Praveen Kakulte, Founder & CEO of The POWERCON Group
- Praveen Kakulte explains why renewable energy demands intellectual capital more than financial capital.
- He identifies the real industry gap as technological insight—not scaling alone.
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We recently had the pleasure of featuring Praveen Kakulte, Founder & CEO of The POWERCON Group, on The Brand Called You (TBCY) Podcast, hosted by Ashutosh Garg.
This insightful conversation explores the real challenges, hidden gaps, and technological innovations shaping the renewable energy sector in India and globally. From intellectual capital to asset longevity, this episode goes beyond surface-level sustainability talk to uncover what truly drives long-term performance in renewables.
00:00:39– What Inner Belief Gave You the Confidence to Start in a Capital-Intensive Sector?
- Praveen Kakulte explains why renewable energy demands intellectual capital more than financial capital.
- He identifies the real industry gap as technological insight—not scaling alone.
- A strong emphasis is placed on asset performance over mere asset creation.
00:02:54– The Turning Point in Leadership
- Reveals how early opacity in OEM-controlled data limited asset owners.
- Praveen Kakulte shares his shift from working with “hidden data” to enabling full transparency.
- The creation of the Energy Studio in Pune became a game-changing innovation for monitoring global wind and solar assets.
00:09:49– Tackling Technology Obsolescence
- The Center for Engineering Excellence focuses on outdated hardware and software challenges.
- Through reverse engineering and re-innovation, POWERCON has extended the life of assets across Germany, the Netherlands, Brazil, and more.
00:13:03– Asset Longevity Over Asset Creation
- Explains why fragmented investment thinking leads to poor lifetime returns.
- Highlights why yield optimization and long-term performance are often ignored—but essential.
00:15:37– What Asset Longevity Truly Means
- Discusses design life versus real-world environmental stress.
- Shows how predictive analytics helps anticipate failures and extend productivity.
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Learn more about Praveen Kakulte: LinkedIn
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- Transparency and technology are transforming renewable asset management
- Addressing obsolescence is essential for sustainability
- Asset longevity drives real long-term value
- Data, predictive analytics, and engineering excellence are the future of renewables
