P. Vinay Kumar is CEO of Vibrant Energy. Vibrant is a corporate renewables, focused RE platform funded by Macquarie. Vinay Pabba, as he is popularly known, is a RE industry veteran with a track record of having built and managed ~ 4000 MW of Solar and Wind plants.

As a Former CEO & MD of Brookfield Asset Management - India Renewables he was instrumental in launching Brookfield in India. He has also been an Independent Director on the Board of KKR-backed Virescent India which is India’s first white-label Renewable Investment Trusts (InVIT)

Prior to Brookfield, as COO of Greenko Group he lead the Project Development Group. He built over 3 GW of solar and wind plants including the world’s largest solar plant (817 MW DC) in Kurnool (India) while at Greenko.

During prior stints with EPC companies in Transmission and Distribution, he executed large- format transmission and distribution projects in India/Africa. Has experience across the Power sector value chain (Generation, Transmission and Distribution).

Vinay Pabba began his career with the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) where he spearheaded transformational IT initiatives for Indian Customs. He is a recipient of the Finance Minister’s Medal and was also awarded the Samman Patra recognition while serving with the government.

Adjudged Solar Person of the Year 2017 – by EQMag, among Solar heroes of 2018, and more recently among 100 most powerful solar leaders in 2021. He is a recognized industry thought leader and influencer in the clean energy space in India.

Has a Bachelor’s degree in Engg. from IIT Madras, PGDBM from XLRI Jamshedpur, and is a CFA.