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Standing Committee on Research Development

Updated As On:12-11-2018

Standing Committee on Research & Development



    Sl. No. SCRD - Main Committee Name
    01 Chairperson (I/c),
    Central Electricity Authority
    New Delhi

    Shri Prakash S. Mhaske,
    Chairman, CEA

    Chairman
    02 Joint Secretary & FA,
    Ministry of Power, Govt. of India

    Shri Vivek Kumar Dewangan
    Joint Secretary and FA
    Shram Shakti Bhawan,Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001

    Member
    03 Economic Advisor & Joint Secretary,
    (I/C) of R&D,
    Ministry of Power, Govt. of India

    Shri Raj Pal
    Ministry of Power, Govt. of India,
    Shram Shakti Bhawan
    New Delhi – 110001

    Member
    04

    Member Planning (I/C of R&D)
    Central Electricity Authority
    New Delhi

    Dr.Somit Dasgupta
    Office of Member Planning
    Central Electricity Authority,
    3rd Floor, Sewa Bhavan
    R K Puram, Sector -1,
    New Delhi – 110 066

    Member

    Chairman of all Technical Committees

    05 (a) Hydro research

    Prof. B.K. Gandhi
    Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
    IIT, Roorkee – 247 667

    Member
    06 (b) Transmission research

    Prof. S. C. Srivastava,
    Department of Electrical Engineering
    Indian Institute of Technology
    Kanpur – 208016

    Member
    07 (c) Thermal research

    Prof. R. P. Vedula,
    Department of Mechanical Engg
    IIT-B, Powai, Mumbai 400076
    Email – This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
    Ph: 022-25767547

    Member
    08 (d) Grid, Distribution & Energy

    Prof. S. V. Kulkarni, FINAE
    Professor
    Department of Electrical Engineering
    IIT-Bombay, Powai,
    Mumbai – 400 076

    Member
    09 DSIR-Scientist-G & above

    Shri. Ashwani Gupta
    Scientist ‘G’
    Department of Scientific and Industrial Resarch
    New Delhi – 110 016

    Member
    10 DIPP-IPR Expert

    Ms. Palka Sahni
    Deputy Secretary
    Dept. of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP)
    Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Udyog Bhavan New Delhi – 110011

    Member
    11 Director General CPRI

    Shri V S Nanda Kumar
    Director General,
    CPRI

    Convener

    Special Invitees

    12

    Chief Engineer (R&D)
    CEA, New Delhi.

    Smt. Seema Saxena
    Chief Engineer (R&D)
    Central Electricity Authority,
    3rd Floor, Sewa Bhavan
    R K Puram, Sector -1,
    New Delhi – 110 066

    Member
    13 BHEL

    Director (E,R&D), BHEL,
    New Delhi

    Member
    14 POWERGRID Director (Projects)
    Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd.
    ‘Saudamini’, Plot No. 2, Sector 29, Gurgaon, Haryana – 122 001
    Member
    15 NTPC

    Sh R K Srivastava
    Executive Director (NETRA)
    E3 ECOTECH-II, Udhyog Vihar,
    Gautam Budh Nagar – 201 306
    (Uttar Pradesh)

    Member
    16 NHPC

    J. Choudhary
    GM (O&M) Division
    NHPC Office Complex
    Sector-33, Faridabad – 121 003

    Member
    17 MNRE

    Dr. P.C. Maithani,
    Scientist ‘G’,
    Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Block 14,
    CGO Complex, Lodhi Road,
    New Delhi - 110003

    Member
  • Functions of SCRD
    • 1. The Standing Committee on R&D (SCRD) shall identify and pnontize important strategic areas of Research and Development including inter sector research projects, which are to be considered for implementation under the three Research schemes namely, In-house R&D (IHRD), Research Scheme on Power (RSoP) and R&D under NPP.

      2. The Standing. Committee on R&D shall also identify leading Researchers and Domain Experts in diverse areas of Power Sector and engage them in the Research Schemes.

      3. The Standing Committee on R&D shall approve and recommend Research Projects with outlay above Rs.50 lakh under In-house R&D, Research Scheme on Power and R&D under NPP schemes to Ministry of Power for release of grant-in-aid.

      4. The Standing Committee shall also identify:

      a) Need for basic and the applied Research and Development for the Power Sector.

      b) Evolve at national and organizational levels, the Research and Development plans for the nation. The Committee shall endeavor to define desirable limits for the expenditure and prioritise Research and Development plans.

      c) Evolve mechanism to channelize the outcome of research for the benefit of Power Sector and to improve operational efficiency of the Indian Power Sector.

      5. The projects approved by Standing Committee on R&D rriay be forwarded by CPRI directly to Ministry of Power for funding. The existing Working Committee on Research, the Expert Committee on Research Scheme on Power, Task Force under Chief Engineers of CEA for Research and Development projects under NPP and the Expert Committee under Standing Committee on Research and Development for projects under NPP and the present practice of ratification of approved projects by Standing Committee of CPRI is withdrawn.

      6. The mechanism for inviting, screening and monitoring of progress of Research and Development Proposals / projects under the three schemes will be streamlined as per the recommendations contained Report of the Expert Committee on R&D in Power Sector which I was approved by the Governing Council of CPR I in its 76th meeting held on 29th August 2014.

      7. Necessary Secretarial assistance to the Committee would be provided by the Central Power Research Institute under the Research Grant provided to CPRI.

      8. The Committee shall make recommendations from time to time for optimum utilization of infrastructure and release of funds for Research and Development.

      9. The Standing Committee on Research and Development shall meet at least once in six months to consider the Research and Development proposals approved by Technical Committee and to review the progress of Research projects.

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