COO,BSES Yamuna Power Limited
Brajesh Kumar is chief Operating officer (COO) at BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL), where he currently leads business operations. He joined BSES in 2009 and held various roles across departments before assuming his current position. With over 30 years of diverse experience, Kumar has previously worked in sales and marketing with leading organisations such as Hindalco (Aditya Birla Group), Sterlite (Vedanta Group) and Jindal Steel and Power Limited. Kumar has been instrumental in reducing the company, losses, driving digital initiatives, enhancing consumer services and promoting the adoption of new technologies such as rooftop solar and electric vehicle (EV) charging. Under his strategic guidance, BSES has installed over 200 EV charging stations. He also played an important role as a stakeholder in formalising the Delhi EV policy. In his current role, he spearheads new technology initiatives such as smart managed and renewable energy-supported charging stations. Kumar is also credited with setting up India’s first smart-managed charging station in Delhi and East Delhi’s first public charging station at BYPL’s premises.