ACME Solar Appoints KR Thiyagarajan as President – EPC

Thiyagarajan brings more than 35 years of experience in the power sector, with expertise across solar PV, battery energy storage systems (BESS), EHV transmission and distribution, and thermal power.

December 11, 2025. By Abha Rustagi

ACME Solar has appointed KR Thiyagarajan as President – EPC. In this role, he will oversee project execution for all renewable energy projects, focusing on execution efficiency, cost optimisation, and technology integration as the company works toward its target of achieving 10 GW of operational contracted capacity by 2030. ACME Solar has also designated him as a Senior Management Personnel.

Thiyagarajan brings more than 35 years of experience in the power sector, with expertise across solar PV, battery energy storage systems (BESS), EHV transmission and distribution, and thermal power. He has led large-scale renewable energy projects from planning to commissioning and has delivered multi-gigawatt portfolios across India. His previous roles include senior positions at Reliance Industries (New Energy), Tata Power Solar, Avaada Power, and Welspun Energy.

He has extensive experience in project and contract management, techno-commercial functions, tendering and bidding, statutory compliance, stakeholder engagement, and developing high-performance project teams.

Thiyagarajan holds Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (B.E Electrical & Electronics), 1989 batch, from Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Bharthiyar University, Coimbatore and an MBA from IMT Ghaziabad, 2011 batch.

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