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Anjuli Chandra, member, Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PSERC), brings to the table four decades of experience in the power sector. Her areas of expertise include distribution and transmission network planning, formulating standards, devising regulatory […]

The moment is opportune for distribution companies to adopt advanced digital solutions to become efficient and customer-centric, believes Palka Sahni, executive director, Power Finance Corporation (PFC). A 2004 batch IAS officer of the Bihar cadre, […]

Rajeev Amit, member, Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC), has nearly three decades of experience in the power sector across several state and central public sector companies. He has previously worked with Coal India Limited and […]

Sudipta Ghosh, general counsel, CLP India, is responsible for advising the company on various legal aspects of setting up conventional and renewable energy projects in India. She joined CLP in 2009 as an assistant legal […]

Considering the environmental fall-outs of over-reliance on fossil fuels, renewable sources of energy, particularly solar power, will set the pace for unprecedented growth in the power sector,” says Simarpreet Singh, head, strategy, Hartek Group, and […]

Anil Gupta joined the erstwhile Krishna Electrical Industries in 1979 as a partner, and has been at the helm of the company for the past four decades. He has helped the Delhi-headquartered company – which […]

Making a Difference It’s been a gap of three years since Power Line last profiled Dr Arun Kumar Verma, joint secretary, Ministry of Power (MoP). Much water has since flowed under the power sector bridge. […]

With almost 36 years of experience in the power sector, a large part of it in the hydro segment, H.L. Arora is passionate about improving the segment’s health. “Hyd-ropower can help the nation achieve self-reliability,” […]

P.K. Agarwal brings to the table over three decades of experience spanning all aspects of power systems including construction, commissioning and maintenance of transmission lines, grid substations and HVDC systems; implementation of information and operational […]

N.S. Pillai began his career over three decades ago as an officer in the Ind-ian Audit & Accounts Department (Acc-ountant General Office-Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram) in 1983.  Since then, he has worked in several finance roles in […]

Ramnath Vaidyanathan is a clean energy and environment evangelist with a decade of experience in the sustainability sector. He has worked in a wide range of roles from regulatory/policy to process engineering, operations, strategy and […]

Having worked with multinationals in the US and the Netherlands, Ashish Khanna was accustomed to high standards of professionalism and impeccable value systems. Even so, he was impressed by the legendary Tata work culture when […]

V.K. Singh joined the board of NEEPCO as director, technical, in March 2016. He is expected to assume charge as chairman and managing director of NEEPCO later this year. He hopes to work towards transforming […]

A seasoned finance professional with over two decades of experience with public sector undertakings (PSUs), S. Gopal, director, commercial, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), joined the company about two years ago. He is proud to […]

Somesh Dasgupta has around three decades of experience in brand management and human resource management. He is curr ently group president of India Power Corporation Limited, an integrated power company with a presence across all […]

Vikas Narwal, who took over as managing director of Madhya Pradesh Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitran Company Limited (MPPKVVCL) only recently, has set clear targets for the discom. “The discom is amongst the best in Madhya Pradesh. However, […]

Venkatesh Dwivedi brings to the table over 25 years of experience in the energy sector. At present, he is serving as director, projects at Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL). He was the first project manager […]

With over three decades of experience, Raj Pratap Singh’s professional experience spans various aspects of public administration including policy formulation, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, coordination, personnel management and service delivery. A 1983 batch IAS officer of […]

With many years of experience at the US Department of Energy and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Dr Dana Olson has a deep understanding of the evolution, performance and reliability of solar PV technology. […]

Manoj Gupta brings to the table around two decades of experience in the renewable energy sector, particularly in wind and solar. He is currently vice-president, solar business (India and Asia) and director, corporate affairs (India) […]