Pankaj Batra
Mr. Pankaj Batra is currently working as Senior Adviser at Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe). Mr. Batra has more than 35 years of experience and is responsible for spearheading the SARI/EI program and ensuring attainment of its objectives of promoting regional energy integration in South Asia, moving South Asian countries towards increased regional energy security and Cross-Border Electricity Trade (CBET) and regional energy market development. Mr. Batra has done his B.Tech (Electrical) from IIT Varanasi and has a Diploma in Systems Management from NarseeMonjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai and a diploma in Financial Management from Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. Mr. Batra is also currently the Chairperson of Working Group 4 on “Policy, Regulation, and Business Models” in the India Smart Grid Forum, Chairperson of the BIS Committee of LITD 10 – “Power System Control and Associated Communication”and Chairperson of the BIS Committee ETD-52, for making technical Standards on Grid-Scale Storage. He is also an invited expert by NitiAayog for preparation of Working paper on Energy Sector-2035 as a part of Vision Document 2047. He is also an invited Member of the Core Group of India Energy Transformation Platform.
Prior to joining IRADe, Mr. Pankaj Batra served as the Chairperson and CEO of the Central Electricity Authority and was responsible for the overall development of the Indian power system including Hydro, Thermal and Renewable Power as well as the Transmission & Distribution System of the country. He was also Member (Planning) and ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India. He has earlier also worked as Chief (Engineering) in the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission and as Executive Engineer in Chukha Hydro Power Corporation, Bhutan, on deputation from the Government of India, in operation and maintenance of the power station and later in operation and maintenance of the transmission and distribution system.