2025 - AVEVA World - San Francisco - Power & Utilities
Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL): Driving digital transformation and sustainability in electrical utilities. Our innovative approach to asset management.
Adani Energy Solutions Limited (AESL) headquartered at Ahmedabad in Gujarat, is one of the largest private sector power transmission companies in India with a presence across the entire country. This presentation will showcase the digital transformation journey of Adani Transmission with AVEVA PI System and collaboration partner Cerebulb with a particular focus on advanced asset performance management (APM) solutions for high-voltage assets. Detailing the transition from manual processes to scalable, modular, and intelligent systems, including the central command center for remote asset management this session includes an overview of the world-class dashboards that provide the real-time analytics and fleet performance insights that enable them to drive a data-driven culture across the enterprise. Additional topics include the importance of data governance, historical data analysis, and sustainability efforts, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions and monitoring water usage. The presentation underscores the value of digital solutions in driving efficiency and reliability across Adani's high-voltage assets.
Industry
Power and Utilities
Company
CereBulb
Speaker
Jimesh Gajera
Jimesh Gajera is a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at CereBulb, a Business Analytics Consulting Firm focused on harnessing the power of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to generate actionable insights that drive operational efficiency, reliability, and sustainability. With extensive experience in Digital Transformation, Jimesh has successfully led projects with global customers across diverse industry verticals, including Manufacturing, Chemical, Pharmaceuticals, Cement, Electric Power (Conventional & Renewables), Oil & Gas, Marine, and Mining. His expertise lies in leveraging advanced analytics, AI/ML, and industrial data platforms to optimize asset performance, improve process efficiency, and enable predictive maintenance. Jimesh holds a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology Engineering and is deeply passionate about implementing groundbreaking, disruptive technologies in the industrial world. He specializes in real-time data integration, condition-based monitoring, predictive analytics, and enterprise-wide digital strategy. His forward-thinking approach and commitment to innovation have played a pivotal role in transforming industrial operations, enhancing decision-making, and driving measurable business value through data-driven solutions.
Company
ADANI ENERGY SOLUTIONS LTD
Speaker
NIHAR RAJ
Nihar Raj received his engineering degree from M.S. University, India. With rich experience of handling P&L across geographies. At present he is working with Adani Energy Solutions Ltd (India’s largest private transmission utility) as Senior Vice President and Heading O&M for assets ranging from 132kV to 765kV system including High voltage DC and Flexible AC Transmission technologies. He manages portfolio of O&M with nearly 55+ number of substations, 17900+Ckm of transmission line and nearly 35000+MVA transformation capacity. The overall system availability of more than 99.8% Nihar has led many digital transformations initiatives and have collaborated for implementing various digital solutions including Central Operation Center for High voltage assets. He has been one of the core members for conceptualizing and implementing APM at Adani He was felicitated with Power Engineering Service Award in Aug 2019 by Society of Power Engineers & was recognized by CIGRE India in 2022 for his contributions in Power Systems. He is also CIGRE National Study Committee-B3 Chairperson and have contributed to the formation of various National standards on Substations, Transmission Lines, Gas Insulated Switchgear, Senior member IEEE and also a life member of Central Board of Irrigation and Power.
Company
CEREBULB
Speaker
Hitesh Patel
Hitesh Patel is the Co-founder & Head of Customer Centricity and Special Projects at CEREBULB, a leading provider of digital transformation solutions for industrial sectors. With over 16 years of experience in multinational corporations across financial and technology services, Hitesh specializes in customer-centric digitalization strategies that drive operational excellence and business performance. As the Account Manager for Adani Group, Vedanta Group, and Hindalco, he leads large-scale industrial digitalization projects powered by the AVEVA PI System, each managing more than 400,000 data tags. His expertise spans process optimization, predictive analytics, ESG solutions, and industrial AI, helping enterprises leverage real-time operational intelligence. Hitesh is passionate about cloud infrastructure, sustainability, and AI-driven decision-making. As an active industry speaker, he shares insights on data-driven transformation, industrial automation, and smart manufacturing at global conferences.
Session Code
SESS-148
