Berjeesh Surty’s enterprises in Nairobi harness renewable energy and harvest choicest roses
Parinaz Gandhi
From Poona to Kenya, when Berjeesh Surty made a transition three decades earlier, he was confronted with "a new continent, new countries, new cultures, new rules of engagement, little assistance, poor infrastructure and inexperience. I was swimming in the deep end.” Now well ensconced in the region, familiar with the environment, the energy resources, the economics, the ethos, he is riding the wave as founder, chairman and managing director of the Spenomatic group of companies. His first company, Spenomatic Kenya Ltd recently marked its silver jubilee.
Top: boiler project and (center) solar project executed by Spenomatic;
below: export quality rose......