Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, September 2025 — In a significant leadership move, Waaree Group has appointed Mr. Kamlesh Harchandani as the Chief Executive Officer – Data Center Business. With over 30 years of experience, including 18+ years in the Data Center industry, Kamlesh brings a wealth of expertise across strategy, design, business planning, and operations — marking a bold step in Waaree’s ambitious expansion into India’s fast-growing data center and colocation infrastructure market.
“We are delighted to welcome Kamlesh Harchandani as the CEO – Data Center Business at Waaree Group,” the company announced. “His strong background combined with knowledge of emerging technologies such as liquid cooling solutions will provide an edge for upcoming data centers of Waaree Group.”
Prior to joining Waaree Group, Kamlesh Harchandani served as Vice President & Head – Data Center Design & Development at CapitaLand Data Center India Pvt Ltd. During his 5+ year tenure, he played a central role in the design and development of greenfield data center projects, driving the planning of IT loads ranging from 25 MW to 150+ MW across major cities like Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Bangalore. His work was recognized with multiple awards, including Outstanding Technical Achievement, Extra Miler, and Eminence & Excellence awards.
Before that, Kamlesh served as Country Head – Data Center Projects (India & SAARC) at Sterling and Wilson, a part of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group. There, he executed multiple greenfield and captive data centers across India, with IT load capacities reaching up to 60+ MW, including Tier IV Certified state-level facilities.
He also spent nearly 9 years at IBM India Pvt Ltd, where he held the position of Senior Solution Architect – Data Center Projects. His responsibilities included customer engagement, technical design, vendor negotiations, and end-to-end delivery of large-scale data center infrastructure including Tier III compliant facilities and high-density deployments for up to 8,000 IT racks.
Earlier in his career, Kamlesh led Data Center Expansion Projects at Reliance IDC, where he oversaw conceptualization to commissioning of data centers with electrical loads of up to 8 MVA, bringing his project management and engineering acumen to the forefront.
Kamlesh holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Institute of Technology and Management.
Strategic Vision for Waaree’s Data Center Expansion
Kamlesh’s appointment marks Waaree Group’s strategic foray into data center and colocation services, leveraging its deep expertise in solar energy to build sustainable, high-capacity, and energy-efficient data centers across India.
“As Waaree Group expands into the data center and colocation space, Kamlesh’s leadership will play a key role in driving business growth, fostering innovation, building sustainable data centers and leveraging Waaree’s strong foundation in solar energy to deliver world-class data center infrastructure across India for major clients,” the company stated.
About Waaree Group
Founded in 1990, Waaree Energies Ltd. is India’s most bankable solar brand and a global leader in solar PV modules and solar energy solutions. With a workforce of over 8,500 employees, Waaree operates a 13.3 GW manufacturing facility in India and an additional 3.2 GW capacity in the USA. The company has delivered over 11 GW of premium solar modules across 20 countries, maintaining Bloomberg New Energy Finance Tier 1 status for 8 consecutive fiscal years.
Waaree’s product and service portfolio includes solar EPC services, energy storage solutions, solar utilities, and a robust network of 388+ franchisees in India. The company’s mission, #OneWithTheSun, reflects its commitment to driving sustainable energy transformation at a global scale.
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