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Infrastructure investments by the government are a catalyst for power sector growth,” says Pankaj Jha, general sales manager (India) at Perkins, a diesel engine manufacturer. Having worked in the engines industry for over 11 years, […]

We are looking to exploit the smart meters opportunity in a big way,” says Gautam Seth, joint managing director, HPL Electric and Power Limited. He has been associated with the electric equipment manufacturing industry for […]

As the power sector opened its doors to private players back in the 1990s, Rakesh Amol saw it as an excellent career opportunity. “The motivation to pursue a full-time career in this sector came sometime […]

Gyan Bhadra Kumar started taking interest in the sector in 1989, with his involvement in NHPC Limited’s Chamera I hydroelectric project in Himachal Pradesh, one of the largest hydro projects in the country at the […]

Hemant Kanoria had the classical upbringing of a boy born into a Marwari business family in Kolkata. Amid the life of a large extended family, he sat through meals where his grandfather, father, uncles and […]

As head of EPC operations, solar, at Anchor Panaso-nic, A.R. Kumar’s responsibilities include driving profits and revenue for the solar projects division in India. This entails a thorough understanding of customer needs and working with […]

Shyam Ragupathy, director, strategy, Customised Energy Solutions (CES), has over 20 years of experience in the power sector. He has been a part of several large projects such as the DFID-funded reforms for discoms in […]

  Vikram Aggarwal is managing director of Virtuaal Infra Power Private Limited, a company dedicated to developing small-hydroelectric projects (HEPs) in the country. In this role, Aggarwal spearheads the development of the company’s upcoming HEPs […]

After working across several infrastructure sectors, I realised that power is by far the most exciting and challenging,” says Anoop Seth, deputy MD, IL&FS Energy Development Company. “It has the most complexities and the attraction […]

As the founder and chairman of Mytrah Energy, Ravi Kailas’s focus is on pursuing innovative ways of doing business in order to grow his company… Ravi Kailas’s approach to business is distinctive. Mytrah Energy is […]

As the Renewable Energy Corporation’s (REC) head of the Indian subcontinent, Rohit Kumar is responsible for building its India operations, growing its module sales in the region and ensuring it acquires a substantial share in […]

The renewable power sector is a sunrise sector right now,” says Ravi Seth, chief financial officer (CFO), ReNew Power Ventures Private Limited. He adds further, “The sector is continuously evolving and there is ample opportunity […]

Accept what comes to you”, says Syed Bilal Basha, director, finance, Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited (APSPDCL). Basha joined Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board in 1986 as junior accounts officer and worked at […]

Prem Prakash Srivastava, chief executive officer of PFC Consulting Limited (PFCCL) and PFC Capital Advisory Services Limited (PFCCASL), wholly owned subsidiaries of Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC), comes with nearly four decades of executive experience […]

Human capital, when guided with clarity and given freedom of action, seldom requires the use of spurs,” observes R.M. Radhakrishnan, general manager, commercial, NTPC. He joined the company in 1980 after completing his mechanical engineering […]

Shriprakash Rai joined Hero Future Energies (HFE) in 2013, one of the first to join the company’s solar vertical. In his current role as head, rooftop solar division, he is in charge of the company’s […]

Ajit Kumar is an industry veteran, with a long, 35-year stint with NTPC Limited, the company where he started his career and worked in several key positions before moving to power trading major, PTC India […]

A 2002 batch IAS officer, Dr Dinesh Arora  took charge as executive director, Rural Electrification Corporation, in May 2016. He is also chief executive officer of REC Power Distribution Company Limited, Ministry of Power. In […]

K.M. Singh, chairman and managing director, NHPC Limited, is pushing to make the hydro major into a 10,000 MW company and also grow its renewable energy footprint… As the power industry moves ahead, K.M. Singh, […]

S.D. Dubey, chairperson of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), accords high priority to wiping out the demand-supply gap in the country and ensuring grid stability in the wake of renewable energy integration. With the government […]