India
Mr. Indu Shekhar Jha is Chairman & Managing Director of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, the Central Transmission Utility (CTU) of the country since November 2015. Prior to his present assignment, he successfully served as Director (Projects) of the Company from September, 2009 and was responsible for planning, engineering, project management, monitoring and implementation of all transmission and distribution projects.
He has spearheaded development of robust National grid in the country integrated with State-of-the-Art technologies as well as Green Energy Corridors for integration of renewables. He is known for his technological prowess and people-centric leadership. He is member of Governing Body of Central Power Research Institute (CPRI), Bangalore and President, International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE) – India and other professional bodies. He has published/ presented numerous articles, technical papers in the field of power system in various international and National Journal/Conferences.