PGCIL's New CGM and CMD Take Over

With responsibility for managing operations in Telangana, Akhilesh Pathak has been appointed as the new Chief General Manager of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.'s (PGCIL) Southern Region Transmission System-I (SRTS-I).On Monday, July 1, 2024, Akhilesh Pathak took over as the new Chief General Manager (CGM) of the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL)'s Southern Region Transmission System-I (SRTS-I). Pathak will be in charge of the transmission network, which includes projects and sub-stations across Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and a portion of Karnataka. Having worked in the transmission industry for more than 31 years, he is an expert in asset management, operations and maintenance, and commercial operations.

Tyagi Ravindra Kumar appointed PGCIL's CMD After K. Sreekant's departure, Ravindra Kumar Tyagi has been named the new Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL). On December 18, 2023, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved Tyagi's nomination, which comes after he served as Director (Operations) from August 2022. Tyagi brings over 33 years of experience in various business areas of POWERGRID, including asset management, engineering, business development, telecom, load dispatch and communication, NTAMC, and DMS. Tyagi is a Fulbright Scholar from Carnegie Mellon University and an alumnus of Punjab Engineering College and IIT Delhi. His tenure as the Maharatna CPSE's leader will end on March 31, 2026, when he retires.Concerning POWERGRID Founded on October 23, 1989, Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) is a Schedule 'A', 'Maharatna' Public Sector Enterprise. POWERGRID, a listed company with the Government of India owning a 51.34% share, is based in Gurugram and is an essential part of the country's electricity transmission infrastructure.