BIO-DATA FOR INCLUSION IN DPE DATA BANK

1. Name KAUSHAL KISHORE SHARMA

2 Director Identification Number 03014947

3. Income Tax PAN

4. Gender : Male Nationality : Indian

5. Father's Name LATE SUBHASH CHANDRA SHARMA

Mother's Name LATE RAJESHWARI SHARMA

Spouse Name Smt. NA YNA SHARMA

6. Date of Birth 05th October, 1957

7. Present Position Retired on 31October, 2017 as Director (Operations) of NTPC Ltd. (A MAHARATNA COMPANY)

8. Full Mailing address (Tel-landline & Mob No. & E-Mail address)

Res. Address

Tel No. (+91)9650991525(M)

Email [email protected]

9. Educational & Professional Qualification (Graduation onwards)

S. Course Subjects University/Institute Year of Division N Passing /Class 1. Bachelor of Mechanical MITS , Gwalior 1975 First Engineering

2 M.B.A Finance IGNOU 1994 First

l 10. Work Experience (Last 10 years) SI. Designation, and Organiza From To Nature of Experience No. place of postinq tion 1 Director NTPC Nov Oct Responsible for all Company level business strategies (Operations) 2014 2017 and Board related matters including overall responsibility for the activities relating to sustained operation of Coal, Gas, Hydro & Solar stations including planning & tie up of fuel for coal and gas based stations of all NTPC stations & Environmental matters of over 51000 MW installed Capacity at over 40 different locations. 2 CEO, NTPC SAIL NSPCL May Oct Responsible for all Company business & board related Power Company (JV Co. of 2013 2014 matters including O&M of Captive Power Plants at Ltd. (NSPCL) New NTPC , , and 2x250 MW expansion and SAIL) plant at Bhilai & for project development activities of upcoming new projects at Rourkela, Durgapur, Salem and Bhilai. 3 OSDto CMD NTPC Nov June Additional Charge of OSD-DVC Matters to CMD, NTPC (Additional 2013 2014 (Additional charge of CMD-DVC) New Delhi Charae) 4 Executive Director NTPC June May Responsible for Project Planning & Monitoring of (Project Planning & 2011 2013 Business Portfolio of NTPC of 20000+ MW under Monitoring) construction projects & CAPEX utilization to the tune of CC,New Delhi 20000+ Cr.

5 Regional Executive NTPC May June Overall Responsible for O&M of 3460 MW Stations, Director (Eastern 2010 2011 implementation of 750 MW Bongaigaon project and Region -II) RHQ planning for over 8000 MW New Projects in Bhubaneswar 6 Executive Director NTPC Aug Oct Responsible for Development of Captive coal blocks of (Coal Mining) cc 2009 2010 NTPC Noida 7 Regional Executive NTPC Feb Aug Responsible for Planning & development of NTPC Director (Hydro) 2008 2009 Hydro business Noida 8 General Manager NTPC Mar Feb Head of Project of 800 MW Hydro Project Construction (Koldam HEPP) 2006 2008 consisting of Asia 2nd largest rock filled dam

11. WhetherSC/ST/OBC/M inorities/Women NOT APPLICABLE (if yes, indicate the relevant category)

12. Area of Specialization and numbers of years' experience(**):

Have Strong background of around 42 years of experience in Indian Power & Energy Sector i.e the areas of sustained operation & Maintenance of Coal, Gas, Hydro, Solar & wind stations including planning & tie up of fuel for coal and gas based stations & Environmental matters of NTPC stations & its subsidiaries. Also having a rich experience and exposure of Project Planning & Implementation & development of Thermal, Hydro & Coal mining project of entire life cycle from 'concept to commissioning'. Successfully lead several strategic initiatives from feasibility stage to evaluation and execution. Good negotiator and dispute resolver.

