Energetica India Magazine -October 2020

Priyanka Mohan Director, Kor Energy How has been your journey so far, being a woman, in the renewable energy industry? Priyanka Mohan : I started my carrier with banking in 2008 and then established Kor Energy India Pvt Ltd in the year 2013. Initially, we started with the small domes- tic installations for captive use or self consumption, and after some time we also started doing marketing via various platforms such as digital, telemarketing and by publishing advertisements and articles in reputed news paper with the help of limited resources. Since begin- ning, we planned each and everything to target end customer. Also, we started this venture with our own, very limited resources, so both working capital and re- sources were limited and we have to make sure that every single penny should be utilised properly. Earlier, People did not give such Positive response on the clean energy and was also less aware about green energy. But now the things have changed and people want to give their contribution towards the nature and society. Also, they are becoming more aware about benefits of putting up solar in Residential as well as Commercial establishments. Now is the time to focus on domestic manufacturing which would help conserve substantial foreign exchange and create atleast 3 to 4 lakh jobs in next five years. About 63 per cent of cell manufacturing capacity and 43 per cent of module manufacturing facilities in India are located at SEZs. Government should support local manufacturing and came up with supportive plans for SMEs as well, so they would get a chance in manufacturing and would be able to export as well as cater to domestic market. In an exclusive interaction series with women influencers in the power sector, Manu Tayal , Associate Editor, Energetica India, interacted with Priyanka Mohan , Director, Kor Energy. Here’re some excerpts from that interaction: 38 energetica INDIA- October_2020