Vishal Panchal Email & Phone Number

I am a Forward-thinking and Enterprising professional, steering Energy Storage Solutions in a Power Sector Utility, strongly believe in future technologies and closely follow advancements in the field.As the Team Lead, I have adeptly managed contracts as well as operations of India's inaugural Grid-connected BESS, and pioneered initiatives like Energy Warehousing, Vehicle-Grid Integration, Community ESS, and Pole Mounted BESS, Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading, Local Energy Market, etc. I regularly happen to engage in lively and insightful techno-commercial discussions on BESS assets – almost always extended to the country's burgeoning power sector – with government officials, representatives from international organizations, regional development agencies, technology-focused fund managers, think tanks, researchers, policy influencers, and industry experts.Have good understanding of the challenges faced by and / or value stacking available for discoms, large C&I consumers and other stakeholders in adopting advance technologies especially the ones related to energy storage.Beyond energy storage solutions, my areas of operations extend to a vast period of user-role experience in ADMS (Advanced Distribution Management System), utilizing its advanced applications for meeting a typical utility's objectives, layering of add-on OT applications / services on it, all of which helped in optimization of grid performance, and improving power restorations.I also spent initial half of my career's tenure in managing over INR 80 crores in annual procurement for electrical power projects, ensuring compliance with internal and external regulations. Established strong vendor relationships, promoted fair competition, and implemented cost-effective purchasing strategies (first-principle, price variation framework, and total owning cost) for creating an end-to-end supply chain visibility.