Nirinder Johl | Founder and Chief Executive Officer
AsiaCarbonXChange

Ir. Nirinder Singh Johl, is a professional practising electrical engineer, who has served Malaysia’s national utility company, Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) in multitude portfolios with distinction and charm for more than 36 years since 1986. 
Upon graduation from University Technology Malaysia (UTM), he embarked on a pathbreaking career as an Electrical Distribution Engineer covering the frontline for 15 years in Peninsular Malaysia before migrating to TNB’s Distribution Headquarters to be in charge of its Customer Service Division for a decade, constantly engaging and listening to over 9 million customers before accelerating up the corporate ladder as TNB's General Manager Customer Service in 2010. 
Nirinder , also holds a Master’s in Business Management (MBA) degree from the University of Bath, that allowed him to fast-track and strategically master indepth expertise in other equally significant areas of the utility business , namely in Transmission, Generation , Strategic 
Corporate Communications, International Business during the subsequent years. 
Nirinder served as the Managing Director of TNBX Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of TNB formed in 2019 to venture into the non- regulated business aka beyond the meter business over the last 3 years and just retired in early June 2022. 
Under Nirinder’s leadership, TNBX has pioneered a platitude of innovative breakthroughs including solar energy contracting with utility billing (SARE), I-REC branded Renewable Energy Certificates for Malaysia (mREC), both in bundled and unbundled RECs and on many more 
energy efficiency projects. The highly successful track record of TNBX speaks volume of the leadership qualities of Nirinder. 
Although Nirinder retired from TNBX in June 2022, he is still actively involved in the utility business with his newfound passion in Renewable Energy and will continue exploring and developing exciting new frontiers in the ASEAN market. 
Nirinder is presently the CEO of Asia CarbonX Change Plt, an organization involved in the consultancy and management of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). He can be 
reached at ceo@asiacarbonxchange.org or mobile: +60192719209