70% of our projects are fully green: Sterlite Power MD Pratik Agarwal

The per unit cost we are looking at is very feasible and this could be a reality in 3-5 years, said MD Agarwal

Pratik Agarwal, managing director of Sterlite Power, says his firm is actively working towards greening the grid through power trans­mission projects. It is now working on the ambitious idea of inter-country power grids, on which US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry reached out for collaboration. In an interview, Agarwal tells Shreya Jai about his meeting with Kerry, Sterlite’s largescale projects, and its entry into the energy storage business. Edited excerpts:
 
You had a discussion with Kerry during his visit. Can you tell us what contributions were expected from the power transmission sector?
 
Kerry, his team, and