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Harish Agarwal,  CEO, Supreme and Company Private Limited, has had a long association with the company. Forty years in fact. Aside from spearheading the company’s operations along with his brother Rajesh, who is also president […]

Smart meters are bound to play a key role in fixing the distribution segment and enhancing its effectiveness,” says Jitendra Kumar Agarwal,  jt managing director (Jt MD), Genus Power Infrastructures Limited. He is upbeat about […]

Years of populist tariff schemes, high aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses, and operational inefficiencies need to be taken up on top priority,” says Sanjeev Seth, chief executive officer (CEO), India Power Corporation Limited (IPCL), […]

Subhasis Ghosh has had a long innings of 37 years in the power sector. He began his career as an engineer trainee with NTPC in 1981 and spent his entire career with the company before […]

Syed Sajjadh Ali brings to the table over three decades of experience in the electrical equipment industry. Currently, managing director (MD), India, electrical sector, Eaton, he is responsible for managing the electrical businesses (including power […]

Most of the equipment in the industry today is outdated and needs to be upgraded,” says N. Balakrishnan, managing director (MD), EPCOS India Private Limited (EIPL), a TDK group company. With close to four decades […]

During his long career with NHPC Limited, Balraj Joshi, Chairman and Managing Director, has contributed significantly to the company’s growth and indeed to hydropower development in the country…. For Balraj Joshi, it is a source […]

Dr U.R. Prasad, deputy chief (economics), Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), brings to the table a diverse mix of experience spanning the economics and regulatory segments. He completed his master’s in monetary economics from Andhra […]

Future technologies would need to address the triple constraints of energy efficiency, reduced emissions and cost effectiveness at the same time,” says Pankaj Chopra, Managing Director, Arvos Energy India Private Limited (AEIPL). He speaks from […]

Vinit Bansal, founder and managing director, EV Motors India Private Limited, is a seasoned professional with nearly three decades of experience in the automotive industry and the management consulting business, with significant global experience. He […]

Rakesh Amol has built a career of nearly three decades across a range of industries such as power, oil and gas, and metals. He has worked at the senior management level in various organisations such as […]

B.B. Chauhan, managing director, Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation (GETCO) brings to the table more than three decades of experience in the generation and transmission segments. After obtaining a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, he started […]

Dr Murhari Sopanrao Kele, director, technical, Madhya Pradesh Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited (MPPKVVCL), finds immense pleasure in serving the society by electrifying every household. He is currently on deputation from the Maharashtra State […]

A power professional with a career spanning more than 35 years, B.P. Rao started his journey as an industrial engineer with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) in 1978. He steadily worked his way up to […]

Donald Leo has had wide-ranging experience in the semiconductor industry and has worked in different countries including France, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China. He is currently managing director, Asia South at Jinko Solar, a […]

In his second stint with the company, Neeraj Sharma, President and Managing Director, Wärtsilä India, is focusing on tackling the new realities in the power sector, with energy storage being one of his biggest priorities… […]

India’s power sector has seen several sweeping changes in the recent past,” notes P.R. Jaishankar, chief general manager, India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL). “Generation has increased significantly, domestic coal production has improved and the […]

Anand Bansal has invested three decades in the power sector in various capacities, starting with NEG-MICON, then moving to Enron Wind (now GE Renewables), at various locations and in different functions, rising to the position of managing director […]

The policy focus needs to shift from the current import-reliable pattern to export-oriented growth,” says Shreegopal Kabra, president, IEEMA. “The electrical equipment industry is sitting on 40 per cent of underutilised capacity and can easily […]

With experience of over 25 years, Manish Walia heads the industrial automation business group of Delta Electronics India. He took over his current role in 2008, prior to which he worked for industry majors like […]