Rajiv has over 25 years of experience in the power industry and was instrumental in setting up Apraava Energy in 2002. Under Rajiv’s leadership, Apraava Energy has grown from a single-asset company to a diversified forward-looking organisation with a presence in power generation (conventional and renewables), transmission and Advanced Metering Infrastructure. In 2018, the company made a commitment to only invest in low-carbon growth areas going forward, including renewable energy, power transmission and distribution, as well as other customer-focused energy businesses. In 2021, Apraava signed up to India’s Electric Vehicle Ambition statement, initiated by WBCSD, that will enable energy transition in mobility. This initiative is expected to reduce India’s road transport emissions by 15% by 2030 and put the sector on a path to net-zero emissions by 2050. Under Rajiv’s direction, Apraava Energy became the second Indian power business to receive SBTi validation.

Rajiv’s experience has been in project financing, investment appraisal, finance and accounting, and general management. Before joining Apraava Energy, he held many global leadership positions in the power industry viz. the Deputy Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of BLCP Power in Thailand; the Finance Director of PowerGen India; and the Finance Director of LG Energy in Seoul, South Korea.

He is also the Chairman of Association of Power Producers (APP), an industry representative to address issues of the power sector. Additionally, Rajiv Co-Chairs CII National Committee on Power. In 2022, Rajiv was named among the ‘Top 50 Powerful Wind Leaders in India’ by Wind Insider magazine.

As a recognized knowledge expert, Rajiv participates in various national and international industry speaker platforms, including the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP), World Sustainable Development Summit, Energy Transition Forum, G20, CDP India, and CII summits, among others.

Rajiv is an Advanced Management Program Graduate from the Harvard Business School, Boston. He is an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow and completed his Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering from BIT, Sindri.