PARTICIPANTS DIRECTORY

CHAIR

 Francesco Tornieri, Principal Social Development Specialist, Office of the Director General, South Asia Department (SARD), ADB

WELCOME REMARKS

 Iqbal Singh Bains (IAS), Additional Chief Secretary (Energy and Happiness), Government of

OPENING REMARKS

 Anju Bhalla, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India

ADDITIONAL REMARKS

 Ashok Bhargava, Chair, Energy Sector Committee, ADB concurrently Director, Energy Division, East Asia Department (EAEN-EARD), ADB

 Sanjay Kumar Shukla, Managing Director, Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company Limited; Secretary, Energy; and Chair and Managing Director, East, West and Central DISCSOMs, Government of Madhya Pradesh

KEY NOTE ADDRESS

 Pankaj Batra, Member (Planning), Central Electricity Authority, Ministry of Power, Government of India

CLOSING REMARKS

 Pradeep Perera, Principal Energy Specialist, Energy Division, South Asia Department (SAEN-SARD), ADB

WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS AND ORGANISERS

A. K. Raidurg Superintending Engineer Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited Anant Kanekar Marg, Bandra East, Maharashtra - 400051, India Email: [email protected]

A. S. Raghuvanshi Deputy General Manager Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company Limited Shakti Bhavan, MPSEB Colony Rampur, Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh - 482008, India Email: [email protected]

Achal Jain Superintending Engineer (RAPDRP) Madhya Pradesh Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited Urja Bhavan, GPH Campus Pologround, Indore Madhya Pradesh - 452003, India Email: [email protected]

Akash Tripathi Managing Director Madhya Pradesh Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited Urja Bhavan, GPH Campus Pologround, Indore Madhya Pradesh - 452003, India

Anil Khatri Chief General Manager ( Region) Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited Bijli Nagar Colony, Nishtha Parisar Govindpura, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462023, India

Anju Bhalla Joint Secretary, Training and Research Ministry of Power, Government of India Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg New Delhi - 110001, India Email: [email protected]

Anindya Kumar Khare Deputy General Manager (Feeder Separation) Madhya Pradesh Poorv Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited Room no. 842, Third Floor Shakti Bhawan, Rampur, Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh - 482008, India Email: [email protected]

Anup Garg Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Urja Bhawan, Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462016, India Email: [email protected]

Ashok Bhargava Director, Energy Division East Asia Department Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550 Metro Manila, Philippines Email: [email protected]

B. K. Vyas Additional Executive Engineer Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Link Road Number 2, Bus Stop no.5 Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462016, India Email: [email protected]

Chandrashekar Iyer Managing Director Meghraj Capital Advisors Private Limited 2nd Floor, 201 Rajan House, Appasaheb Marathe Marg Prabhadevi, Mumbai Maharashtra - 400025, India Email: [email protected]

D. P. Ahirwar Chief General Manager (Rural Project) Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited Bijli Nagar Colony, Nishtha Parisar Govindpura, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462023, India Email: [email protected]

Deepa Ahluwalia Gender Specialist Consultant Asian Development Bank 4 San Martin Marg, Chanakyapuri New Delhi - 110021, India Email: [email protected]

Deepti Singh Manager Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited City Circle, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462016, India Email: [email protected]

Dushyant Sharma Subject Expert (Climate Change) The Environmental Planning & Coordination Organisation Paryavaran Parisar, E- 5, Arera Colony, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462016, India Email: [email protected]

E. Dinakaran Assistant Executive Engineer (Smart Grid) Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Office of the Chief Engineer, Information Technology Tangedco NPKRR Maligai 144, Anna Salai, Chennai Tamil Nadu - 600002, India Email: [email protected]

Francesco Tornieri Principal Social Development Specialist (GAD) South Asia Department Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550 Metro Manila, Philippines Email: [email protected]

G. M. Bhave Executive Engineer Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited Anant Kanekar Marg, Bandra East, Mumbai Maharashtra - 400051, India Email: [email protected]

Gagan Diwan Accounts Officer Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company Limited Shakti Bhavan, MPSEB Colony Rampur, Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh - 482008, India Email: [email protected]

H. D. Sudarshana A. Jayasundara Social Development and Gender Specialist (GAD) Sri Lanka Resident Mission Asian Development Bank 23, Independence Avenue Colombo 7, Sri Lanka Email: [email protected]

Iqbal Singh Bains Additional Chief Secretary Energy & Happiness Department Government of Madhya Pradesh Vallabh Bhavan, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462004, India

Iven Michiel Y Mareels Dean, Melbourne School of Engineering The University of Melbourne Room G16A, Building 173, Engineering Melbourne VIC 3010 Australia Email: [email protected]

