SR Narasimhan assumes charge as CMD of POSOCO

POSOCO's Director (System Operation) SR Narasimhan, who was also holding the additional charge of CMD post, has assumed charge as full-time CMD of POSOCO
SR Narasimhan assumes charge as CMD of POSOCO

New Delhi: SR Narasimhan is now full-time Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of POSOCO, a PSU under the Ministry of Power. Narasimhan has assumed charge of the post with effect from March 25, 2022. Prior to this, he was serving as Director (System Operation) in the same organisation. In addition to this, he was also holding the additional charge of POSOCO's CMD post. He was recommended for POSOCO's CMD post by the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) panel on December 6.

Narasimhan holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) in Finance. He has over three decades' experience in power system operation spread across CEA, POWERGRID and POSOCO after an initial stint with BHEL. Prior to his assignment as Director (System Operation) of POSOCO, he was serving as Executive Director of National Load Despatch Centre (NLDC) and was responsible for reliable and economic operation of the all India electricity grid which is also connected to the neighbouring countries of Bhutan, Nepal and Bangladesh.

Narasimhan has contributed to several expert committees at the government and regulatory levels in different areas ranging from system operation, grid integration of renewable energy (RE) resources and optimization to institution building. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, India, a Senior Member of IEEE and a member of CIGRE. He was conferred with the IEEE-PES, Delhi Chapter Outstanding Engineer Award in 2019 and the CIGRE Distinguished Member in 2020. He has published over 40 papers at the national and international levels.

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