People

Kartikeya Anand, is a presently serving with the Government of Andhra Pradesh. He brings over 23 years of experience in Public Policy, with a strong focus on clean energy, climate technology, ESG integration and sustainable […]

With over three decades of experience in India’s power and gas sector, Rajesh Kumar Mediratta is a recognised expert in energy markets, and a pioneer who has contributed significantly to the development of power and […]

Arjun Mehta is a renewable energy professional with over 17 years of corporate experience in India and the UK. He has worked across diverse sectors including green hydrogen, renewable energy generation, electronics recycling and investment […]

Priya Kumar currently serves as executive director at Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Limited, where she leads the solar and wind projects vertical. An electrical engineering graduate from the Delhi College of Engineering, Kumar also holds […]

Having joined NEEPCO in 1990, Ranendra Sarma has risen through the ranks to become director (technical) of the company. He has seen NEEPCO’s installed capacity grow from 150 MW to 2,057 MW, and is now […]

With around 36 years of extensive experience in the development banking and financial domains, Dr Padmanabhan Raja Jaishankar is currently managing director (MD) of India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL). Additionally, he holds the position […]

Sampath Kumar VS is an experienced infrastructure and energy finance professional with over 25 years of experience in project finance and advisory across South Asia. His expertise spans the infrastructure, transportation, power and clean energy […]

Meenakshi Vashisht is a serial entrepreneur, currently leading grid automation start-up TekUncorked. An engineer by education, she started her career in space research at Indian Space Research Organisation, working on the inertial systems which went […]

A chartered accountant by background, Alok Garodia began his entrepreneurial career in 1992 as founder of the Frontech brand, establishing it as an IT peripheral business in India. In 2009, seeing the potential in sustainable […]

Pankaj Kulshreshth has over three and a half decades of experience in hydropower ge­neration, project execution, operations and maintenance. As executive director at Uttar­a­k­hand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limit­e­d (UJVNL), he has been inst­rum­ental in advancing key […]

Kausik Datta is currently serving as executive director (operations & services) at West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL). He has over three decades of experience in the thermal power sector, having joined WBPDCL in […]

With over three decades of experience in the power sector, Abhay Harne is a seasoned power generation expert and administrator. He possesses deep expertise in both subcritical and supercritical thermal power plant technologies, particularly within […]

An electronics engineer and a seasoned power plant professional, Ajay Anant Konnur has 34 years of experience in the operations and maintenance of large-capacity thermal and hydroelectric power plants, including pumped storage plants (PSPs). He […]

As vice president, business development at the IEX, Dhruv Dhiman supports discoms in their participation in exchange-based products (such as the day-ahead market and real-time market), helping them optimise power purchase costs and achieve efficiency […]

Dr Tripta Thakur is currently Director General at the National Power Training Institute (NPTI), the apex body of the Ministry of Power (MoP), Government of India. According to Dr Thakur, skill development will play a […]

With a career spanning over two decades, Dr Umakanta Panda has been actively involved in the power sector. At present, Dr Panda serves as secretary at the Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (MPERC), playing a […]

Satish Jindal currently serves as the head of power trading at Jindal Power Limited, a position he has held since March 2022. Jindal oversees the power sales and marketing for the company’s entire thermal portfolio. […]

Swapnendu Kumar Panda has over 30 years of experience in the power sector with expertise in thermal project construction, commissioning and maintenance of power projects, project planning and execution, operations, maintenance, power plant optimisation as […]

Santosh Kamath has had a vast career as management consultant in the energy sector, spanning over two and a half decades. He was involved in the early days of power sector reforms in India, and […]

Kartikeya R. Misra is a seasoned power sector professional with over three decades of experience in thermal power plant (TPP) operations, maintenance, project management and digital transformation. As vice-president and plant head at JSW Energy’s […]