Jiwan Acharya Senior Energy Specialist South Asia Department Asian Development Bank 4 San Martin Marg, Chanakyapuri New Delhi - 110021, India Email: [email protected]

Jobin Thomas Consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited Building 10, Tower C DLF Cyber City, Gurugram Haryana - 122002, India Email: [email protected]

Jyotirmoy Banerjee Senior Project Officer (Energy) India Resident Mission Asian Development Bank 4 San Martin Marg, Chanakyapuri New Delhi - 110021, India Email: [email protected]

K. B. Tikkoo Chief Executive Officer N Arc Consulting 402-403, Devika Towers, 6-Nehru Place New Delhi - 110019, India Email: [email protected]

Kalpana Gulati Consultant - Administrative Assistant India Resident Mission Asian Development Bank 4 San Martin Marg, Chanakyapuri New Delhi - 110021, India Email: [email protected]

Len George Energy Specialist South Asia Department Asian Development Bank 4 San Martin Marg, Chanakyapuri New Delhi - 110021, India Email: [email protected]

Lokendra Thakkar General Manager & Senior Scientific Officer The Environmental Planning & Coordination Organisation Paryavaran Parisar, E - 5, Arera Colony, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462016, India Email: [email protected]

M. Thanigivelu Assistant Executive Engineer (Commercial) Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Office of the Chief Engineer, Commercial 144, Anna Salai, Chennai Tamil Nadu - 600002, India Email: [email protected]

M. S. Kele Director (Technical) Madhya Pradesh Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited Urja Bhavan, GPH Campus Pologround, Indore Madhya Pradesh - 452003, India Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Madhu Sharan Vice President, North India Hand-in-Hand, India B-18, South Extension, Part-II New Delhi - 110048, India Email: [email protected]

Manisha Jashnani Manager (GRID) PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited Building 10, Tower C DLF Cyber City, Gurugram Haryana - 122002, India Email: [email protected]

Manisha Meshram Deputy Chief General Manager (Feeder Separation) Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited Bijli Nagar Colony, Nishtha Parisar Govindpura, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462023, India Email: [email protected]

Manish Shrivastava Deputy Director Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission 5th Floor, Metro Plaza, Arera Colony Bittan Market, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462016, India Email: [email protected]

Manohar Patil Executive Engineer & Admin Officer The Environmental Planning & Coordination Organisation Paryavaran Parisar, E- 5, Arera Colony, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462016, India Email: [email protected]

Manoranjan Pattanayak Director - GRID - Public Sector & Governance PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited Building 10, Tower C DLF Cyber City, Gurugram Haryana - 122002, India Email: [email protected]

Meenu Lalit Project Analyst India Resident Mission Asian Development Bank 4 San Martin Marg, Chanakyapuri New Delhi - 110021, India Email: [email protected]

Mukul Dhariwal Officer on Special Duty Department of Energy, Government of Madhya Pradesh 317 D, Vallabh Bhavan, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462004, India Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

N. K. Sharma General Manager Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company Limited Shakti Bhavan, MPSEB Colony Rampur, Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh - 482008, India Email: [email protected]

Nikhil Pachpor Energy Department Vallabh Bhavan, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462004, India Email: [email protected]

Pankaj Batra Member (Planning) Central Electricity Authority & Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India Sector 5, RK Puram New Delhi - 110066, India Email: [email protected]

Pierluigi Mancarella Chair of Power Systems Melbourne School of Engineering Building 173 The University of Melbourne VIC 3010 Australia Email: [email protected]

Poonam Tumram Deputy General Manager Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited Office of General Manager, City Circle, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462016, India Email: [email protected]

Prabhjot Khan Social Development Officer (Gender) India Resident Mission Asian Development Bank 4 San Martin Marg, Chanakyapuri New Delhi - 110021, India Email: [email protected]

Pradeep Perera Principal Energy Specialist South Asia Department Asian Development Bank 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550 Metro Manila, Philippines Email: [email protected]

Prasan Srivastava Additional Executive Engineer Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited Superintending Engineer Operation and Maintenance Circle MSEDCL, SCADA Centre, Amravati Maharashtra - 400606, India Email: [email protected]

Prashant Chaturvedi Deputy Secretary Department of Energy, Government of Madhya Pradesh 302 A, Vallabh Bhavan, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462004, India Email: [email protected]

Punit Dube Additional Chief Executive (Meter Testing) Madhya Pradesh Paschim Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited Urja Bhavan, GPH Campus Pologround, Indore Madhya Pradesh - 452003, India Email: [email protected]

R. Bhatti Executive Engineer (Procurement) Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Limited Block No. 3, Shakti Bhawan Rampur, Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh - 482008, India Email: [email protected] / [email protected] / [email protected]

