Prabhakar Singh
Director
Board of Directors
Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd
India
Biography
Shri Prabhakar Singh (59 years), (DIN 01391766) is Director (Projects) of our Company. After graduating in electrical engineering in 1978, he has served more than 39 years in flagship organizations of the Indian power sectors viz. Madhya Pradesh State Electricity Board, NTPC Limited, POWERGRID and Jaypee Powergrid Limited (A joint venture of JP Power Ventures Limited and POWERGRID) as Director Projects. Prior to his elevation as Director (Projects) of POWERGRID, he was Executive Director (Northern Region-I), one of the largest regions of POWERGRID wherein he looked after construction of 6,000 MW ±800kV HVDC Bipole-Biswanath-Chariali- Agra Line which is the longest HVDC transmission system in the world besides handling execution of some major consultancy projects. He was also looking after O&M of 26,000 ckt-km lines of rating 765/400/220kV AC 800/500kV DC, Six HVDC, thirty-seven HVAC AIS/GIS & twenty nos FSC stations under operation in Northern-Region. He was appointed as a Director on our Board in February, 2017.
Research Interest
Electrical Engineering