Founder of Su-Kam · The Inverter Man of India
The Inventor Who Built India's
Inverter & Solar Industry
While China dominated global electronics, Kunwer Sachdev built Indian-made inverter and solar technology so superior that Chinese products were ousted from markets across India, Africa, and the Middle East. This is that story.
A tribute from a close colleague
He Didn't Follow Trends.
He Stopped China From Setting Them.
In 1998, Kunwer Sachdev started Su-Kam with a single conviction: India needed world-class inverter and solar technology — built in India, by Indians. What followed was 25 years of invention that made Indian-made power backup so trusted that Chinese products were completely ousted from markets across India, Africa, and the Middle East.
He invented India's first plastic-body inverter, its first DSP sinewave unit, its first touchscreen solar PCU with Wi-Fi monitoring, and solar street lights with GSM remote control. He averaged two patents a month — a record in the Indian power backup industry.
Even today, Indian inverters are preferred over Chinese across these regions — and documented news sources credit Kunwer Sachdev's work as the reason why.
Read the full story →India's Firsts — by Kunwer Sachdev
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