His leadership has been central to establishing the company as a key player in India’s integrated energy infrastructure landscape. Ratul Puri is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur and Chairman of Hindustan Power, which has pioneered large-scale solar plants in India and advocates for sustainable energy use. His company commissioned India’s first solar power plant of 5 MW capacity and Asia’s first
solar power plant of 30 MW under his dynamic and visionary leadership. Hindustan Power has built a portfolio of 4 GW capacity in thermal and solar power in various countries including Germany, United Kingdom, Japan, Italy and South Korea. An alumnus of Carnegie Mellon University, Ratul Puri has been recognized as Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young (2002), one of the Top 21 Young Leaders in India by Business Today (2007), Young Global Leader by World Economic Forum (2008), and CEO of the Year by World Brand Congress (2014) and Asian Power Awards (2015), demonstrating his exceptional leadership and entrepreneurial spirit. Puri has been a prominent voice in global discussions on climate resilience, leading several key conversations at the World Economic Forum. His contributions to India's infrastructure sector have been honoured by The Economic Times in 2014.
