3 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Su-Kam Adjudged Africa's Most Reliable Inverter Brand". Business Day. 4 September 2013.
  13. ^ "Alliance between Su-Kam Power Systems and Trojan Battery Company". Energetica.
  14. ^ "Su-Kam Power Solutions bags contract for solar plant in Rwanda". Economic Times. 12 August 2013. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014.
  15. ^ "Su-Kam to offer solar installations to Tata Power consumers". Economic Times. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013.
  16. ^ "Su-Kam's impact on lighting up Africa". African Review. 4 April 2016.
  17. ^ "Carlyle, Aion, Schneider in race to acquire Su-Kam". August 2018.
  18. ^ "Power appliances company to develop CM's native village". Tribune India. 10 April 2015.
  19. ^ "Nepal Earthquake: Su-Kam Pulling Out All Stops To Aid The Rescue Mission". EFY Times. 1 May 2015.
  20. ^ "Nepal Earthquake: Su-Kam Pulling Out All Stops To Aid The Rescue Mission". Eletimes. 1 May 2015.
  21. ^ "Sun Fuel: Powering India". YouTube. 6 November 2015.
  22. ^ "These entrepreneurs didn't need an MBA". Daily News and Analysis. 13 June 2010.
  23. ^ Munshi, P. (2009). Making Breakthrough Innovation Happen: How Eleven Indians Pulled Off the Impossible. Collins Business. ISBN 9788172237745.
  24. ^ "Inverting Power Cuts". Times of India. 19 March 2011.
  1. ^ "Su-kam founder, Kunwer Sachdev starts new firm, "Su-vastika"". The Guardian. 12 September 2022. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ Kamta Tripathi (8 January 2023). "पावर बैकअप से सचदेव लाए टैक्नॉलॉजी की दुनिया में क्रांति, भावी इंजीनियरों को दिए टिप्स". Rajasthan Patrika (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 27 February 2023.
  3. ^ आईएएनएस (20 April 2018). "सोलर लाइट्स से रोशन होगी भारत-पाकिस्‍तान सीमा, BSF को पोस्‍ट पर ही मिलेगी बिजली". Jansatta (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 27 February 2023.