()--Detailed Profile/Nature of work Enclosed as Annexure - I 13. Indicate how you fill the laid down criteria (Refer Annex) Retired on 31/10/2017 as Director (Operations) of NTPC Ltd. (A MAHARATNA COMPANY) -A Schedule "A" Public Sector Undertaking

14. (a) Have any legal proceedings initiated or are pending against you: No (b) If Yes, please furnish the details : Not Applicable_

15. (a) Have you been or are designated partner in limited liability partnerships (LLP) : No

16. Directorship held in companies (both CPSEs and Private) (a) Past (during last 5 years) (i) Full time Director (Operations) NTPC Ltd - A MAHARATNA COMPANY, Schedule "A" Public Sector Undertaking (ii) Chairman, NTPC-SAIL Power Company Limited - A JV Co. of NTPC & SAIL responsible for O&M of Captive Power Plants of SAIL and development of new projects (iii) Chairman, Nabinagar Power Generating Company Pvt. Ltd.

-A JV of NTPC & Govt. of Bihar ( 50:50) engaged in construction of 3x660 MW Thermal Power Project at Nabinagar, Bihar (iv) Chairman, Aravalli Power Company Pvt. Ltd. (APCPLI -A JV of NTPC & Govt. of Haryana & Delhi ( 50:25:25 :) engaged in O&M of 3x500 MW Thermal Power Project at Jhajjar, Haryana (v) Chairman, Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Limited : -A JV of NTPC & Railways, implementing a 4x250 MW Power Project in Bihar.

(vi) Chairman, Kanti Bijli Utpadan Nigam Ltd.(KBUNL) - A Subsidiary Co. of NTPC & Bihar responsible for O&M of thermal plant

(vii) Chairman, Energy Efficiency Services Ltd.(EESL) : - Promotion & implementation the business of Energy Efficiency & Climate change including manufacture and supply of energy efficiency and products

(viii) Part Time Director in

- NVVN (100% Subsidiary of NTPC in field of Power Trading) - Power Development Corporation Ltd.(WBPDCL)

- NTPC-Tamilnadu Energy Company Ltd., (NTECL) - Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd., (PVUNL)

- Permanent Invitee on the board of Northern Coalfields Limited,

17. Declaration regarding consent and conflict of interest duly signed attached (Annex 2): YES

Name: KAUSHAL KISHORE SHARMA Date 01" Nov. 2017 Annex2 DECLARATION

(For non-official Directors on the Boards of Central Public Sector Enterprises)

1. I, KAUSHAL KISHORE SHARMA, son of LATE SUBHASH CHANDRA SHARMA and resident of hereby certify that I have not been disqualified to act as a Director under Section 164,165 or any other relevant sections of the Companies Act, 2013 and I fulfill the criteria laid down for appointment as non-official Director on the Boards of CPSEs by Department of Public Enterprises and meet the definition of 'independent director' as prescribed in Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013.

2. I convey my willingness to be appointed as non-official Director on the Boards of CPSEs.

3. I also certify that there would be no conflict of interest on my appointment as non-official Director on the Board of any CPSE except for (name of CPSE or CPSEs).

4. I also certify that I am not facing any charge of, nor have ever been convicted for, any act of moral turpitude or economic offence.

Signatureb. .

Name KM. <. Ex Pbeh[o\ Designat• %.i on/Occupation..""Ur~c

Dated the 1s day .of November 2017

Witness:- Annexure-l

KAUSHAL KISHORE SHARMA Ex. Director (Operations}, Tel No:. NTPC Ltd., New Delhi Email:: [email protected] ------Career Snapshot

A. Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Mechanical Engineering with consistently exceptional academic performance • Masters of Business Administration (MBA), in Finance

B. Industry Experience : Over 42 Years in the Indian power and energy sector

• Varied experience in Power Sector in all key areas of electricity value chain -­ Generation (Thermal- coal and gas, Hydro, Mining, Renewable- Solar, and Wind), Fuel management, Power Trading and ongoing reforms by way of working at various Senior Management positions and Director (Operations) in NTPC Limited, a Maharatna company of GOI.

