Mr. Ravi Khanna has been named new President & CEO of Scatec Solar
Effective December 2008, Mr. Ravi Khanna, has been named new President & Chief Executive Officer of Scatec Solar AS, the solar utility company focusing on global installation, owning and operations of solar power plants.
Scatec Solar has headquarters in Oslo, Norway. Mr. Khanna joins Scatec Solar from Moser Baer Photo Voltaic Ltd where he was the CEO
- Mr. Khanna’s back ground and experience from the solar industry makes him the ideal candidate to take Scatec Solar from the start-up phase to a serious player in the solar PV power utility segment of the industry, said Dr. Alf Bjørseth founder and chairman of Scatec AS, the parent company of Scatec Solar.
In Moser Baer PV Ravi Khanna has been responsible for the acquisitions of technology firms and setting up of a technology centre while creating one of the fastest manufacturing capacities which has positioned the company to reach giga watt level capacities by 2012. He was also on the board of US firms Sol Focus, Solaria and Stion Corporation. Prior to this, Khanna had a stint of more than 10 years with Delphi Corporation in various positions globally.
Scatec Solar has during its 18 months of operation developed and installed a number of PV power plants in central Europe. Germany, the Czech Republic, Italy and Bulgaria are presently the main focus markets. The company has established a subsidiary for Asia Pacific in Singapore and aggressively continues to expand its presence World Wide. Scatec AS is the majority owner of Scatec Solar, and the Japan based, Itochu Corporation, has a 10 % stake in the company.
Contact:
Sven Røst, Scatec, tel + 47 932 53 196