Press Archive
38 press features, interviews and stories spanning 25 years of innovation.
News18 publishes a virtual tour of Kunwer Sachdev's residence at DLF Magnolias, Gurugram — and the story behind the inverter pioneer who is now leading Kunwwer.AI, an artificial-intelligence venture for Indian founders.
Su-vastika Systems product announcement carried by OpenPR, an international press release distribution network — covering the lithium energy storage and solar PCU product lines being introduced by Kunwer Sachdev's new venture for global markets (Africa, Middle East, Southeast Asia).
Zee News tells the Su-Kam → Su-vastika story through the lens of partnership: how Kunwer Sachdev's journey from pen-selling student to founder of a power-electronics empire was made possible alongside Khushboo Sachdev. Wounds turned into wisdom.
भारत की स्वच्छ ऊर्जा की ओर संक्रमण को तेज़ करने के एक साहसिक कदम में, स्टेटकॉन एनर्जिया और सु-वास्तिका ने हाथ मिलाया है। श्री कुंवर सचदेव, जो 'इन्वर्टर मैन ऑफ इंडिया' के नाम से प्रसिद्ध हैं, ने कहा: 'मेरा दृष्टिकोण सु-वास्तिका के माध्यम से भारत को विश्वसनीय और कुशल BESS समाधानों से सशक्त बनाना है।'
Josh Talks Hindi's full long-form interview with Kunwer Sachdev — the rise, the loss, what built the brand and what broke it. The most-watched single-source telling of the Su-Kam story in Hindi, with 1.1 million+ views. The interview every Indian founder should watch.
The Wikipedia biographical entry for Kunwer Sachdev — founder of Su-Kam Power Systems and currently building Su-Vastika and Kunwwer.AI. Covers his early years selling pens to fund his education, founding Su-Kam in 1988, the patents portfolio, the NCLT period, and post-2020 ventures.
The encyclopaedia entry for Su-Kam Power Systems Limited — the inverter and UPS company founded by Kunwer Sachdev in 1998, its product milestones (Chic plastic inverter, sine-wave inverters, Solar PCU), the Reliance and Temasek investment, and the eventual 2018 NCLT proceedings.
Kunwer Sachdev, founder of Su-Kam, has cemented his place in history by revolutionizing the power backup sector in India. Under his guidance, Su-vastika is now leading the charge towards a sustainable future in energy storage.
The Guardian Nigeria reports on Kunwer Sachdev's new venture Su-Vastika after Su-Kam — significant for African markets where Su-Kam was the #2 inverter brand in Nigeria and held projects across Gabon, Malawi, Rwanda and Uganda.
Su-vastika is creating a better technology for solar storage and lithium batteries. The company's focus remains on Emergency Rescue Devices and Hybrid Solar technology for modern infrastructure and lift backups.
From selling pens to building a million-dollar empire, Kunwer Sachdev's journey is a masterclass in resilience. He shares insights into his leadership philosophy and the early days of building Su-Kam, redefining the industry standard.
TV9 Hindi profiles how Kunwer Sachdev transformed India's power-backup industry and went on to champion solar energy — earning him the titles The Inverter Man of India and The Solar Man of India.
सु-काम कंपनी के फाउंडर कुंवर सचदेव की कहानी हर युवा उद्यमी के लिए प्रेरणा है। उन्होंने दिखाया कि कैसे एक साधारण पृष्ठभूमि से निकलकर आप दुनिया बदल सकते हैं।
Patrika reports from Meerut on Kunwer Sachdev's address to engineering students — covering his work on power backup, solar, and lithium-ion storage, plus career advice for future engineers.
Benzinga (US international financial press) carries the announcement that Kunwer Sachdev — founder of Su-Kam — has returned to the power-electronics industry as mentor to Su-vastika Solar. The piece notes Su-vastika's 60+ patent filings (roughly 2 technology patents per month) and the strategic focus on energy storage systems for grid support and renewable/EV integration. Significant placement on a US-facing financial wire, December 2022.
Benzinga (US international press) reports that Su-vastika Solar has been granted a patent by the Government of India for its IoT-based system and method for multiple battery selection. The piece also highlights Su-vastika's EV charger development using isolation-transformer technology. International coverage of an Indian clean-energy patent, September 2022.
siliconindia's success-stories series profiles Kunwer Sachdev's transition from inverter pioneer to a leader of India's early solar revolution — including off-grid village deployments and the country's first solar PCU.
Electronics For You reports on the NCLT proceedings: Su-Kam Power Systems, carrying outstanding dues of around Rs 370 crore to IDBI and SBI, enters insolvency bidding — with Carlyle, AION Capital and Schneider Electric among the parties evaluating the asset.
Solar trade publication SaurEnergy covers the late-2018 NCLT auction phase, the scale of Su-Kam's outstanding obligations, and the implications for India's inverter and solar industry — including the path that eventually led Kunwer Sachdev to mentor Su-Vastika.
Amar Ujala's success-stories feature documents Kunwer Sachdev's business journey, his innovations in plastic-body and sine-wave inverters, and Su-Kam's growth into a globally recognised brand.
