General manager
BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd.
Total years of experience :28 years, 0 Months
Assessed and planned investment needs for 3 years in terms of capital projects and O&M initiatives for breakdown reduction in HV Network; planned material needs for next two years
Generated 24-monthly plan, in association with central engineering, to address load growth of HV Network in Delhi for the summer of 2017 and coming 2018
Closely monitoring the progress of planned capital projects/schemes and O&M initiatives and taking corrective actions, if required
Providing Strategic inputs for Technical loss reduction and Annual operating plan; used Pareto and Fishbone analysis to find strategic issues and root causes
Reporting the MIS on weekly progress, of projects and schemes, to Top Management and key stakeholders
Planned material for EHV department for FY 17-18
Prepared DPR & financial models (NPV models) for demand side management initiatives, submitted to DERC(Regulatory commission) for approval
Core Responsibilities :
1.Developed Strategic Plan for EEU for next three years, using cognitive mapping based Business Modelling, covering Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Energy management
2.Aligned company’s annual plan with the strategic plan; finalized company’s Quarterly, Half-yearly and annual Performance reports
3. Prepared Investment Plan & Economic Plan for EEU; coordinating with World Bank for investment plan of 11 cities in Ethiopia
4. Devised Risk management plans for all major departments including Generation, Transmission system, distribution system, Procurement, Quality and HR
5.Finalize and implement Balance scorecard at Enterprise level, as a part of committee
6.Conducted workshops & trainings for major Business units to gather feedback on strategic business initiatives and revise the Strategic plan, if required
7.Working to develop a Brand Implementation plan
8.Devised mechanism for monitoring of Strategic plan and investment plan
9.Approved Policies, Procedures & Guidelines for EEU in capacity of Executive mgmt. team
10.Co-ordinating with Energy Authority for Regulatory affairs
Working since Jan.2012 as Project Head /Sr. Proj. Manager, KEC Intl. Ltd., RPG Group, for Planning & execution of US$ 20 million World Bank funded, Transmission Infrastructure Projects in India
Core responsibilities: Strategic planning, Project management, Budgeting, monitoring and execution of 400/220 KV Sub-station Project client: Power Grid Corp.
P & L responsibility for completion of three 400/220 KV Transmission S/s EPC Projects in India
Part of the team in setting corporate business plan on the targets of Sales, EBIDTA and Profitability
Working in consultation with consultant Mckinsey for turnaround/ change management; in developing
KPIs in line with operational strategies, aligning operational strategies with Business strategy
Applied strategic management in Budget planning and Asset management for 14 million US$ of assets
Applied PRINCE2 fundamentals to enhance performance of the projects and Ensured alignment of strategic goals and plan with project Performance
Applied project financing to plan revenue, billing and collection on monthly basis, set KPIs to measure performance of project teams
Established strategic relationship with key contractors and suppliers, for ex. Suppliers of cement and steel
and manage supply chain of raw materials for project execution
Applied cost engineering in finalizing contractors and consultants, for works worth US$ 4 million involving
Electrical and civil erection
Oversee relationship with key stakeholders like top mgmt of client, Govt. Agencies, Contractors
Developed risk management plan to oversee risk during execution of EPC projects by taking suitable insurance policies for transportation of supplies, construction
Led the team towards commissioning of 400 KV Bolangir project
Project : US$ 14 million, 400/220/33/11 KV Switchyard Projects (for Power transmission) at Ludhiana, Malerkotla and Jalandhar, India Client : Power Grid Corporation
Core responsibilities; Project Mgmt & Execution, Business development assistance
Tactically planned the budget, managed Stakeholders’ approvals and on-time deliveries to ensure the targeted revenues of US$ 14 million
Deftly managed client relationship and transformed billing system to achieve 95% payments from client, cut down operational costs up to 33% and achieved profitability of US$ 1200000
Significant efforts towards effective Client Relationship Management
o Gained a new business of 33 KV yard at the same location, developed engineering and procured material for the same
o Supervising commissioning of remote operation / automation of project as per internationally accepted IEC Gateway 101 Protocol; arranged training for client PGCIL by coordinating GE, Canada
Oversaw external audits of quality (ISO 9001) and finance departments
Ensured quality inspection of all material from client and resolved all issues of material inspection clearances
Extenuated risks effectively by taking up suitable insurance policies for assets and construction activities
Proved pivotal in negotiating with suppliers / contractors to limit the costs of material / services to US$ 10.2 million and achieved project profitability
Headed a team of 25 people, 30 Suppliers & 10 Contractors to commission the project in stipulated time for the client to wheel up 600 MW of power to nearby cities
Supervised erection & commissioning of switchyard along with 2 nos. 315 MVA Transformers, as per 61850 protocol, and coordinated design approvals to commission the project in tight schedule of 16 months
Successfully closed all the contracts with suppliers & contractors for smooth closing of project site
Core responsibilities: Testing & Commissioning, Network & systems Planning
Spearheaded the testing, commissioning and handing over works of 400KV power evacuation switchyard, at 250 MW gas based power project in Baiji, Iraq in a tough project setting of 5 months in 2002.
