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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 […]

Abhay Raina began his solar journey in 2010, the year India’s National Solar Mission was launched. Attracted by the prospects that the solar segment offered, he switched from financial services to Sterling and Wilson and […]

Vivek Sharma has over 15 years of experience in the area of energy and natural resources. He has worked closely with the central and state governments on power sector reforms, restructuring, regulations, policies and programmes, […]

The renewable energy sector is going to grow by leaps and bounds in the short as well as long term,” says Lt Colonel Monish Ahuja (Retd), managing director, Punjab Renewable Energy Systems Private Limited (PRESPL). […]

A  postgraduate in economics from the University of Kashmir, Basharat Ahmad Dhar joined the state civil services in 1976. In his over four-decade-long career, he has held key positions in various departments of the state […]

Manoj Kumar Upadhyay, founder, chairman and managing director, ACME, is still lean, hungry and restless because he wants his company to leave an imprint on society… A brilliantly inventive mind can often be glimpsed in […]

The distribution sector is at a crucial stage. The challenge of meeting the growing power requirement on the one hand and the precarious financial status of the discoms on the other are challenging the very […]

Prashant Panda joined ACME in June 2015 and is currently president of the company’s solar business. In his current role, he is responsible for the business development and power purchase agreement management portfolio. Panda has […]

V.K. Singh joined the board of NEEPCO as director, technical, in March 2016. He brings to the table about three decades of experience in hydropower development. In the past, he has been responsible for preparing […]

S.K. Agrawal has been associated with NHPC Limited for over three decades. He joined the company as an engineer in 1979, and has since worked extensively in areas such as O&M of hydro plants as […]

Sunil Jain, chief executive officer and executive director of Hero Future Energies, says the company is on a roll given the growing acceptance of green energy… One of the most challenging tasks for a corporate […]

Vinod Raphael, country business head, India, Omron Electronic Components, strives to create products using the latest available technology for the power distribution segment, as well as offer solutions to resolve the challenges facing distribution utilities […]

Justice N.N. Tiwari brings to the table about four decades of legal experience. With a degree in law from C.N. College, Ranchi, Tiwari enrolled as an advocate in 1975. In 2002, he was designated senior […]

For India to achieve its potential in renewable energy, the central and state governments need to play a vital role in reviving the financial health of the state distribution companies. That is the central conviction […]

Empowerment is the key to success,” says Hartek Singh, founder chairman and managing director, Hartek Group. He started his career in the late 1980s as a marketing representative with GEC Alstom. Thereafter, in 1991, he […]

S.K. Mohiddin brings to the table diverse professional experience of over 25 years with large corporate houses in the conventional and renewable energy spaces. He has led the sourcing and contract management functions for both […]

Subhash Chandra Garg, additional chief executive Officer (CEO), REC Power Distribution Company Limited (RECPDCL) brings to the table close to three decades of experience in the power sector. In his current role, he is responsible […]

K.M. Shringarpure took over as chairman of the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) in 2015. He has experience of over 35 years in the power, manufacturing and banking sectors, and held several key positions in […]