Shri R P Sasmal presently Director (Operations), Power Grid Corporation of India Limited(PGCIL) has been given extension in tenure w.e.f. 01.08.2017 till 20.02.2018.
Shri Sasmal served as its Director of Operations & Projects since November 24, 2015. Shri. Sasmal has more than 30 years of experience in power sector. Shri. Sasmal served as a Director of Operations at Power Grid Corporation of India Limited since August 1, 2012. Shri Sasmal served as an Executive Director of Projects at PowerGrid Corporation of India Ltd., and as an Executive Director at HVDS & DMS Engg. He has handled multi disciplinary functions such as planning, monitoring and implementation of HVDC projects, EHV transmission systems and Load Despatch and Communication Systems. He was instrumental in introducing the ± 800 kV multi terminal HVDC transmission system, under implementation in the country, which is first of its kind in the world. He has been bestowed upon with “Distinguished Member of CIGRE, 2012” and has published various technical papers on transmission systems especially on HVDC in various national and international professional forums/societies like IEEE and CIGRE. He is the national representative for India at CIGRE for HVDC and Power Electronics. Before joining POWERGRID in 1993, he worked in NTPC Ltd. for around 13 years. He has been a Whole Time Director of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited since August 1, 2012. He serves as an Independent Director of Delhi Transco Limited. He holds a BS degree in from Engineering (Electronics and Tele Communications) from Sambalpur University, Odisha.
IndianBureaucracy.com wishes Shri R P Sasmal the very best.
