New Delhi: Rajiv Kumar Porwal is set to be next Director (System Operation) of Grid Controller of India Limited (Grid-India), formerly known as POSOCO. Porwal has been recommended for the post by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) panel on Tuesday. Presently, he is serving as Executive Director in the same organisation. Grid-India is a PSU under the Ministry of Power. It is responsible for operating the National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC) and the five Regional Load Despatch Centre (RLDCs).

Porwal has been selected for the post of Director (System Operation) of Grid India from a list of 10 candidates, who were interviewed by the PESB selection panel in its selection meeting held on March 21. Out of 10 candidates, six candidates were from Grid-India, two candidates from Power Grid Corporation of India Limited and one each from NTPC Limited and Indian Ordnance Factory Health Service.

As Director (System Operation) of Grid India, Porwal will be a member of the Board of Directors and will report to the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD). He will be responsible for the overall secure and reliable operation of the country's Power System, operational planning, grid integration issues, scheduling and dispatch of electricity, monitoring real-time electricity grid operations, post facto analysis of the grid operations through the NLDC & RLDCs as well as cyber security.

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