Event • April 28, 2017 5:30 pm

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EPIC Seminar Series: Power Sector in India – Reforms, missteps and the road ahead

Since the restructuring of the nineties and the reforms under the Electricity Act of 2003, the Indian power sector has come a long way. However, many of the old structural issues remain and the reform process is still work in progress. Reflecting on his decades of experience in this sector, especially at the helm of one of the few private discoms in the country, Mr Gopal Saxena, Director, BSES Rajdhani and BSES Yamuna, will give an overview of where we are and the road ahead.

Location: The University of Chicago Center in Delhi DLF Capitol Point, Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi

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Gopal K. Saxena is currently working as Director of BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) & BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) at Delhi. BRPL and BYPL are joint ventures of Reliance ADA group of companies with Govt. of National Capital Territory of Delhi and distribute electricity to almost 3.7 million consumers in Delhi. He has over 4 decades of rich experience at apex positions in various companies of repute like ACC-Babcock, DCM Group, Essar Group, and Reliance ADA Group, and has been a Member of various Working Groups and committees on distribution reforms and smart grid initiatives.