The expert Governing Council, chaired by Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, IAS (Retd.) , Former Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India, consists of Senior Executives from across the energy value chain, including Utilities, EPCs, IPPs and Regulators. Each member plays a vital role in shaping the Summit and Knowledge Hub agendas across Bharat Electricity, POWERGEN India & Indian Utility Week to ensure the content is relevant, educational and highly engaging. Themes and topics have been carefully selected to provide delegates with inspiration and invaluable intelligence, to help both individuals and businesses evolve in a rapidly changing and dynamic energy market.
Governing Council 2025
Shri Samir Chandra Saxena
CMD
Grid Controller of India
Shri Ravindra Kumar
Director (Operations)
NTPC Limited
Shri Naveen Srivastava
Director (Operations)
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.
Shri Saurav Kumar Shah, IPS
Executive Director - RDSS
PFC Limited
Shri Jeevan Kumar Jethani
Executive Director
Association of Renewable
Energy Agencies of States (AREAS)
Shri Atul Kumar Bali
Director NPMU
National Smart Grid Mission
Ministry of Power, Govt. of India
Shri Girish Tanti
Vice Chairman,
Suzlon Energy Limited,
and Chairman,
Indian Wind Turbine
Manufacturers Association
Shri Deepesh Nanda
MD & CEO
Tata Power Renewables Limited
Dr. Sanjeev Seth
Managing Director
I&LFS Tamil Nadu Power
Company Limited
Shri Abhishek Ranjan
CEO
BSES Rajdhani Power Limited
Shri Rajesh K Mediratta
MD & CEO
India Gas Exchange
Shri Rohit Bajaj
Joint Managing Director
India Energy Exchange
Shri Vikram Kapur
Group President – Growth business
(Green Hydrogen, Carbon
Credits, Digital) & International
ReNew
Shri Sanil C Namboodiripad
Chief Operating Officer
Indigrid
Shri Dwarka Srinath
Group Chief Digital Officer
Tata Power Limited
Dr. Tripta Thakur
Director General
National Power Training Institute
Shri S. K. Soonee
Founder CEO and Former Advisor
Grid India (Formerly, Power
System Operation
Corporation Limited)
Shri B B Mehta
Director - SLDC & Projects
Odisha Power Transmission
Corporation Limited (OPTCL)
Shri Anup Bhargava
Chief Strategy Officer
ISGEC Heavy Engineering Limited
Prashant Tandon
Vice President, South Asia
Siemens Energy
Shri Shabbir Badra
Vice President - IT & Security
Apraava Energy
Shri Abhishek Srivastava
India Leader - Grid System Integration
GE Vernova
Shri Sunil Singhvi
Group Head Public Policy
Secure Meters
Shri Anurag Johri
MD & Lead Utilities
Accenture in India
Dr. R. K. Malhotra
President
Hydrogen Association of India
Dr. Vibha Dhawan
Director General, TERI
The Energy and Resources Institute
Dr. Arunabha Ghosh
CEO
Council on Energy
Environment and Water
Shri Rahul Sharma
Managing Director
US-India Business Council
Dr. Abhilasha Gaur
CEO - SSC
NASSCOM
Shri Saurabh Kumar
Vice President
Global Energy Alliance for
People and Planet
Shri Vinit Mishra
Partner
EY
