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Manju Gupta Calls for System-Level Reforms to Strengthen Women’s Participation in Power Sector

Newsmantra — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 12:27:30 +0000

NEW DELHI. Smt. Manju Gupta, Executive Director of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (POWERGRID), engaged with professionals while addressing the WISE Summit, where she presented a grounded and results-driven perspective shaped by her leadership in India’s power transmission sector. Drawing from on-ground experience, she highlighted that safety, robust infrastructure and strong institutional preparedness are fundamental enablers of women’s participation, stressing that meaningful inclusion requires more than policy intent or incentive-based approaches.

She emphasised that women’s capability and competence in the power and renewable energy sectors are well established. However, scaling their participation demands deliberate, system-level interventions and coordinated action across policymakers, utilities and industry stakeholders. Gupta underscored the importance of building enabling ecosystems that address structural barriers and create equal opportunities at all levels of the sector.

Her remarks reinforced the need to integrate gender-responsive practices into the core functioning of India’s power and renewable energy ecosystem. By embedding inclusion into organisational frameworks, operational processes and infrastructure planning, she noted, the sector can unlock broader talent pools while strengthening long-term sustainability and institutional resilience.

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POWERGRID Elevates 11 Senior Officials as Executive Directors

Newsmantra — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 07:02:26 +0000

NEW DELHI. POWERGRID has elevated and appointed 11 senior officials as Executive Directors, strengthening its leadership team across key functional and project areas. Among those elevated is Sanjay Sharma, Chief Executive Officer of POWERTEL, who brings over three decades of experience in telecom marketing, corporate planning and asset monetisation. Abhinav Verma, currently Executive Director (Rajasthan Projects), has also been elevated, recognised for his extensive experience in executing transmission projects that are critical for renewable energy evacuation.

Other senior officials approved as Executive Directors include M. S. Hejib (SR-II), Kumud Wadhwa (ERP & IT), Harinarayanan Puthan Kalam (HR), Vikas Bagadia (CTUIL), Ashok Kumar Naik (ER-II), Rajesh V. (Khavda–Nagpur HVDC Project) and Arindam Chakraborty (Field Quality & Assurance). All the appointees bring more than three decades of rich experience in the power sector, with proven leadership across operations, technology, human resources, project execution and quality assurance.

In addition, Vineeta Agarwal, Chief Executive Officer of Powergrid Energy Services Ltd (PESL), and Akhilesh Kumar Dixit, Chief Executive Officer of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), will continue to serve on secondment. Their continued association will support POWERGRID’s expanding focus on emerging business areas such as smart grids, energy efficiency, renewable energy integration and digital transformation, reinforcing the organisation’s strategic growth objectives.

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