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Year: 2021
Husk Power Systems Hires Cleantech & Energy Access Executive William Brent as Chief Marketing Officer to Expand Rural Energy Services
Husk Power Systems (huskpowersystems.com), the leading rural energy company operating renewable minigrids and adjacent services in Asia and Africa, announced the hiring of William Brent as its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).
Despite Pandemic, Husk Power Demonstrates Resiliency with Industry-Leading Financial Results in 2020, Doubling Revenue and Quadrupling Business Customers
Husk Power Systems, (huskpowersystems.com), the leading rural energy company operating renewable minigrids in Asia and Africa, today announced that it registered 90% growth in revenue in 2020 compared to the previous year, while more than quadrupling its commercial business customers.
Innovator Takes Rural India And Africa “Mini” With New Grid Technology
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), India is “one of the largest electrification success stories in history”, accounting for two of every five people newly electrified since 2000. The proportion of India’s population with access to electricity grew from 68% in 2010 to over 99% in 2019.
Year: 2020
Husk Power Systems Named “Microgrid Company of the Year”
Today, Husk Power Systems, (huskpowersystems.com), the leading rural energy company operating renewable minigrids in Asia and Africa, announced that it was named 2020 “Microgrid Company of the Year” by the India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA).
Dutch Development Bank FMO Spotlights Husk Power as “Energy Disruptors”; Invested US $5 Million in Minigrid Developer
Today, Husk Power Systems (huskpowersystems.com), a next-generation power company operating renewable energy mini-grids in Asia and Africa, announced that Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO has invested USD$5 million in the company, while also spotlighting CEO Manoj Sinha as an “energy disruptor” in the latest FMO publication, Future-Minded.
Leading Renewable Energy Minigrid Developer Husk Power Systems Expands Global Leadership Team
Today, Husk Power Systems, a next-generation power company operating renewable energy minigrids in Asia and Africa, announced the addition of three new members to its global executive team. The hires strengthen Husk’s leadership and set the company up to deliver 10x growth over the next five years.
Renewable Energy Industry Leader Mark Gainsborough Joins Husk Power Systems Board of Directors
Today, Husk Power Systems a leading rural power utility company operating mini-grids in Asia and Africa, announced that global clean energy business leader Mark Gainsborough had joined the company’s Board of Directors.
Year: 2018
Husk Power Systems receives $20 million investment
Husk Power Systems, a leading rural distributed utility company operating mini-grids in Asia and Africa, today announced a US $20 million equity investment* by Shell Technology Ventures LLC, Swedish development finance..
Year: 2017
Husk Won Ashden award
Husk Power is connecting remote villages in Bihar to a clean, reliable electricity supply, which provides better light, harnesses a widespread..
Manoj Sinha speaks with Business Standard in 2017
Tamkuha was one of the first villages Husk (earlier called Husk Power Systems) decided to light up through its gasification technology..
Year: 2015
Giving Back in Biomass Magazine
Manoj Sinha’s dream of providing power to areas of his native India where limited or no electricity is available has become a reality…
Husk Power Systems in The Hindu
Husk Power Systems has been a Shell Foundation partner since 2008, and has over 75 operational plants in Bihar..
Husk Power in The Huffington Post
Husk has installed 84 mini-power plants, providing electricity to more than 200,000 people in 300 rural villages in India…
Year: 2014
Energy: Islands of Light
Pandey and Yadav formed Husk Power Systems with Manoj Sinha, who studied business at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, and the company…
Continental Affiliate Teams Up With Husk Power Systems For Tanzania
Tanzanian affiliate, Ruaha River Power Company Ltd. has entered into a joint venture agreement with Husk Power Systems..
Cheap Electricity for Poor Squeezing Out Solar in India
The villagers of Dharnai in northern India had been living without electricity for more than 30 years..