Karnataka-based GenX PV India Pvt Ltd is India’s first manufacturer of the Split Junction Box with Integrated-Diodes. Currently, Manufacturing ‘Make In India’ products, the company is making enormous efforts in achieving Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mission statement of achieving the ‘Net Zero Emission’ by the year 2070.
It’s all about the gradual exposure to the shopfloors which turns the curiosity andpassion of an individual who believes in self-reliance into an entrepreneurial spirit. Influenced by the climate activist around him and interning with a leading solar manufacturer, Piyush committed a grave vision to make an ‘Atmanirbhar Mark’ in the Indian Solar industries.
Coming from a business background, Piyush is making the Indian Solar Industries more advanced with his marketing expertise coupled with GenX PV’s quality-assured Solar junction boxes, Solar connectors, and solar cables. With his demonstrated expertise in the renewables and environment industry, Piyush Agrawal is currently serving as Director of GenX PV India Pvt Ltd.
The Turning Point
It is hard to point out a single inspiration drive that makes the entrepreneurs venture into their own business. While pursuing MBA and Marketing Management from the University of Westminster, Piyush found his inclination with the new technologies in the energy segment. The inclination was catalyzed by his role in SunPower UK, a leading solar manufacturer, where he used to handle the accounting and marketing role.
“Marketing of every product is all about delving deep into the product details in all perspectives. I used to visit the shopfloors factories and stay there quite long to understand the technical flow of the solar product development. It made me more enthusiastic and spilled a deep interest in Solar products,” shares Piyush about his inspiration in solar industries.
Understanding the Market Dynamism
After completing his Masters Piyush, then came back to India and did rigorous market research to compare the quality of solar components of Indian market with international market. Bearing his interest in solar products, he got all the advanced technology and quality products in the market. Piyush has a separate team only for R&D which continuously does research to innovate and introduce new products to serve the market with outmost quality products.
Piyush already had an established family business of plastic and paper cups, with 20-25 years of leadership, but looked beyond, and found his interest in the Solar Junction Boxes, the brain of the solar panel for which he brought industry expertise from Germany and China.
“Every market has a different workflow. From the manufacturing to the assembly of the product, the market trends vary. I realized that the solar junction, which is the brain of the solar panel has technology and quality to initiate the manufacturing with,” he narrates on his drive of Market Research.
Quality compliance with Affordability
Aiming to be part of the long run in establishing renewable energy in Human society, GenX is known to be the first-ever company in India to introduce the Integrated Diode Technology in Indian Solar Industries. Being new in the market, the Integrated Diode makes the solar panel more compact making it durable and long-lasting with Zero power loss. Every product introduced by GenX Pv is TUV, and UL certified to meet international standards.
“Our ultimate aim is to make your Solar panel last long for 25 years and make sure that it can withstand any climate variations and different temperatures and serve the clean energy mission for sustainable India,” adds Piyush on GenX’s solar junction boxes.
GenX manufacturers mainly five types of Solar Junction Boxes which are non-potted, pre-potted, full potted, and split junction diode which are further classified into the integrated diode and terminal diode Solar Junction Boxes.
GenX cables are specially designed with around 6.3 mm outer diameter to give double insulation thus, reducing the overheating risk associated with long hours of passage of electricity. The firm has its dedicated laboratory for the intense testing of the products which has helped the company to make its product ISO & IEC approved and TUV, UL& RoHS compliant.
“With various machines in our laboratory, keeping all the parameters under scrutiny we test our solar Junction box from -40 to 140 degrees Celsius to assure that no stone is unturned in making our product the first choice of our customers,” says Piyush on the testing facility of GenX. Piyush told that the Forward current test, reverse voltage test along testing the mechanical load to the mechanical strength have enabled the Junction Box IP 68 rated.
Global Association: Bringing the Future of Solar
Piyush told that firm has a proactive association in Europe and Dubai, with the leading companies such as New Solar, Swiss Photon, and Chromatics who are GenX’s customers. “Our split junction is made for half cut, M10, M12 cells for superior power generation and better heat dissipation. And, with immense R & D work and taking the feedback from the customers, we have made our product in-line with the future technologies in India,” he adds.
Piyush shared that earlier in 2010, Indian solar panel Manufacturers used to import everything from China owning the lack of in-house production. But now, with the daily advent of the new technologies, full-fledged support from the government in the form of PLI scheme, and now, Budget 2022 bringing the value addition to the solar Industries would make Indian Solar Industries Atmanirbhar.’
Recently, GenX PV participated at Intersolar India 2021, the world's leading exhibition & conference series for the solar industry which held from December 2 to 4 at Helipad Exhibition Center, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The GenX PV's products got notable response from the trade visitors in the exhibition.
Womanufacturing: Futuristic for Solar industries
Piyush is optimistic about bringing the women in the Solar Shopfloors to brighten the faster and more efficient adoption of renewable energy in the Indian Industry. Giving employment to more than 300 people, GenX’s 80 % workforce is women which Piyush aspires to make 100 %.
“Solar industry is market-driven and requires quite a professionalism and innovative approach. I believe that with the women workforce in the shopfloors, operations are more efficient and faster. We ardently believe in the acceptability of women workforce in the Solar Shopfloors,” remarks Piyush optimistically. Piyush Agrawal of GenX believes in making the Solar Industry more visionary with more inclusion of women on the shop floors.
GenX India Pvt Ltd is equipped with modern Product testing facilities, and standard functionalities which are endeavoring to build Indian Solar industries on the better prospects of ‘Make In India.’