• Fully conversant with Project Planning, Monitoring, Execution, Operation and Maintenance, Engineering, Contracting and Regulatory Framework

• Well versed with regulatory matters of Indian Electricity business- Electricity Act, Tariff Policy, Electricity Policy, Grid Code, ABT, Competitive Bidding Guidelines, Tariff and other related Regulations in electricity Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Trading business and changing business environment in the Indian Power Sector. • Active participation in dealing with the sectoral issues like handholding of States participating in Government of Ujwal Discern Assurance Yojana (UDAY), allowing flexibility in utilization of coal amongst the Power Station, issues related to Merit Order Operation and Renewable Integration, IEGC Amendments regarding implementation of Tariff Policy 2016 provisions related to sale of URS power etc.

• Good understanding of state power sector reforms, implementation issues and tracking of customers (Discerns) health. • Policy advocacy on Environmental matters & Ash utilization issues in Power sector

• Having fair understanding of Regulatory Framework & Commercial issues: Exposure in Regulatory Management, Analyzing risk assessment of PPA, Negotiation with customers for concluding PPA. • As member of the Board of Directors, responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance and formulating NTPC's view on regulatory and policy related issues including policy related to issues raised at CERC and other regulatory forums

• Active interactions with Central Electricity Regulatory Commission and various State Electricity Regulatory Commissions

• Worked at various Senior Management positions in NTPC including Thermal, Hydro and solar power generation and coal mining.

• Meticulous planner & dispute resolver using of time and resources judiciously, ability to handle multiple tasks, timely deliveryof projects/assignment.

• Successfully led various business units under difficult circumstances, capability to turnaround non-performing assets through strategic initiatives & change management. • Well versed in managing stakeholder's expectation, boundary management, risk evaluation and management.

• Have knowledge about corporate governance, legal aspects in power generation business.

• Understanding of sale of surplus power from power stations and power trading

• Skilled in swiftly ramping up projects with competent skills and ensuring on time deliverables • Resourceful at strategizing techniques for maximum utilization of manpower I machinery

C. Positions held during past 10 years

SI. Designation, Organiz From To Nature of Experience and place of ation No posting

1 Director NTPC Nov 2014 Oct Responsible for all Company (Operations) 2017 level business strategies and Board related matters including overall responsibility for the activities relating to sustained operation of Coal, Gas, Hydro & Solar stations including planning & tie up of fuel for coal and gas based stations of all NTPC stations & Environmental matters of over 51000 MW installed Capacity at over 41 different locations. 2 CEO, NTPC NSPCL May 2013 Oct Responsible for all Company SAIL Power 2014 business & board related (JV Co. Company Ltd. matters including O&M of (NSPCL) of Captive Power Plants at Bhilai, New Delhi NTPC Rourkela, Durgapur and 2x250 and MW expansion plant at Bhilai & SAIL) forproj ect development activities of upcoming new projects at Rourkela, Durgapur, Salem and Bhilai.

3 OSD to CMD NTPC Nov 2013 June Additional Charge of OSD-DVC (Additional 2014 Matters to CMD, NTPC Charge) (Additional charge of CMD-DVC) New Delhi

4 Executive NTPC June 2011 May Responsible for Project Planning Director 2013 & Monitoring of Business (Project Portfolio of NTPC of 20000+ MW Planning & under construction projects & Monitoring) CAPEX utilization to the tune of CC New Delhi 20000+ Cr.

5 Regional NTPC May 2010 June Overall Responsible for O&M of Executive 2011 3460 MW Stations, Director implementation of 750 MW (Eastern Bongaigaon project and Region -11) planning for over 8000 MW New RHQ Projects in Odisha Bhubaneswar

6 Executive NTPC Aug 2009 Oct Responsible for Development of Director (Coal 2010 Captive coal blocks of NTPC Mining) cc Noida

7 Regional NTPC Feb 2008 Aug Responsible for Planning & Executive 2009 development of NTPC Hydro Director business (Hydro) Noida

