KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – 2 December 2022 – Clean energy solutions provider Gentari Sdn Bhd
(Gentari) has appointed energy industry leader Sushil Purohit as
its inaugural Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective 16 January
2023.
Sushil, who was most recently the President of
Wärtsilä Energy as well as Executive Vice President and
Member of the Board of Management at Wärtsilä
Corporation, brings over 28 years of global energy industry
experience to Gentari. His expertise and experience in the new
energy sector spans over 70 countries, with a demonstrated track
record overseeing operations in the Americas, Middle East, Asia
and Australia.
Under his leadership, Wärtsilä
Energy grew to become a key player in the grid scale energy
storage market as well as a top technology provider in Grid
Balancing Engine Power Plants. The decarbonisation services
business launched under his leadership further enables customers
to achieve their decarbonisation goals rapidly, in a more
economical and reliable manner.
On this announcement,
Chairman of Gentari, Datuk Tengku Muhammad Taufik, said:
“Sushil’s
vast global experience in the new energy industry will be a
tremendous asset as he leads the Gentari team to venture into new
markets. Building on the gains we have made since Gentari was
first introduced, Sushil will aim to unlock new avenues in our
quest to deliver clean energy solutions and capture opportunities
in the energy transition. The Board expects that the calibre and
industry experience that he brings will synergise well with the
capabilities of our Malaysian leadership team, as he guides
Gentari towards becoming an integrated net zero solutions
provider, with an immediate focus on building its three core
pillars of Renewable Energy, Hydrogen and Green
Mobility.”
Sushil added:
“The
pace at which the energy transition has been developing globally
is exciting and I am pleased to be playing a greater role here. It
is both an honour and a privilege to be named the CEO of Gentari
and I wish to thank Datuk Tengku Taufik and the Board of Gentari
for their trust. I hope to make an impact in driving growth in the
clean energy landscape, particularly in key markets where Gentari
seeks to make inroads.”
He further added,
”The world is moving rapidly towards a cleaner energy
future, across a variety of industries and markets, offering
Gentari numerous opportunities to support energy transition for
our partners, customers and the society.”
As
CEO, Sushil will be leading a high-calibre team consisting of
experienced energy professionals, both Malaysian and
international, as Gentari pursues its 2030 global aspirations to
build a renewable energy capacity of 30-40 GW, produce up to 1.2
mtpa of clean hydrogen, and capture 10% market share (25,000
public charging points) of the electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem
across key markets in Asia Pacific.
Rounding up the
year, Datuk Tengku Muhammad Taufik shared that the progress
achieved by Gentari thus far sets a strong foundation for the
company to build on. In March, PETRONAS announced its intention to
set up a clean energy entity, which was shortly followed by
Gentari’s introduction in June and its launch in September
officiated by the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Since then, Gentari
has continued to make positive strides in all three of its
business verticals:
• achieved 1.12 GW of renewable
energy capacity in operations and under development globally
including the successful commissioning of a major Open Access
project in Uttar Pradesh, India (56.5 MW) as well as delivering
Malaysia’s largest single rooftop solar installation (7.4
MW) at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS and the country’s
largest self-consumption ground-mounted solar installation (40 MW)
at the Pengerang Integrated Complex.
• progressed its
collaborations with over a dozen international and local partners
for hydrogen project developments, with four opportunities
expected to move into detailed engineering stage by 2023.
•
driving the shift to green mobility through the installation of
250 electric vehicle (EV) charging points in Malaysia and India,
the establishment of Southeast Asia’s biggest EV charging
hub in Suria KLCC, and operationalisation of Southeast
Asia’s first 350kW public EV charger. Gentari’s
Vehicle-as-a-Service (VaaS) fleet has deployed more than 350 EVs
in Malaysia and India to date, with India already achieving 1
million clean kilometres, equivalent to reducing 83.4 tonnes of
carbon dioxide emissions.
Gentari’s suite of
renewable energy, hydrogen and green mobility solutions will be
spread across a mix of Malaysian, regional and international
projects, to address customer demands and opportunities on the
ground.