New Delhi (31.01.2025): The pubic-sector head-hunter (PESB) on Thursday selected Samir Chandra Saxena for the post of CMD, Grid Controller Of India Limited (Grid-India). Currently, Saxena is working as Director (Market Operation), Grid-India.
It may be underlined that only three candidates were shortlisted to face the selection board including Rajiv Kumar Porwal, Director (System Operation), Grid-India and Manoj Kumar Agrawal (ED, SP&M, C&M, Renewable Energy), Grid-India.
Subject to requisite clearances and ACC approval Saxena will succeed incumbent CMD S R Narasimhan on his retirement on April 30, 2025.
Samir Chandra Saxena is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India), Senior Member IEEE and Distinguished Member CIGRE. He did B. Tech. in Electrical Engineering from Aligarh Muslim University and MBA from IIT, Delhi. He also earned a Certificate Course in “Regulation of Power Sector” from the Florence School of Regulation, Italy. Prior to joining the Board of GRID-INDIA, he was heading the National Load Despatch Center (NLDC).
New Delhi (31.01.2025): The pubic-sector head-hunter (PESB) on Thursday selected Samir Chandra Saxena for the post of CMD, Grid Controller Of India Limited (Grid-India). Currently, Saxena is working as Director (Market Operation), Grid-India.
It may be underlined that only three candidates were shortlisted to face the selection board including Rajiv Kumar Porwal, Director (System Operation), Grid-India and Manoj Kumar Agrawal (ED, SP&M, C&M, Renewable Energy), Grid-India.
Subject to requisite clearances and ACC approval Saxena will succeed incumbent CMD S R Narasimhan on his retirement on April 30, 2025.
Samir Chandra Saxena is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India), Senior Member IEEE and Distinguished Member CIGRE. He did B. Tech. in Electrical Engineering from Aligarh Muslim University and MBA from IIT, Delhi. He also earned a Certificate Course in “Regulation of Power Sector” from the Florence School of Regulation, Italy. Prior to joining the Board of GRID-INDIA, he was heading the National Load Despatch Center (NLDC).