Pankaj Batra

Shri Pankaj Batra is presently handling the Division on Regulatory Affairs in CEA, dealing with Standards and Regulations of CEA, Regulations of CERC and SERCs, and associated issues. He also handles various policy issues. He is the Chairperson of Working Group VI on “Policy and Regulation” in the India Smart Grid Forum. He has conducted a number of Workshops for Regulators and Transmission and Distribution companies. He is also in the Committee of Ministry of Power for framing Model Regulations on Smart Grid. He was posted to Central Electricity Authority (CEA) in 1983 and deputed by Govt of India to Chukha Hydro Power Corporation in Bhutan in August, 1991, where he joined as Executive Engineer (Operations), responsible for operation of the Power House, Switchyard and Dam. He also later worked as Executive Engineer (Transmission), where he was responsible for operation and maintenance of transmission and distribution system of Bhutan and also erection of the first 220 kV station in Bhutan at Thimphu. He framed the regulations of CEA on Technical Standards for Connectivity to the Grid and regulations on Grid Standards. He worked as Chief (Engineering) in Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) from April 2009 to February 2013 and was involved in formulating various Regulations, viz. Grant of Connectivity, Long-term Access and Medium-term Open Access, Measures to relieve congestion in real time operation, Grant of Regulatory Approval for Capital Investment to CTU for execution of Inter-State Transmission, the revised Indian Electricity Grid Code, Power Market Regulations, Regulation of Power Supply, Regulations on intervening transmission facilities, etc. He introduced various provisions of smart grid in the IEGC. He has a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University and a Diploma in Systems Management from NMIMS, Mumbai, Diploma in Financial Management from IGNOU, New Delhi and also one in Public Speaking from Nazareth Speakers Academy, Mumbai.