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2026 edition / Governing Council

Governing Council 2026

Industry leaders and policy experts helping shape the conversations across Bharat Electricity.

Expertise shaping the programme

Leadership across the energy sector.

Chaired by Shri Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, IAS (Retd.), the 2026 Governing Council brings together senior representatives from utilities, industry and policy to inform the summit’s conversations and knowledge exchange.

Names, roles and designations reflect the published 2026 edition.

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Governing Council 2026

Council leadership

Shri Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, IAS (Retd.)

Honorary Chairperson

Shri Bhupinder Singh Bhalla, IAS (Retd.)

Former Secretary, MNRE, Government of India

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Shri Alok Kumar, IAS (Retd.)

Honorary Co-chairman

Shri Alok Kumar, IAS (Retd.)

Director General, All India Discom Association

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Shri Gaurav Gupta, IAS

Honorary Co-chairman

Shri Gaurav Gupta, IAS

ACS, Department of Energy, Govt. of Karnataka

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Shri Ghanshyam Prasad

Honorary Co-chairman

Shri Ghanshyam Prasad

Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority

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Governing Council 2026

Members

Shri Samir Chandra Saxena

Member

Shri Samir Chandra Saxena

Chairman & Managing Director, Grid Controller of India

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Shri Saurav Kumar Shah IPS

Member

Shri Saurav Kumar Shah IPS

Executive Director - RDSS, Power Finance Corporation

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Shri Ashish Khanna

Member

Shri Ashish Khanna

Director General, Internatational Solar Alliance

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Shri Pratik Agarwal

Member

Shri Pratik Agarwal

Chairman, Serentica Renewables, &, MD, Sterlite Electric Ltd.

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Dr. Kalirajan Sivagnana

Member

Dr. Kalirajan Sivagnana

Managing Director, EDF Nuclear Projects India Ltd.

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Shri Abhishek Ranjan

Member

Shri Abhishek Ranjan

Chief Executive Officer, BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd

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Shri Sandeep Kashyap

Member

Shri Sandeep Kashyap

CEO, Purvah Green Power, Private Limited

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Shri Akshay Hiranandani

Member

Shri Akshay Hiranandani

CEO, Serentica Renewables, India Pvt. Ltd.

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Shri Vijay Joshi

Member

Shri Vijay Joshi

Deputy CEO, Rosatom South Asia, International Marketing Ltd.

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Shri Sanil C Namboodiripad

Member

Shri Sanil C Namboodiripad

Chief Operating Officer, Indigrid

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Shri Manish Karna

Member

Shri Manish Karna

Chief Project Officer, Adani Green Energy Ltd

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Shri Venu Nuguri

Member

Shri Venu Nuguri

MD and CEO, Hitachi Energy, India & South Asia

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Shri Anurag Johri

Member

Shri Anurag Johri

MD & Lead - Utilities, Accenture in India

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Shri Rohit Bajaj

Member

Shri Rohit Bajaj

Joint Managing Director, Indian Energy Exchange (IEX)

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Shri Amit Kumar

Member

Shri Amit Kumar

VP & Head Metering & Protection Systems, Schneider Electric India Pvt. Ltd.

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Shri Abhishek Srivastava

Member

Shri Abhishek Srivastava

India Leader - Grid System, Integration, GE Vernova

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Shri Sunil Singhvi

Member

Shri Sunil Singhvi

Group Head - Public Policy, Secure Meters Ltd.

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Dr. R. K. Malhotra

Member

Dr. R. K. Malhotra

President, Hydrogen Association of India

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Shri Francis Jayasurya

Member

Shri Francis Jayasurya

India Head, Global Wind Energy Council

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Ms. Suman Chandra, IAS

Member

Ms. Suman Chandra, IAS

Director, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy

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