Mr. Pankaj Batra

Pankaj Batra is an Electrical Engineer from the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University with Diplomas in Systems Management and Finance Management. joined the Central Power Engineering Services in 1983 through the UPSC’ s Combined Engineering Services Examination and was posted Central Electricity Authority (CEA). He was initially posted in the Western Regional Load Dispatch Centre in Mumbai, which is being operated by Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO) He had then dealt with operational and commercial aspects of the power sector in Western region, after which he went on deputation to the Chukha Hydro Power Corporation, a 336 MW hydropower project in Bhutan, where he was responsible for the operation of the powerhouse, switchyard and the dam. He was later responsible for the of the transmission and distribution system of Bhutan and was responsible for setting up the first 220 KV sub-station in Thimphu. Later he returned from deputation to the Head office of CEA in Delhi, where he worked in the Grid Management Division, monitoring the five regional grids. also tackled various issues in grid operations including making the Technical Standards for Connectivity to the Grid and Grid Standards, in accordance with Electricity Act, 2003.

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