Who We Are

EDF Renewables

EDF Renewables is the global renewable energy affiliate of the EDF Group (Électricité de France S.A.) Present in 20+ countries, under the brand EDF Renewables, the company develops, builds and operates renewable power plants.

EDF Renewables India

EDF Renewables India is a leading Independent Power Producer, generating grid scale power. We develop, build, and operate Renewable power plant and have a decade of experience in India. Our Portfolio is 605 MW out of which 305 MW is operational. Our team of leaders strive solve energy challenges regardless the size or complexity. We help foster the emergence of new technologies and help optimize mature renewable technologies

Our Journey

More about our journey and how EDF Renewables India is powering clean energy revolution in India

2016

EDF Renewables enters India in wind business in form of JV

2017

Operational Capacity 200 MW reached

2018

Won 300 MW capacity in the SECI V Tranche Bid

2019

105 MW Verdant Project is commissioned taking Portfolio to 605 MW

2021

EDF Renewables acquires JV. JV is rebranded as EDF Renewables India

We develop projects that benefit the climate, the environment, and the economy. We build them with a top priority on safety. It is our ambition to make a major contribution to India’s Net Zero targets.

Arne Lorenzen
CEO

We have experience in managing complex business projects from scratch to commissioning and efficient operations through the project lifetime

Chatar Dev Singh
COO

Our Team

Our executive management team is responsible for setting the strategic course and leading the company with a relentless goal to propel the organization's vision and strategy forward.

Arne Lorenzen

Arne Lorenzen is an experienced International Business Leader. He has worked extensively in the European power sector and held CEO and senior executive positions with leading European renewable energy companies. His experience includes development, delivery, and operation of power projects and related infrastructure as well as more generally strategy, organization, cross-border M&A, finance, and corporate […]

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Chatar Dev Singh

Chatar Dev Singh, also addressed as CD, has over 30 years of experience in managing large construction and wind power projects, automobile OEM, and international trade including dealing with government agencies as well as international collaborators. CD has been instrumental in creating the initial 305 MW operating assets and pipeline of the company. He has […]

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Chandresh Ohri

Chandresh has over 15 years of experience with leading corporates in India like Ballarpur Industries, Cargill Foods, Panacea Biotec, Acme Solar, and has been managing the corporate finance function. He is associated with the company for more than 5 years. Chandresh has extensive experience across the finance function, including value creation, corporate governance, risk management, […]

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Soumi Benerji

Soumi has over 10 years of diverse experience of working in different capacities in the power industry, be it as lenders’ legal counsel, borrower’s legal counsel, external legal advisor to power producers, external legal advisor to original equipment manufacturers, and in-house legal counsel. At EDF Renewables India, Soumi is General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. […]

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Col Kanwarjit Singh

Kanwarjit has over 26 years of experience working in diverse domains of business operations, asset management, manufacturing & supply chain functions, across companies in renewable energy, EPC & telecom sectors, and the Indian Army. Previously, Kanwarjit was VP Operations at SunEdison, business unit manager at KEC International. In his two decades plus with the Indian […]

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Shashikant Tiwari

Shashikant has over 21 years of experience in project management and execution in the power, energy, and infrastructure industries, having overseen multi-faceted project activities from conceptualization to execution including project development. Working in the renewable energy sector since 2007, he has commissioned wind projects across India. At EDF Renewables India, Shashikant is responsible for project […]

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Rohan Kale

Rohan has over 15 years of rich experience, primarily in the Power sector across generation and transmission. In power generation, Rohan has exposure to both conventional and renewable energy with work spanning across Business Development and Commercial, Analytics, Strategy and Risk Management.  Prior to EDF, Rohan has worked with ICICI Bank, Reliance Infrastructure and Sembcorp […]

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