Jakson Group
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1947 |
| Founder | Jai Kishan Gupta, Satish Kumar Gupta |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Sameer Gupta, Sundeep Gupta |
| Products | Diesel Generator, Solar Modules Solar Products |
| Services | EPC |
Number of employees | 2000 |
| Website | www |
Jakson Group is an Indian energy and engineering company with corporate headquarters in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. The company manufactures and sells diesel generator sets and solar PV modules.[1][2][3][4] Jakson operates four key businesses in India – Powergen & Distribution, Solar, EPC and Defence.
The Powergen business manufactures and sells diesel generator sets and also constructs diesel power plants. The solar business develops solar power plants, executes solar EPC projects, and manufactures and sells solar modules and products.
The Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) business provides turnkey services for utility scale & rooftop solar power plants, rural & urban electrification projects, substations amongst others. Subsidiary businesses include hospitality and education.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
History[edit]
Jakson was founded in the year 1947 as an electrical goods trading company in Delhi, India. Jakson is one of the oldest Diesel generator manufacturing companies in India.
The company diversified into solar, EPC and Defence businesses in the year 2010. Jakson has four manufacturing plants across India located in Kathua, Kalsar and Greater Noida. The Kathua and Kalsar plants are dedicated generator manufacturing faicilties. The Greater Noida manufacturing plant is a solar module manufacturing facility and manufactures solar modules and solar products.
Jakson is an OEM of Cummins, an American Fortune 500 corporation in India.[12][13][14]
Notable projects[edit]
- India's first solar powered train for the Indian Railways[15]
- Roof-top solar power plant at President's Estate, Rashtrapati Bhawan[16]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jakson Says Solar to Match Diesel-Generator Sales by 2017". 12 May 2014 – via www.bloomberg.com.
- ^ "India's Jakson bets on solar to replace diesel generators - report".
- ^ Mukul, Jyoti (21 October 2017). "Jakson Group to increase its solar manufacturing capacity to 1.5 gigawatts". Business Standard India – via Business Standard.
- ^ "www.powertoday.in".
- ^ "Jakson Group eyes Rs 1000-crore revenue from solar biz in FY17". The Economic Times. 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Jakson Group to have Rs 2,700 crore turnover by 2017". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 1 September 2014 – via Business Standard.
- ^ Pearson, Natalie Obiko (12 May 2014). "Jakson Group expects solar to match core sales by 2017".
- ^ "Jakson Group eyes Rs 3k crore revenue from solar biz by FY18 - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Hospitality Biz India :: Jakson Inns brings Phaltan to tourism map". www.hospitalitybizindia.com.
- ^ "Along the Road Less Travelled in a Marathi Heartland".
- ^ "Jakson Group forays into hospitality with Rs 200 cr investments".
- ^ Chandrasekaran, Kaavya (24 July 2017). "Jakson Group to invest Rs 700 crore to set up new solar plant". The Economic Times.
- ^ http://engrreview.com/jakson-in-association-with-cummins-india-launches-its-first-global-training-center-service-facility-in-india/ [dead link]
- ^ "Jakson, Cummins set up training centre in Greater Noida".
- ^ "Railways to start trial runs of solar train in sunny Jodhpur". 13 May 2016.
- ^ www.ETEnergyworld.com. "Jakson to install rooftop solar power plant at Rashtrapati Bhawan - ET EnergyWorld". ETEnergyworld.com.