Shri Naveen Srivastava holds a B.Tech. (Hons.) degree in Electrical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Durgapur. He has completed the Harvard Manage Mentor program (Management) from Harvard Business School, along with various management certificate courses from ISB Hyderabad, MDI Gurgaon, and XLRI Jamshedpur. With a distinguished career spanning 35 years in the power sector, he has worked in diverse capacities in EHV substations and transmission lines, covering Operations & Maintenance, Construction, Commercial, Engineering, Planning & Monitoring, among others. He served as Executive Director of NR-3, NER, and NERPSIP Projects. He spearheaded the installation and commissioning of the RTU and SCADA system in the Goa grid and established the State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) at Panjim, Goa. He was instrumental in the execution of prestigious projects such as the North Eastern Region Power System Improvement Project (NERPSIP), underground cabling in Kashi, the first 765kV pooling substation at Bilaspur, and several 765kV, 400kV & 220kV transmission lines, as well as AIS and GIS substations. He played a pivotal role in the adoption of new technologies, including the remote control of the HVDC Rihand-Dadri Link and HVDC Vindhyachal BTB Link, the first STATCOM (+/-300 MVAR) in Uttar Pradesh for dynamic stability, and the establishment of centralized monitoring of the communication system of the Regional Load Dispatch Centres under UNMS. He has also published technical papers in international conferences such as CIGRE. His exceptional contributions have been widely recognized: he was honored with the prestigious “Sustainability Leader of the Year Award 2024” by the Global Energy & Environment Foundation and conferred with the Exemplary Service Award 2025 in recognition of his distinguished contributions and exemplary commitment to the power transmission industry. Presently, he serves as Director (Operations) of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited and Chairman of nine TBCB SPVs.
Shri Sanjay Kumar Gupta presently serving as Chief General Manager In Charge- BDD, JV & International Business in Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Holding Company). He has over 33 years working experience in Power Sector at various key positions experience of planning and coordinated development of National Grid. He was responsible for execution of multi large valued projects funded by The World Bank, Asian Development Bank, German Development Bank (KfW), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) etc.
Shri Sushil Kumar Sharma is Director (Electrical) of SJVN Limited; a joint venture of Govt. of India & Govt. of Himachal Pradesh.
Shri. Sharma did his B.E. (Mechanical) from VNIT Nagpur. He has more than 30 years of rich and varied experience in various organisations including SJVN.
In SJVN, he has been actively associated in the Design & Construction of 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Project and 412 MW Rampur Project. He has a vast experience in Design, Erection and Maintenance of Hydro Power Plants. Initially he has worked in the Design office of SJVN for about 19 years and was associated in Planning and Design of Hydro-Mechanical components of various projects. Later, he played a crucial role in the successful Erection & Commissioning of 412 MW Rampur Hydro Power Station. After Commissioning, he was in-charge of Maintenance of 412 MW Rampur Hydro Power Station. Subsequently, he headed the Maintenance of 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station. Since 01.08.2020, he is holding the charge of Director (Electrical) of SJVN Limited.
Sh. Ajay Kumar Sharma born on 08.04.1974 hails from District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Government College of Technology, Coimbatore, MBA in Human Resource Management from IGNOU and Executive Development Program Certification in HRM from XLRI-Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur.
Sh. Sharma joined SJVN in October 2009 as Manager, Manpower Planning and has since been a pivotal figure in HR Department at Corporate Headquarters in Shimla.
Prior to SJVN, Sh. Sharma served at Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) as Head of Mechanical Maintenance of BPP at Bokaro Steel Plant from 1996 to 2009.
In SJVN his contribution spans across various fields of HR i.e. Manpower Planning, Administration, Industrial Relations & Welfare, HR Policy, Training & Human Resource Development and HR Procurement. In addition to this, he has assisted Director (Personnel) and Chairman & Managing Director of SJVN, underscoring his importance in company’s leadership team.
His achievements include leading several strategic HR initiatives that significantly improved employee engagement and productivity, developing and implementing HR policies aligned with the company’s strategic objectives, designing and execution of comprehensive training programs that enhanced the skills and competencies of the workforce and integration of technology with HR processes, streamlining HR processes and improving efficiency contributing to overall organizational growth.
With a career spanning almost three decades, he brings a wealth of experience and expertise in human resources and industrial operations.
He has served for more than 28 years of Power Sector in Nepal. He is Deputy Managing Director (DMC) in Nepal Electricity Authority, Nepal (NEA). Prior to this, he is having experience in Preventive and Breakdown maintenance of distribution line and sub-station up to 133 kV level and engaged in tender evaluation works for the procurement of transformers, switchgears protection systems and energy meters, supervision and monitoring of construction works up to 400 kV transmission line and sub-stations. He has graduated in Electrical Engineering from REC Rourkela, Sambalpur University, Orissa.