Received 2 promotions during the tenure, supervised erection & commissioning of 35 Power transmission and distribution projects (11 KV to 400 KV) with reputed clients like NTPC, Power Grid, Siemens, etc.
Proficient with Electrical designs, protection schemes like Busbar protection, Transformer differential protection, Stability tests, REF protection, Over-voltage protection and grid synchronization etc.
Successfully re-designed and implemented pioneering work of combining bus-coupler and bus transfer bays in two-main bus type of power evacuation switchyard at Panipat Thermal Power station in India
Merit of interfacing power generation side, viz. generators, transformers, with power evacuation and transmission systems at more than 10 thermal/ gas-based power projects
Supervised engineering consulting projects for static VAR compensation schemes(part of network & system studies) at Maharashtra and Goa electricity boards respectively in India that led to improvement in line loading and voltage profile
Devised the growth strategy of technical services department, along with the Senior Managers, prepared the budget for technical services lab and outsourcing of services
Dexterously developed commissioning instructions for erection & commissioning in switchyards; obtained approval from client NTPC, streamlined site operations & reduced the duration of the activities to 4-5 months
Commended with an award for implementing development project on DC power system ensuring reduction of power outage & saving of maintenance costs and implemented this at switchyard project, Patiala
Sales of epoxy-based electrical insulation.
Maintenance of 33 KV switchyard and plant.
I passed with 1st division. Important courses that were covered are Making Strategy, Strategic analysis and evaluation, Operation management, Financial management, Scenario planning, Marketing etc. As a part of dissertation I did a strategic consulting project for REVSODEP, a Ghana-based NGO and recommended corporate strategies to them. Projects & Assignments Handled: Strategic consultant to REVSODEP (an NGO of Ghana); devised Corporate strategies for them on enhancing branding and making joint ventures, based on current issues, concerns, options and goals of the organisation; Inside-out approach was taken; Interviews of power brokers, in management of above NGO, were taken to develop a issue management system and a goal system NGO was recommended to use social media marketing, harness their competencies & assets, to attract foreign NGOs as partners and thus receive foreign aid The tools of strategic analysis & evaluation and use of decision explorer software was made Strategic consulting project for John Wiley & Sons publications U.K.; gave strategic recommendations to the client to increase market share in UK market; Applied scenario planning and SAE tools for finding out current issues and future challenges coming in next ten years Devised Integrated Marketing communications strategy for Sri Lankan Tourism Board; enhancing their branding, positioning, business tourism etc. for all-round business development; The consulting work for above assignment included change in Sri lankan tourism web-portal, use of marketing through their airlines, change in their logo and catch statement, use of business tourism and event marketing Devised Corporate Strategy for Glasgow Tourism Department, Scotland, U.K.; Applied decision explorer software to devise issue management system and goal system Recommended Glasgow tourism department to go for business tourism and co-ordinate with Edinburgh tourism to increase revenue
I got 63.3% marks. Main subjects were Electrical machines, Power systems, Control systems etc.
