Vikash Kumar

Experience

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  Damodar Valley Corporation

  May 2010 - Jun 2010

  Intern

  •Did a analysis on how the replacement of electromagnetic relays with numerical relays can considerably improve the response time and accuracy of the system along with long term financial benefits.• Did a project on Generator Protection System which involved the analysis of various faults associated with generator and grid and the calculation of relay settings for corresponding protection scheme involved.

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  NTPC Limited

  Aug 2011 - Apr 2015

  Assistant Manager

  • Led cross-functional team and coordinated between project divisions, regional head offices and transmission-distribution agencies (SLDC/ ERLDC) to handle daily operations of a 2x110 MW Power plant & 220 KV / 132 KV substation at NTPC, Muzaffarpur.• Responsible for planning of maintenance and work order routines, availability of inventory and spare parts and technical/economic analysis of plant history, which resulted in increased availability, performance & efficiency of equipments with lesser cost • Key member involved in the successfully commissioning of 2x110 MW & 1x195 MW Generating units at MTPS (Muzaffarpur Thermal Power Station).• Led a team of 10 plus engineers from ALSTOM & SIEMENS, who successfully did the renovation & modernization (R&M) of 30 years old Substation at MTPS, which is the backbone of electricity supply to the northern part of Bihar.• Worked with energy auditing team of Nation Productivity Council (NPC) , an autonomous institute of government of India, to carry out the energy audit of the electrical systems of power plant and took energy conservation measures to increase the overall efficiency. Show less

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  Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy

  Apr 2016 - May 2016

  Summer Intern

  • Did techno-economic assessment of solar Roof Top Photo Voltaic (RTPV) systems in various states of India • Built financial modelling of RTPV projects to analyse and compare different RTPV feed-in tariff policies for different states• Performed the scenario analysis of the impact on retail rates of electricity by target capacity addition of RTPV for Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM)• Recommended optimum gross/net tariff policy (incorporated subsidy cut) for BESCOM ensuring profitability of both utility and prosumers/ investors Show less

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  Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH

  Sept 2016 - Feb 2017

  Project Intern

  • Annotated bibliography on research sources for Resource Efficiency (RE) project • Complied database on Construction & Demolition (C&D) waste management status in 35 potential smart cities• Analysed business cases and did financial modelling for RE project pilots in the construction sector

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  NTPC Limited

  Mar 2018 - now

  - Team lead for ESG & Sustainability Reporting at NTPC covering 13 group companies and 77 Business Units- Managing communications on ESG and carbon Strategies with Investors, Fund Managers, and leading ESG Rating companies such as MSCI, Sustainalytics etc. for NTPC group- POC for NITI Aayog for developing strategies for Net Zero and Just transition of NTPC - POC for Global Alliance for Sustainable Energy, an alliance founded by 17 global companies for driving Sustainability in the renewable sector (https://www.sustainable-energy.eco/)- Played key role in developing NTPC’s UN Energy Compact goals- Leading the team for implementing Sustainable Supply Chain at NTPC- Formulated the sustainability strategy of the company i.e. The Brighter Plan 2032 Show less

  • Manager

    May 2019 - now

  • EA to CMD

    Mar 2018 - Apr 2019