Experience

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  Power Grid Corporation Of India Limited (Powergrid)

  • Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • Executive Director

    • Aug 2022 - Present
    • Gurugram, Haryana, India

    Heading Smart Meters projectsSolar Generation, Battery Energy storage System, Distribution Management System, etc.

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  Power Grid Corporation of India Limited

  • India
  • Utilities
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Chief General Manager- Engineering S/S

    • Mar 2020 - Aug 2022

  • Senior General Manager

    • Jun 2016 - Mar 2020

    Smart Grid Technologies, Railway Electrification and Project Managment

  • Deputy General Manager

    • Aug 2012 - Jun 2016

    Completed Engineering of World's Largest SVC.Successful completion of Technical Proposal of 7 Nos. STATCOM.Development of Specification of Static Var Compensator for POWERGRID SVCs.Successfully closing and awarding of 3 Nos SVCs in Northern Region one of which is considered to be the biggest SVC worldwide.Development of STATCOM Specifications for 400kV class STATCOM to be unsed in POWERGRID utility network. Detailed Engineering of 765kV Class Air Insulated Sub-station TA Balia, Lucknow, Fatehpur, Agra , Meerut and Jhatikara Sub-stations.Detailed Engineering of First 765kV Class Fixed Series Compensation at Meerut Sub-station. Detailed Engineering of Maharanibagh extension which is scheduled to be commissioned within 9 months of award with 500MVA 400/220kV transformers.Restoration of SVC Kanpur after its failure modifying the control Strategy suitably to adopt India Power System.Conceptualization of Remote control Sub-station in POWERGRID and in advance stage of implementing the same for various regions of POWERGRID.Conceptualisation of sub-station automation system with all control & protection located in the switchyard in EHV calss sub-station thereby reducing the cost of building & cabling.Detailed Engineering of Sub-station Automation System based on IEC 61850 for400kV Class sub-station first in the world.Completed Engineering of Sub-station automation system of all major supplier of world namely ABB, Siemens, Areva, GEEngineering of World's largest Thyristorised Controlled Series Compensation. Conceptuliation of Intelligent Grid based on assessment on syncho phasor measurement technology.Protection cordination of very complex EHV power system

  • Chief Design Engineer

    • Jan 2005 - Aug 2012

    Worked as protection and automation engineer mainly responsible for designing and engineering of all POWERGRID sub-stations control and protection requirement, Sub-station Automation Requirement and Remote control of EHV class sub-stations. Main lead engineer of 765kV, 400kV and 220kV sub-station of Northern Part of India which includes Air Insulated as well as Gas Insulated sub-stations for POWERGRID which is one of the worlds largest Transmission utility.Worked as SCADA and Protection and Sub-station Automation Engineer for Transmission Company of Nigeria as consultant on behalf of POWERGRID to develop the specification, training of TCN personnel in field of procurement and implementations of these specifications.Implementation of one of the largest Thyristorised Controlled Series compensation during integration of Eastern and Northern Region Grid to facilitate seamless power transfer in between two electrical regions in India.Successfully commissioned 765kV Balia, Lucknow, Meerut, Jhatikara, Fatehpiur and Agra sub-station without any major issue.

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  Power Grid Corporation Of India Limited (Powergrid)

  • Senior General Manager

    • Jun 2016 - Mar 2020

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  Power Grid Corporation of India Limted

  • Coporate Engnineering Department Gurgaon

  • Deputy General Manager

    • Aug 2012 - Jun 2016
    • Coporate Engnineering Department Gurgaon

    Detailed Engineering of EHV class Sub-station upto 1200kV.Domain Expert of Shunt (SVC & STATCOM) and Series Compensations (Fixed Series Compensation)Domain expert of Sub-station Automation System and Protection of EHV Network.

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  DEWA, Dubai for consultancy

  • Senior Protection Engineer

    • May 2007 - Jan 2009

    of 3 Nos. 400/132kV GIS Sub-station.Senior Sub-station Automation Engineer for consultancy assignment for Transmission Company of Nigeria.Preparation of pre-tender documents such as Single line diagram, layout, Bill of material , technical specification for EHV class sub-stations including and upto 765kV voltage level.

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  Corporate Engineering Office

  • Deputy Chief Design Engineer

    • Jan 2002 - Jan 2005

    Responsible for Basic Engineering of EHV Class sub-stations particularly in Protection,Gas Insulated Switchgear and Fixed Series Capacitor wherein i was mainly responsibile of any technology upgradation, adoption of new technology etc.Development of Layout and preparation of Specification for Sub-station Turnkey packages assigned associated with Northern region Strengthening scheme -I & II, Kahalgaon Stage-II Phase-I, East North Interconnector-II etc.Development of TCSC Specification.Development of Sub-station Automation SpecificationDevelopment of Gas insulated switchgear specification.Technical Evaluation of the bids for various projects.

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  POWERGRID

  • Engineer to Manager

    • Aug 1991 - Jul 2002

    Worked at various positions in POWERGRID sub-stations in different roles such as Testing and commissioning engineer for sub-station, static Var Compensator, 400/220kV construction engineer, associated with India's first Fixed Series Capacitor etc.

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  POWERGRID Ballabgarh Sub-station

  • Manager-SS

    • Jan 1999 - Jan 2002

    Construction of FACTS-I being developed as an R&D project by POWERGRID, BHEL, MIT, MOP and CPRI. FACTS-I successfully charged in May'2002Construction of 315 MVA Transformer and associated bays at BallabgarhTroubleshooting in protection and communication system in 400kV and 220kV System.O&M of 400/220kV sub-station Ballabgarh

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  POWERGRID Kanpur Sub-station

  • Engineer-Deputy Manager

    • Jan 1990 - Jan 1999

    Testing and Communication EngineerO&M of +280 MVAR Static var Compensator at Kanpur supplied by M/S ABB only one in India.Construction of 400/220kV sub-station at Kanpur associated with Unchahar Transmission system.