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HON'BLE Shri RAVINDRA KUMAR VERMA, Member (Technical)
Profile of Sh. RAVINDRA KUMAR VERMA, Technical Member
Hon’ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Verma assumed the charge as Technical Member in the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, Ministry of Power on 29.11.2018. Prior to this, Hon’ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Verma was the Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and Ex-officio Secretary to the Government of India and superannuated on 30.06.2018. Hon’ble Shri Ravindra Kumar Verma has served in various capacities in Central Electricity Authority for more than 37 years and has rich and varied experience of power sector in Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Grid Operation. Shri Verma did his graduation in Electrical Engineering in 1979 from Delhi College of Engineering. He began his career with BHEL and after being inducted into Central Power Engineering Services Group-A 1979 Batch, he joined CEA on 1st January 1981. As Chairperson, CEA he was responsible for the discharge of statutory functions and duties which are enshrined under the Electricity Act, 2003 and broadly include formulation of National Power Policy & Plans, Integrated resource planning and optimization of resource utilization, Policies for safe, secure and economic operation of regional and national grid, Techno-economic evaluation of power projects, renovation and modernization schemes, investigation of accidents on electrical installations, environmental aspects of generation projects, monitoring of rural electrification and optimization of Distribution network, regulatory, legal and financial matters co-operation with neighboring countries for development of water resources, cross boarder power transmission, etc. He led the Inter-Ministerial Central Team constituted by Ministry of Power, under the joint initiative taken by Government of India with the States for preparation of State specific documents for providing 24 X 7 Power For All (PFA). He was also the Chairman of the Technical Committee of National Smart Grid Mission constituted for evaluation of Detailed Project Reports and finalisation of benchmark costs etc. Shri Verma has been instrumental in finalising the Functional requirements of Advanced Metering Infrastructure in India including the technical specifications of single phase and three phase whole current Smart Meters. He has been associated with various Committees including those for development of Indian Electricity Grid Code, Indian Electricity Act, formulation of various schemes of Government of India for development of power sector in the country such as R-APDRP, RGGVY, IPDS, DDUGJY, formulation of Regulations by CEA on installation and operation of energy meters, technical standards for construction of electrical plants and electric lines, grid connectivity Standards for renewable energy sources, etc.
He has also been a member of various Sectional Committees of the Bureau of Indian Standards dealing with Electricity metering/Transformers, Technical Committee for research and development in the area of Grid Operation & Distribution, Energy Conservation and working group on Cyber security under India Smart Grid Task Force. He has been a guest faculty in a number of premier institutes of technology in the country.
As Chairperson, CEA he was Ex-officio Member of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission and Part-time Director on the Board of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited.
