Evolving Trends in India’s Power Sector

Q1. Could you start by giving us a brief overview of your professional background, particularly focusing on your expertise in the industry?

I am a Mechanical Engineering graduate from IIT-BHU, Varanasi, and I bring over two decades of diverse experience in the power and engineering sector. Currently, I am working with BHEL in Project Engineering Management at Noida as a Senior Deputy General Manager, where I lead a team of engineers handling project engineering for water treatment packages in power projects.

Before this, I spent around five years leading teams working on FGD and material handling packages. Alongside my core responsibilities, I have been actively involved in optimization efforts and have led multiple Quality and Business Excellence initiatives.

A significant part of my technical expertise comes from my time at the BHEL Hyderabad unit, where I worked extensively on pulverisers, which are a key auxiliary of boilers. During this phase, I handled a wide range of responsibilities including customer outreach for business development, design and engineering, vendor evaluation, site supervision, troubleshooting, retrofitting, and performance testing at project sites.

Over the years, I have also contributed to the knowledge ecosystem through five copyrights and by serving as a company-nominated member in…