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Crompton Greaves invests taps solar segment in growth push

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October 21, 2025

Aims to double revenue in five year: Group CFO

- VIVEAT SUSAN PINTO

CROMPTON GREAVES CONSUMER, best known for its fans, lighting, domestic pumps, and appliances, is stepping up its focus on the solar segment as it looks to double revenue in five years, Kaleeswaran Arunachalam, Group CFO and Head of Strategy, told FE in an exclusive interaction.

The foray into the solar segment includes solar pumps and solar rooftops.

The company closed FY25 with a turnover of =7,864 crore. By FY30, it hopes to touch %15,000 crore in topline, Arunachalam said, driven by the shift to energy-efficient products.

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