People

P.K. Mohapatra, director, technical, NTPC Limited, brings to the table over 37 years of experience, ranging from concept to commissioning of power plants. In his current role, he is responsible for investment approval of projects, engineering function of new projects as well as […]

Arun Kumar Mishra, who took over as director, National Smart Grid Mission (NSGM) in April 2017, brings to the table over 24 years of power sector experience. An electrical engineer from the Regional Engineering College, […]

The renewable energy industry has been facing headwinds of late, notes Naveen Khandelwal, chief investment and strategy officers at Hero Future Energies, one of India’s biggest renewable energy IPPs. “While there is significant latent demand, […]

With rising demand for environment-friendly products, Sanjay Seth, MD, Hitachi Metals India is excited about the growth plans for his company. “As part of Hitachi’s Global Social Innovation Business initiative, we believe in multilateral collaboration […]

Aiming High Dr Pawan Singh, who recently took over as MD and CEO of PTC India Financial Services, has big ambitions for the company… It’s not often that people walk away from a management trainee […]

Ushering in third-generation electricity reforms with an innovative market design that promotes competition while creating value for investments can address some of the issues in the sector,” comments Mukesh Khullar, member, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission […]

Rajendra Kumar Parakh, chief financial officer (CFO), Vikram Solar, brings to the table 27 years of experience in audit and risk assurance across industries such as energy, manufacturing, mining, engineering, and iron and steel. He […]

Debabrata Rout, head, power distribution, India Operations, Enzen, brings to the table over 25 years of experience in the distribution sector. Before Enzen, he worked with several MNCs such as PwC, AES, Inc. and BHPE-Kinhill. […]

Mayank Bansal, director, Global Infrastructure Partners, India (GIP), is an experienced infrastructure equity investor with investments in sectors such as roads, thermal and renewable power, rail and air logistics, telecom and healthcare. He joined IDFC […]

Pankaj Kumar, an Indian Telecom Services officer of the 1991 batch, brings to the table 27 years of experience. As secretary, Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) he is in charge of administration and  finance, and […]

The heights by great men, reached and kept, were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.” This quote by H.W. Longfellow keeps inspiring Prakash Seshan, […]

Matthias Haag is a member of the executive board of KACO new energy GmbH and is responsible for global development and quality management for all KACO entities. He has been with the company for over […]

Deepak Saxena, senior executive vice-president (VP), engineering and operations and maintenance (O&M), Avaada Power, has several decades of experience in the power sector. Prior to his role in Avaada, he had been working with Welspun […]

There was significant top-tier restructuring in the past year in both public and private sector power companies in the past 12 months. At the central level, new heads were appointed for the Central Electricity Regulatory […]

Hydro Pitch N.L. Sharma, CMD, SJVN Limited, knows hydro is languishing but that doesn’t stop him from being optimistic… N.L. Sharma, chairman and managing director (CMD) of SJVN Limited, is disappointed that growth has been […]

Enhancing power production in order to keep pace with the growing demand is the need of the hour, and as conventional energy resources are limited, this can only be achieved through efficient integration of nuclear […]

H.R. Panday, director (projects), Bihar State Power Transmission Company Limited (BSPTCL), has four decades of experience in the power sector. He started his professional journey in 1982 with Coal India Limited and in 1984, joined […]

Vivek Taneja brings to the table over two decades of experience in sales, marketing, product management and business development across the conventional and non-conventional power sectors. He is currently business head, waste-to-wealth, at Thermax Limited. […]

With an experience of nearly three decades in electrical systems and electronics, Raju Naidu’s knowledge spans across operations and maintenance, quality assurance, process improvement and project management. During the initial part of his career, he […]

B.C.K. Mishra, managing director at state-owned Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL), believes that sharing the benefits of hydropower development amongst the community is important. The fair sharing of benefits would not only justify the project’s […]