SCRD Members

Sl No SCRD - Main Committee Name, Address Role in SCRD
1 Chairperson - CEA Shri. Ghanshyam Prasad,
Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority,
Room No. 201 (North), 2nd Floor, Sewa Bhawan,R.K.Puram, Sector-1,New Delhi-110 066
Chairman
2 Joint Secretary & FA, Ministry of Power, Govt. of India Shri Mahabir Prasad.
Ministry of Power, Govt. of India,
Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi - 110001
Member
3 Economic Advisor 
Ministry of Power, Govt. of India
-- Member
4 In-charge of R&D – CEA / Member (Planning) Shri A. Balan,
Member Planning (R&D), 
Central Electricity Authority,
3rd Floor, Sewa Bhavan, R K Puram, Sector -1, New Delhi - 110 066
Member
5 Chairman of Technical Committee for Thermal research Prof. Gautam Biswas,
Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kalyanpur, Kanpur-208016
Chairman Since 13.01.2022
Member
6 Chairman of Technical Committee for Hydro research Prof. Arun Kumar,
Professor, Department of Hydro and Renewable Energy,
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee,
Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India - 247667
Chairman since 12.07.2023
Member
7 Chairman of Technical Committee for Transmission research Prof. K. Shanti Swarup,
Professor, 
Department of Electrical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai - 600 036,
Chairman Since 13.01.2022
Member
8 Chairman of Technical Committee for Grid, Distribution & Energy Conservation Prof. Sukumar Mishra,
Professor,
Department of Electrical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi-110016, India
Chairman Since 13.01.2022
Member
9 DSIR-Scientist-G & above Scientist-G,
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research,
New Delhi - 110 016
Member
10 DPIIT-IPR Expert Shri. S. Thangapandian,
Deputy Controller of Patents & Designs, Patent Office, Chennai-600032
Member
11 Chief Engineer (R&D) - CEA Shri. Vijay Meghani, 
Chief Engineer (R&D),
Central Electricity Authority, 3rd Floor, Sewa Bhavan, R K Puram, Sector -1, New Delhi - 110 066
Member
  CPRI Director General,
Central Power Research Institute,
Prof. C V Raman Road, Sadashivanagar, P.B. No.8066, Bangalore – 560 080
 
Special Invitees  
13 Representing from BHEL,
(In-charge of R&D)
Shri.VV Subrahmanyam,
GM & Head/Corporate R&D BHEL, Hydrabad-502032
Member
14 Representing from POWERGRID,
(In-charge of R&D)
Executive Director (Incharge of R&D),
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.,
Saudamini, Plot No. 2, Sector 29, Gurgaon, Haryana – 122 001
Member
15 Representing from NTPC (NETRA),
(In-charge of R&D)
Shri. Shaswattam,
ED. NTPC-NETRA,
E3 Ecotech-II, Udhyog Vihar,
Gautam Budh Nagar - 201 306
(Uttar Pradesh)
Member
16 Representing from NHPC, 
(In-charge of R&D)
Shri. Indradeo Prasad Ranjan,
Executive Director(Electrical),
O&M Division,
NHPC Limited,
NHPC Office Complex,
Sector-33, Faridabad - 121 003
Member
17 Representative from MNRE Scientist -G,
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy,
Block 14, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003
Member
18 Representative from DST Dr. J. B. V. Reddy,
Scientist E
Department of Science & Technology,
Technology Bhavan, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi-110 016.
Member
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Chairman
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SCRD - Main Committee