Ashish Kumar

About Ashish Kumar

MBA - Two Years Flagship PGP, IIM AhmedabadB Tech - NIT PatnaSeasoned business leader with 19+ years of experience driving growth, strategy, and innovation in Energy Storage (ESS), Renewable Energy (RTC/FDRE/Peak Power/ Hybrid), Green Hydrogen, and Battery Manufacturing Infrastructure. Proven expertise in P&L ownership, large-scale project execution, financial modeling, and ecosystem development. Recognized for building high-performance teams, closing multi-million-dollar contracts, and spearheading India’s largest renewable + storage initiatives.Leadership roles in CXO/Strategy/BD for Renewable Energy/ Energy Storage/Battery/Cleantech/Fintech/PE Funds/ Global Infrastructure

Experience

1. Leadership Key Management- New Clean Technology & Energy Storage Solution Ecosystem

   JSW Energy Ltd

   Jun 2021 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Built and scaled the Energy Storage vertical from scratch, covering, winning key tenders, project development, manufacturing, and ecosystem partnerships.Spearheaded 1 GWh BESS project (world’s largest at the time of winning) and India’s largest Solar + Storage project.Strategic collaboration initiative for battery cell/battery pack/container manufacturing line including Technology Tie-Ups, securing government approvals/incentives and PLI benefits.Techno-commercial analysis and strategic alliance initiatives for selected technology/applications & market.Drove financial/techno-commercial modeling for FDRE, RTC, Hybrid, and Green Hydrogen projects.Negotiated strategic alliances with global technology partners, consultants (DNV, TUV, Worley, etc.), and suppliers.Developed Net Zero roadmap by integrating RE + ESS in thermal power plants.Financial modeling of the business case for project related to FDRE, Solar plus Storage, RTC, Hybrid, RE+ESS & Green Hydrogen/Ammonia.Strategic Commercial Price & Contract Negotiation for BESS projects and Battery Manufacturing Infrastructure.LOCE/LCOH/LCOA/Life Cycle analysis for ESS, RTC, FDRE, PSP, Green Hydrogen/Ammonia, solar plus storage etc.Evaluate different ESS technologies like Electro-chemical, Electrical, Thermal & mechanical Storage.Complete understanding of Rules and regulation w.r.t Grid/Power/Electricity regulations (CEA/CERC/MOP/MNRE/NLDC) suitable for Renewable/ESS and accordingly create value stack benefit use case on project to project basis

Education

• Saint joseph school ,bhagalpur

  10th, Science

  1999 — 1999

• National Institute of Technology ,Patna

  B.E, Mechanical) 2007

  2003 — 2007

• Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration and Management, General

  2011 — 2013

• T.N.B College Bhagalpur

  12th, Science

  1999 — 2001

Skills

• Power Plants
• Power Generation
• Factory
• Power Systems
• Engineering
• Energy
• Electrical Engineering
• Commissioning
• Project Engineering
• Strategy
• Six Sigma
• Testing
• Leadership
• Management Consulting
• Strategic Planning
• Strategic Consulting
• Marketing Strategy
• Business Strategy
• Business Development
• Mechanical Engineering
• Business Analytics
• Project Planning
• Analysis
• Procurement
• Market Analysis
• Process Engineering
• Competitive Analysis
• Erp
• Business Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Analytics
• Team Management
• Data Analysis
• Project Management
• Market Research
• Product Management
• Business Planning
• Market Entry
• Business Intelligence
• Business Process Improvement