DNA India's honest account of Su-Kam's 26-year run — what went wrong, what worked, and the lessons Kunwer Sachdev carries forward. One of the more unsentimental profiles of the founder's full arc.
PV Magazine India interviews Kunwer Sachdev on Su-Kam's hybrid solar inverters, large-scale projects (1 MW at Punjab Engineering College, 1 MW Chennai Metro, 1.3 MW Assam Rifles/Indian Army, 100 kW HUDA City Centre Metro), the 76 technology patents Su-Kam holds, the Solarcon and Brainy product lines, why DC is more efficient than AC, and Su-Kam's presence in 90+ countries.
PV Magazine India press release on Su-Kam's participation at the Middle East Electricity Meet (MEE Dubai), showcasing solar inverters, hybrid PCUs and battery storage products to a Middle East and Africa audience.
BW Businessworld interview by Avishek Banerjee — Kunwer Sachdev on the modern founder mindset, partnerships, and what changes the moment you take outside capital. Honest reflections on what the textbooks don't teach about scaling a hardware brand in India.
The Discovery Channel feature documentary Sun Fuel — India's most-cited piece of national television journalism on solar — built around Su-Kam's solar work in rural India. The film follows Raju, a young boy in a remote Uttar Pradesh village who studies at night after solar reaches his home, and a young mother in Tripura who safely delivers her baby at a healthcare centre that was earlier lit only by candle. Su-Kam's solar installations across the country anchor the film's central thesis: solar as a fuel, not a niche.
African Review Magazine covers Su-Kam's solar and hybrid energy work across Africa: the 2,000-unit solar street-lighting deployment in Gabon (Kango, Mouila, Bitam), the hybrid solar-wind microgrid in 5 remote Malawi villages, and the Dusk-to-Dawn solar lighting technology Su-Kam pioneered for rural African deployment.
Powerline Magazine profiles Kunwer Sachdev — Su-Kam's founder and MD — covering the company's evolution from plastic-body inverters to large-scale solar PCUs, the Su-Kam Smart Series, and the technology IP portfolio.
EQ Mag Pro covers Kunwer Sachdev's industry talk on continuous reinvention in the Indian solar and power-electronics market — why staying ahead of competition requires changing the market yourself rather than reacting to it.
Saur Energy reports Kunwer Sachdev's address at the India International Science Festival on changing the solar inverter market before market forces change it — covers Su-Kam's R&D approach, MOSFET-based design, and the journey from cable-TV to solar pioneer.
Electronics Bazaar's My Story series carries a long-form first-person interview with Kunwer Sachdev — his earliest cable-TV days, why he built Su-Kam to compete with imported products, and what he means when he calls himself a perpetual learner who's still struggling.
YourStory's profile traces Kunwer Sachdev's bootstrapped beginnings — starting Su-Kam with about Rs 10,000 of working capital, refusing to outsource design, and turning Su-Kam into India's most trusted inverter manufacturer over two decades.
Business Standard's coverage of a landmark rural-solar moment — Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam inaugurating Su-Kam's off-grid solar deployment in Dimple Yadav's constituency. One of the early visible endorsements of distributed solar by an Indian public figure.
Forbes India profiles Su-Kam's pivot into solar — Kunwer Sachdev's bet on Indian solar manufacturing six years before national policy made it mainstream. Coverage of the strategic shift from inverter-only to solar-plus-storage and what it took to commit capacity ahead of the demand curve.
Nigerian Communications News reports from Abuja on Su-Kam's flagship dealer meet at the Nigerian capital — bringing together West African distributors during the years Su-Kam was Africa's most awarded Indian inverter brand.
Economic Times Now's long-form Tee Time interview — life, scaling Su-Kam, the road to manufacturing in India, and the personal disciplines that shaped Kunwer Sachdev's career. A relaxed, unguarded conversation rather than a business briefing.
Outlook Business magazine ran a cover profile on Kunwer Sachdev that revealed a deeply personal side of the Su-Kam founder — his philosophy of invention, his relationship with failure, and the obsessive curiosity that dr
Peer-reviewed academic case study on Su-Kam published in the Indian Journal of Commerce and Management Studies (Vol 2, Issue 2, March 2011, pages 292-296). Authored by Vikrant Saklani, Assistant Professor of Commerce at Govt. College for Women (R.K.M.V.), Shimla. Indexed in the IDEAS/RePEc economics research database. The paper traces Kunwer Sachdev's path from a Rs. 10,000 Cable TV start-up to building Su-Kam into an ISO 9001 / ISO 14001 certified Indian MNC — at the time 10,000 dealers, 6 manufacturing units, exports to 71 countries, 23 India offices + 1 Dubai office, 2,100+ employees, with investment from Reliance India Power Fund (RADAG + Temasek Holdings, Singapore). The paper concludes with lessons drawn from Su-Kam's success for other Indian entrepreneurs.
India Today magazine's 'Spirit of India: Ignited Minds' editorial series featuring Su-Kam Power Systems under Kunwer Sachdev. India Today highlighted Su-Kam in its broader coverage of innovation in India, including the magazine's listing of plastic-body inverters among the top 10 innovations of the decade. Article preserved via the Wayback Machine.
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