New Delhi: State-owned Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (Power Grid) has appointed Anupam Kumar, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), as Government Nominee Director on its Board, with effect from November 6, 2026.
The appointment was approved by Power Grid's Board of Directors, following an order issued by the Ministry of Power on November 3.
According to the company's regulatory filing, Kumar's tenure will continue until his superannuation, another appointment is made or further orders are issued, whichever is earlier.
Kumar is a 2003-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Bihar cadre. He assumed charge as Joint Secretary in MNRE in April 2026.
An alumnus of the University of Lucknow, he holds a bachelor's degree in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics and a master's degree in Physics with specialisation in Digital Electronics. Before joining the civil services, he also served as a teacher in the university's Department of Physics.
During his administrative career spanning more than two decades, Kumar has held several important assignments in Bihar, including District Magistrate of Nalanda, Rohtas, Muzaffarpur and East Champaran. He has also served as Joint Secretary in the Finance Department, State Transport Commissioner and Secretary in the Information and Public Relations Department of Bihar.
He has also served in the Chief Minister's Secretariat as Secretary, handling policy coordination, strategic planning and monitoring of governance and development initiatives.
Meanwhile, Abhay Bakre, Mission Director of the National Green Hydrogen Mission under MNRE, ceased to be Government Nominee Director on the Power Grid Board with effect from November 3, 2026, following the Ministry of Power's order.
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