8 General NTPC Mar 2006 Feb Head of Project of 800 MW Manager 2008 Hydro Project Construction (Koldam consisting of Asia 2nd largest HEPP) rock filled dam D Other Key Positions held • Chairman, NTPC-SAIL Power Company Private Limited-: A JV Co. of NTPC & SAIL responsible for O&M of Captive Power Plants of SAIL and development of new projects • Chairman, Nabinagar Power Generating Company Limited : -A JV of NTPC & Govt. of Bihar ( 50:50) engaged in construction of 3x660 MW Thermal Power Project at Nabinagar, Bihar • Chairman. Aravalli Power Company Pvt. Ltd. (APCPL) :-A JV of NTPC & Govt. of Haryana & Delhi ( 50:25:25 :) engaged in operation & Maintenance of 3x500 MW Thermal Power Project at Jhajjar , Haryana

Chairman. Bhartiya Rail Bijlee Company Limited : A JV of NTPC & Railways which is implementing a 4x250 MW Power Project in Bihar.

• Chairman, Kanti Bijli Utpadan Niqam Ltd.(KBUNL) : A Subsidiary Co. of NTPC & Bihar responsible for O&M of thermal plant

Chairman, Energy Efficiency Services Ltd.(EESL) Responsible for overall functioning & promotion & implementation the business of Energy Efficiency & Climate change including manufacture and supply of energy efficiency and products

Part time Director on the board of:

• NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NWN), NTPC-Tamilnadu Energy Company Ltd., (NTECL), • Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd., (PVUNL), West Bengal Power Development Corporation Limited (WBPDCL). Permanent Invitee on the board of Northern Coalfields Limited. E Association with GOl's High Level Delegations/Committees:

Co-Chairman on the Committee of 3rd Party Sampling of Coal constituted by Ministry of Power, Govt. of India. Chairman of Task Force of the Indo-German Energy Forum (IGEF) for Enhancing Flexibility of Existing Steam Power Plants to adapt to fluctuating renewable energies Member of India GHG Programme led by WRI, India, CII and TERI • Member of the Advisory Board on Study on Energy Cost, TERI Member of Research Council of CSIR-CMERI Member of the Advisory Committee of International Conference on NexGen Technologies for Mining and Fuel Industries of CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Dhanbad. Vice President of CIGRE, India F. Associations with professional institutions

• Life time Member "Indian Institution of Engineers" • Life time Associate Member "All India Management Association" since 1989. • Life time Member "Indian Institute of Plant Engineers".

G. Trainings & Exposure to International Business/ Markets

• Two week Training on Power Station Maintenance at CEGB, UK in 1983. • "Best Overhauling Practices in Leading US Utilities" from 10 to 17 Sep., 2005 under USEA/USAID Energy Partnership Program, USA • Attended University of Maryland, Washington DC for Workshop on "Leading Corporate Transformation: Performing at the Cutting Edge", from 4 to 9" June, 2006. • Visit to Khao Laem Hydro Power Project, EGA T's Srinagarind Dam, Vajiralongkorn Dam, the Hydro Projects executed by Mis ITDPCL and business meeting with Mis ITDPCL at Bangkok (Thailand) from 12-15 Sep., 2006 and further from 29-30 Oct, 2007 and again from 15-19 Dec. 2012. • To attend "2010 International Coal Preparation Congress" Conference at Lexington, Kentucky(USA) om 26 to 29 April, 2010 • Visited Medupi Power Project, SA for interaction and discussion for the feasibility aspect of air cooled condenser and its effect including design, engineering, selection process, land requirement etc. from 9-14 Jan., 2013. • Participated in Advanced Global Leadership Program at ESCP, Berlin, EPFL, Geneva and St. Gallen University, Zurich as a part of study tour organized by IIM, Kolkata from 26.08.2013 to 20.09 2013 Participated in 8" India Japan Energy dialogue in Jan' 16 and presented a paper on clean coal technology and efficient coal based power generation. • Part of Ministerial delegation for attending India Australia Energy Security Dialogue in Feb' 16. • Part of Indian Delegation with Secretary (Power) for participation in lndo German Energy Forum (IGEF) regarding flexible operation of power plants in Sep'16. "Global Strategic Management" Program at Harvard Business School, USA from June 25-30, 2017.

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