BOARD MEMBER DETAILS

1. Full Name & Contact details

    Name: Santi Pada GonChaudhuri

    Email: nbirt2012@gmail.com

    Contact: +919831079359
    Location: Kolkata, India

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2. Area of expertise

• Renewable Energy

• Energy Management

• Off grid &Microgrid Systems

• Distributed Generation

3. Education

• BE in Electrical Engineering  .

• Specialisation  on Renewable  Energy.

• D.Sc from University of Calcutta in the year 2009.

• Cert-IV on renewable Energy from TAFE ,Govt of Queensland

 

4. Specialization

• Expert Services to Power and Energy sector.

• Expert Services to Renewable Energy Power plants specially Solar PV and Biomass.

• Engineering Services to Off grid and Distributed generation.

 

5. Experience

• Worked as Managing Director West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation, Govt of West Bengal. (duration-1993-2003)

• Worked as Special Secretary (Energy) to  Govt of West Bengal.(duration 2003-2009).

• Designed and installed India’s first Mini grid project in Sundarban ,Islands of West Bengal (Solar and biomass based).

• Designed and installed India’s first MW level Solar Power Plant (capacity 2 MW).

• Formulated Renewable Energy policy , Roof top Solar Policy Climate Action Plan  for the state of West Bengal and Tripura.

• Designed Solar Power system for Marshall Island under UN assignment.

• Installed India’s first wind-diesel hybrid power plant in Sagar Island of West Bengal under India-Canada Funding Project.

• 30 years of experience in handling Solar PV  projects (small and large).

• Former Chairman, Ashden India Renewable Energy Collective. A pan India non

• profit company promoting off grid renewable in India

 

6. Present Occupation

• Professor in Green Energy Centre of Indian Institute Engineering    Science and Technology, Calcutta.

• International Chairman, International Solar Innovation Council,Helsinki  .

• President, NBIRT, A leading rural technology resource centre of North Eastern India.

• Consultant to Lakshadweep Island Administration of Govt of India on Island Electrification with Decentralised sources.

• Member (Energy),Tripura State Planning Board ,Govt of Tripura.