Ms. Anjuli Chandra

Director - Ex Member Punjab State Electricity Board and Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission.

M/s Anjuli Chandra is an Electrical Engineer, MBA and is also a certified Energy Auditor by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency. She is an officer of the 1978 IES batch. She has been a gold Medallist both in electrical Engg and in MBA. She was Member in Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission for 5 years. She has held senior positions in Central Electricity Authority, Punjab State Electricity Board and Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission. At present she is Advisor India Smart Grid Forum. At present she is Advisor India Smart Grid Forum. She remained Chairperson of ET13 sectional Committee on Meters for a number of years. She has over 40 years of rich experience in Power Sector, ranging from Power Plant design, generation Monitoring, Transmission line and Substation Planning, Construction and monitoring, Planning and Design of Distribution systems, Development of renewable energy sources, Financial Appraisal of Power Projects, Implementation of DSM measures, reduction of AT&C losses, Analysis and evaluation of Capital Expenditure Schemes of Generation Transmission, Distribution Utilities and Regulation of Power Sector. She has brought out the 19th Electric Power Survey report which forecasts the load for next 20 years for all the distribution companies and for the country as a whole which is taken by the states and the National Planners for resource planning. She has been a Member of the working group for preparation of the National Electricity Plan of Govt. of India.

She has wide exposure, with hands-on experience in the field as well as in Planning and Design & Regulation. She has planned the Sub-transmission system of Thimpu and Paro in Bhutan. She has framed and notified Regulations for Multi-Year Tariff, Supply Code, Grid code, Open access, forecasting and Scheduling for renewable generators RPO and Net Metering She has prepared the Crisis and Disaster Management Plan for Power sector. Her areas of interest include Regulation, Integration of renewable energy sources in the Grid, Smart Grid, Intelligent Metering and Loss Reduction Strategies.

She has Chaired and been member of various Task forces and Committees constituted by the Ministry of Power , Central Electricity Authority, CERC, BIS, DERC and PSERC . She is Member of IEE. She has authored and presented around 75 technical papers in various conferences and seminars in National and International forums. She was awarded by CBIP in 2006-2007 for meritorious contribution to power sector. She was also awarded by National council of Power utilities in 2012 for her contribution to power sector.