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Kaise bani yeh 'Solar King'?
Simarpreet Singh ne Hartek Group (pehley Amtek Sales) ko ek dum se badal diya hai. Ek aisi company jo market mein dikhti nahi thi, woh ab ₹1,200 crore ki group valuation ke saath, FY26 tak ₹1,000 crore se zyada revenue banane ka target rakhti hai. Saari credit jaati hai disciplined execution ko aur solar energy mein smart pivot ko.
Abhi recently Karnataka mein ek badi deal crack ki hai: ₹3.53 billion (matlab ₹353 crore) ka project, jisme 280 MW solar ke saath 80 MW/320 MWh ka battery storage bhi hai. Ye company India ke national grid mein 10 GW se zyada solar capacity connect kar chuki hai, matlab desh ke renewable energy targets mein bada role hai.
Competition ko kaise face kar rahe hain?
Solar EPC sector mein bhari competition hai, jisme Tata Power Solar aur Jakson Green jaise bade players hain. Lekin Hartek ne apni strategy alag rakhi hai. Inhone na toh koi venture capital liya hai aur na hi private equity. Saara focus hai internal profits aur smart debt use karne par – matlab aise paisa jo capability aur speed laye.
Ye company sirf bade utility-scale projects hi nahi, rooftop solar mein bhi top 5 mein hai aur commercial & industrial (C&I) clients ke liye bhi kaam kar rahi hai. Government ki schemes jaise accelerated depreciation aur net metering policies ka fayda utha rahe hain.
Toh phir challenges kya hain?
Sab kuch itna smooth bhi nahi hai. India ke solar EPC sector mein asli challenges ye hain:
- Land Acquisition: Zameen milne mein 30-40% tak ki delays ho jaati hain.
- Working Capital: Payment cycles lambe hone ki wajah se paison ka chakkar tight rehta hai.
- Competition: Market mein itni bhidi hai ki price wars chalte rehte hain.
- Regulations & Grid: State-wise rules aur grid connection mein problems aati rehti hain.
- Supply Chain: Important parts, khaas kar batteries, ke liye import par depend karna padta hai.
Hartek ka cash burn avoid karne ka strategy achha hai, par in systemic challenges se hamesha bach ke rehna padega.
Aage ka kya plan hai?
Ab Hartek Group ek naye level par jaane ko ready hai. Simarpreet Singh ne kaha hai ki 1-2 saal mein IPO ya koi external funding explore kar sakte hain. Goal bada hai – Fortune 500 mein aana aur 100 saal tak chalne wala business banana. India ki clean energy market mein growth ke kaafi chances hain, aur Hartek apni strategy se iska fayda uthane ko taiyar hai.