R. A. Sharma Superintending Engineer (Operation) Officers of State Load Dispatch Centre Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Limited Nayagaon, Rampur, Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh - 482008, India Email: [email protected]

R. K. Agrawal Manager (ADB Cell) Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited Bijli Nagar Colony, Nishtha Parisar Govindpura Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462023, India Email: [email protected]

Rahul Raizada Director PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited Building 10, Tower C DLF Cyber City, Gurugram Haryana - 122002, India Email: [email protected]

Raj Nahar Senior Consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited Building 10, Tower C DLF Cyber City, Gurugram Haryana - 122002, India Email: [email protected]

Rajesh Gupta Superintending Engineer Officers of State Load Dispatch Centre Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Limited Nayagaon, Rampur, Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh - 482008, India Email: [email protected]

Rajnish Reja Deputy General Manager (ADB Cell) Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited Bijli Nagar Colony, Nishtha Parisar Govindpura, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462023, India Email: [email protected]

Ramesh Menon State Coordinator Hand-in-Hand, India B-18, South Extension, Part-II New Delhi - 110048, India Email: [email protected]

Ravikumar Kandasamy Deputy Director (Rural Energy & Infrastructure) Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Rural Industrialization M. G. Road, Maganwadi, Wardha Maharashtra - 442001, India Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Reihana Mohideen Senior Research Fellow Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Melbourne School of Engineering The University of Melbourne Victoria 3010 Australia Email: [email protected]

S. K. Jain Chief Engineer Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Limited Block No. 2, Shakti Bhawan Rampur, Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh - 482008, India Email: [email protected]

S. K. Sharma Deputy Secretary Department of Energy, Government of Madhya Pradesh Vallabh Bhavan, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462004, India Email: [email protected]

Sambit Rath Manager (Government Reforms & Infrastructure Development) PricewaterhouseCoopers Private Limited Building 10, Tower C DLF Cyber City, Gurugram Haryana - 122002, India Email: [email protected]

Sandeep Saran District In charge Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Link Rd Number 2; 5 No. Bus Stop Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462016, India Email: [email protected]

Sandeep Sitoke Deputy General Manager (Commercial) Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited Bijli Nagar Colony, Nishtha Parisar Govindpura, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462023, India Email: [email protected]

Sanjay Nema Deputy General Manager Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company Limited Shakti bhavan, MPSEB Colony Rampur, Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh - 482008, India Email: [email protected]

Sanjay Kumar Shukla Managing Director, Madhya Pradesh Power Management Company Limited Secretary, Energy, Government of Madhya Pradesh and Chair and Managing Director, East, West, and Central DISCSOMs Government of Madhya Pradesh E-4 Arera Colony, Near Bhojpur Club, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462016, India Email: [email protected]

Saransh Bajpai Subject Expert (Climate Change Mitigation) The Environmental Planning & Coordination Organisation Paryavaran Parisar, E- 5, Arera Colony, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462016, India Email: [email protected]

Satish Babu Member, Humanitarian Activities Committee Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers President, InApp Infotech Technopark, Trivandrum Kerela - 695006, India Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Saurabh Soni Assistant Engineer (Planning & Design) Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Limited Block No. 2, Shakti Bhawan, Rampur, Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh - 482008, India Email: [email protected] / [email protected]

Shailendra Saxena Secretary Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission 5th Floor, Metro Plaza, Arera Colony Bittan Market, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462016, India Email: [email protected]

Sunit Mathur General Manager Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited E-166, Yudhisthir Marg C-Scheme, Jaipur Rajasthan - 302001, India Email: [email protected]

Somdev Sharma Energy Department Vallabh Bhavan, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462004, India Email: [email protected]

Soumya Mishra Manager Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited Sahapura Zone, West Division City Circle, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462016, India Email: [email protected]

Subhashree Mohapatra Deputy Manager (Electricity) Odisha Power Transmission Company Limited Janpath, Bhubaneswar Odisha - 751022, India Email: [email protected]

Surendra Bajpai Executive Engineer Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Link Road Number 2, Bus Stop no.5 Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462016, India Email: [email protected]

Susmita Mohanty Manager (Electricity) Odisha Power Transmission Company Limited Janpath, Bhubaneswar Odissa - 751022, India Email: [email protected]

Tarun Swrup Assistant Engineer Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Link Road Number 2, Bus Stop no.5 Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462016, India Email: [email protected]

Vandana Chatterjee Additional Executive Engineer Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Link Road Number 2, Bus Stop no.5 Shivaji Nagar, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462016, India Email: [email protected]

Zahid Khan Deputy General Manager Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited City Circle, South Division, Bhopal Madhya Pradesh - 462016, India Email: [email protected]