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Prashant Janaswamy appointed as Chief Information Officer of Essar Energy

Essar Energy Transition's EET Fuels on Monday said it has appointed Prashant Janaswamy as its Chief Information Officer. Prashant will lead the development and implementation of EET Fuels' digital transformation strategy, with an aim to modernise the company's technology infrastructure and enhance data-driven decision-making, a company statement said. According to the statement, Essar Energy Transition's EET Fuels (the trading name of Essar Oil (UK)) announced the appointment of Janaswamy as Chief Information Officer. His expertise includes digital transformation, technology modernisation, and data-driven decision-making. He brings over 25 years of global experience across the UK, the US, India, and the Middle East, having held senior roles such as CIO, CTO, and Chief Data and Automation Officer at leading companies in the energy, oil and gas, and manufacturing sectors. EET Fuels CEO Deepak Maheshwari said, "Prashant's appointment demonstrates our commitment to leveraging cutting-

Essar Energy to set up Europe's 1st hydrogen-ready power plant in UK

Essar Energy Transition (EET) on Friday announced setting up of Europe's first hydrogen-ready combined heat and power plant (CHP) at its Stanlow refinery in Ellesmere Port in the UK. The building of the power plant is a key part of EET's overall USD 3 billion of energy transition initiatives in the North West of England. The company aims to complete the project, EET Hydrogen Power in 2027, it said in a statement. The investment will support EET Fuels' ambition to become the lowest carbon process refinery, globally and EET Hydrogen's ambition to become the leading low carbon hydrogen producer in the UK. It will also provide low carbon power to other industrial users in the region to support their decarbonisation targets. EET Hydrogen Power will become an independent vertical under EET. The project will be developed over two phases to reach a capacity of 125 MW and reducing 740,000 tonne of carbon dioxide per annum. The new plant will replace Stanlow's existing boiler units, which

Essar Energy Transition appoints Rob Wallace as CEO of EET Hydrogen Power

EET Fuels on Wednesday announced the appointment of Rob Wallace as chief executive officer of EET Hydrogen Power, EET's planned hydrogen-ready combined heat and power plant (CHP) at its Stanlow refinery in the UK. Essar Energy Transition (EET) is the unit of Essar Group that is driving USD 3.6 billion worth of low-carbon projects in the UK and India over the next five years. EET Hydrogen Power is integral to EET's plans to create a leading energy transition hub at Stanlow. "Rob has spent 25 years in the energy and utilities industry, with significant experience with companies, including Shell and Centrica," the company said in a statement. Most recently, he was with the Irish electricity company, ESB, overseeing asset and plant commissioning, commercialisation and establishment of processes and procedures at all levels at ESB's Carrington Power Station. Latterly in this role, he took up a newly created role in ESB's Asset Development Team as Hydrogen Manager to deliver its net zer

Global investors attracted to India amid political stability: Prashant Ruia

We are making significant advances in energy transition, focusing on hydrogen, green mobility, and green steel ecosystems, Ruia said

UK clears Essar's $2.4 bn energy transition project helping carbon economy

Vertex Hydrogen project will support UK government's net zero ambitions, says company

Essar Energy sells 50% stake in KPRL to Kenyan Government

This transaction marks Essar Energy's complete exit from Kenya Petroleum Refineries Ltd