
Power Sector News
India Approves First 1,150 kV Ultra-High Voltage Transmission Corridor(opens the original story)
India just approved its first 1,150 kV transmission corridor, linking the western and eastern regions. Highest voltage this country has ever carried. Meanwhile my colony still does evening load-shedding, so somewhere between east and west, that power is clearly taking a detour.
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Efficient Dispute Resolution in the Power Sector | IPPAI Legal & Regulatory Summit 2026

Why Cyber Hygiene Matters in the Power Sector | Mr. Vijayant Gaur | Future of Power Systems | IPPAI

Critical Questions in Cybersecurity | Mr. Shiv Sahai | Future of Power Systems | IPPAI

OT Complexity & Cybersecurity in the Power Sector | Dr. Gulshan Rai | Future of Power Systems | IPPAI

Change in Law | IPPAI Legal & Regulatory Summit 2026

Cyber Security Issues in the Power Sector | IPPAI Legal & Regulatory Summit 2026

Issues Pertaining to Liability in Nuclear Power & SHANTI Act | IPPAI Legal & Regulatory Summit 2026

Market Coupling or Exchange Coupling? | IPPAI Legal & Regulatory Summit 2026

Who Has Jurisdiction Over Tariff Disputes? | IPPAI Legal & Regulatory Summit 2026

Is India’s Power Grid Cyber Ready? | IPPAI Legal & Regulatory Summit 2026

Can the SEZ Model Be Extended to Data Centers? | IPPAI Legal & Regulatory Summit 2026

Cybersecurity in the Power Sector | IPPAI Legal & Regulatory Summit 2026

Efficient Dispute Resolution in the Power Sector | IPPAI Legal & Regulatory Summit 2026

Why Cyber Hygiene Matters in the Power Sector | Mr. Vijayant Gaur | Future of Power Systems | IPPAI

Critical Questions in Cybersecurity | Mr. Shiv Sahai | Future of Power Systems | IPPAI

OT Complexity & Cybersecurity in the Power Sector | Dr. Gulshan Rai | Future of Power Systems | IPPAI

Change in Law | IPPAI Legal & Regulatory Summit 2026

Cyber Security Issues in the Power Sector | IPPAI Legal & Regulatory Summit 2026

Issues Pertaining to Liability in Nuclear Power & SHANTI Act | IPPAI Legal & Regulatory Summit 2026

Market Coupling or Exchange Coupling? | IPPAI Legal & Regulatory Summit 2026

Who Has Jurisdiction Over Tariff Disputes? | IPPAI Legal & Regulatory Summit 2026

Is India’s Power Grid Cyber Ready? | IPPAI Legal & Regulatory Summit 2026

Can the SEZ Model Be Extended to Data Centers? | IPPAI Legal & Regulatory Summit 2026

Cybersecurity in the Power Sector | IPPAI Legal & Regulatory Summit 2026
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Retired IAS officer (Maharashtra cadre) who served as Chairman of the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission from 2008 to 2013. Earlier a Joint Secretary, Additional Secretary and Principal Advisor in the Department of Atomic Energy.

Retired IAS officer with 34 years in government, including power, transport and urban development. Later Principal Advisor to the Haryana Chief Minister and Chairman of the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission.

Former Chairman of the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (Goa and Union Territories). Earlier Chairman and Managing Director of Power Finance Corporation, after a career in the Indian Economic Service that included ONGC and Power Grid.

Retired IAS officer (1983 batch, Odisha cadre) and mechanical engineer from IIT Kharagpur. Served as Chairman of the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission, after being Additional Chief Secretary in the Chief Minister's Office.

Retired Indian Foreign Service officer who served as India's envoy to Jordan, Libya and Malta (2012–2016). Distinguished Fellow at the Vivekananda International Foundation.

Retired Indian Foreign Service officer (1986). High Commissioner to Bangladesh; Ambassador to Romania, Albania and Moldova; Consul General in New York; Director General of ICCR; Secretary (East) at the Ministry of External Affairs.

India's first National Cyber Security Coordinator, in the Prime Minister's Office, and former Director General of CERT-In. Helped draft national cyber security and cyber law policy and sat on the Srikrishna Committee on data protection.

Retired Indian Army officer (PVSM, AVSM, VSM) who served as Deputy Chief of the Integrated Defence Staff, overseeing the raising of the Defence Cyber and Space agencies. Has chaired the FICCI task force on ICT modernisation for defence.

Former Director (Market Operation) and Chief Information Security Officer of POSOCO, the national grid operator. Over three decades in power system operation, electricity markets, SCADA and grid cybersecurity.

Energy security expert and former Member of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (2007–2012). Earlier a Deputy Secretary at the National Security Council Secretariat and a Senior Fellow at IDSA; author of Rethinking Energy Security in India.

Retired IPS officer of the Jammu & Kashmir cadre who worked at the National Security Council Secretariat on traditional and non-traditional security. Distinguished Fellow at the Council for Strategic and Defense Research.

Founder of SustCred. Previously Group President at ReNew, where he led strategic business development and policy affairs, and Director (Technical) at the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA).

Founder and Managing Director of Idam Infrastructure Advisory. Began at Tata Power, worked at ICRA Advisory and Deloitte, and founded his advisory firm in 2005. Founder member and Secretary of the Indian Renewable Energy Federation.

Director General of IPPAI. Has promoted dialogue between policymakers, regulators and industry on electricity sector reforms, energy policy and private-sector participation.




