Engineer Electrical

Shanti Swarup Rath

Plot No : N*/***, IRC Village, Nayapally, Bhubaneswar –751015

Phone :099********(M)/088********(M)

E-Mail : **************@*****.***

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Senior level assignments in Operation & Maintenance, Projects, Design & Engg, Erection & Commissioning, Contracts management, Procurement, liaison, Statuary & regulatory compliance, advocacy of policy matters, Sustainability, Business development, Renewable Energy addition, etc. Profile Summary :

An Electrical Engineer with around 23-years of industry experience in the entire value chain of Electricity Generation, Transmission, Distribution including Mega Power Projects & O & M, with a clear vision towards a safe & sustainable operation, ensuring zero harm to the human being & the environment and achieve the targets of quality, safety, volume, cost & time parameters, as per the management requirements. Worked as part time/visiting faculty at various institutes of repute. Also, imparted in house functional trainings to Senior Executives for improvement of manpower productivity, safety, system reliability & overall performance of the organization. Professional Profile :

H.S.C From Board of secondary Education, Odisha. (1988 with 79% Marks)

+2 Science from Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha. (1990 with 74% marks)

Pre-Degree from BJB College, BBSR, Utkal University. (passed in 1992)

B.E (Electrical) from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. (1996 with 63.4% Marks)

MBA- HR-Finance from Sambalpur University, Odisha. (2009-2011 with 67%)

M-Tech–(Manufacturing) from Birla Institute of Technology & Science–Pilani.(2013-15 CGPA 6.2)

PhD – Power System Engg – from National Institute of Technology-Pursuing (CGPA 7.5) Special Achievements During Academic Career :

Award of Scholarship :

Junior Merit Scholarship in H.S.C. Awarded by Govt. of Odisha, (Dept. of Higher Education)

National Scholarship in +2 Science Awarded by Govt. of Odisha, (Dept. of Higher Education) Special Achievements during Professional Career :

Recognition for Excellent Team work for milestone achievement from CEO-M/S Reliance Energy Ltd, Mr Himadri Banerji.

Recognition for Excellent Team work for milestone achievement from Whole time Director Mr M Siddique.

(Thrice)

Appreciation for exemplary performance from Plant Head-CPP, Mr Gattu Rambhav.

Recognition & reward for Extra ordinary performance & “ Shabash Card” from CEO-Aluminium & Power Mr Pramod Suri, Head Aluminum Mr. Dayanidhi Behera, & from Head-CPP Mr Gattu Rambhav.

Recognition for Extra ordinary performance-SRMGT incentive scheme from Whole time Director Mr M- Siddique.

Recognition from Chairman Sh. Anil Agarwal for LTIP-Long term incentive Plan (Twice).

Recognition from Chairman Sh. Anil Agarwal for ESOP-Employee Share Ownership Plan (Twice). Professional Trainings, workshop, Research & Publications, Seminars & Certification

Ex-visiting faculty of National Power Training Institute, Faridabad, New Delhi. Publication :

A comprehensive review on microgrid protection, issues & challenges. Certification :

Electrical License : SCC-EHT Registration No–306 from ELBO Odisha, Valid up to 09.01.2021

Chattered Electrical Safety Engineer from Electrical Licensing Board of Odisha. CESEC NO-009 (Can certify Electrical Installations of owner, including testing & commissioning jobs on behalf of Electrical inspector up to 415V)

Seminars :

Organizing & motivating for Occupational health & Safety Culture in Emerging Industrial Scenario by OSPA.

Presented in “National Seminar on Modern Power System towards Green Energy Integration & Control” at Adarsh College of Engineering, on 07.03.2020 & 08.03.2020 Trainings :

Program : Safety Training by M/S Du Pont at Jharsuguda.

Program : PAT Workshop for Aluminum Sector by BEE at NALCO, Angul, Orissa.

Program : Power Plant performance, Efficiency Calculation & Energy Audit from NPTI Badarpur.

Program : Developing effective leadership from V.V. GIRI National Labor Training Institute, Noida.

Program : Project Management Congress, North India Chapter at New Delhi.

Program : Best practices in Distribution loss reduction under DRUM Project, from NPTI Faridabad.

Program : 3L Program of BEE at REL, Dahanu Thermal Power Station on Energy Conservation.

Program : Grid Connect, Grid Safety & Grid Wise organized by NPTI, & POSOCO. Areas of Expertise

Sustainability (Environment Health Safety, Green Energy, Emission reduction) Environment :

Lead the environmental health. and safety initiatives in support of the business requirements.

Ensure compliance with all applicable Federal State and local regulations with proficiency in ISO- 18001 & 14001.

Safety :

Implementation of SOP, SMP, SWP, HIRA, PTW (Hot work, Cold work, Confined space, WAH, Electrical isolation, Online work permit system), Arc flash study by M/S GE & implementation of arc flash suite, fixing up of limited & restricted access boundaries, training to employees & contract partners, LOTOV for safe work practice.

Proactively act & report near misses, BBS, unsafe act, unsafe conditions, co-ordinate for IMS, OHSAS & 5S initiatives to minimize the occurrence of a probable accident/incident.

Appointed as designated Electrical Safety Officer by M/S Vedanta Limited, for Smelter-I. CEA- Electrical Safety Regultion-2010, (Measures relating to Safety & Electrical Supply Sub Regulation-2)

& Electrical SPA (Single Point Accountability).

Energy :

Plan for Energy consumption reduction (Thermal & Electrical), identifying areas for major energy conservation. Modification in SOP’s & in new procurement etc as per Energy Policy.

Certification of ISO-50001 in EnMS as 1st Aluminum Smelter in Asia. (Certified by M/S SGS)

SEC target achievement as per BEE, under NMEEE, in PAT cycle-I & II. Statuary compliances as per Energy Conversion Act-2001.

Implementation of more than 200No. Energy conservation initiatives to achieve lowest Energy consumption, DC Energy for Pot Electrolysis & auxiliary power consumption as per BP targets.

10KW Solar PV installed at Smelter-I Rectifier Control Room.

Implementation of online Energy Management System, Conducting Energy Audits for 9x135MW CPP for improvement of heat rate & reduction of APC. Project Management

End to end execution of major turnkey/capex projects dealing with design, development. Planning

& scheduling to ensure completion of project within the time & budgetary parameters. Conducting cost benefit analysis & work out schedules for material planning, inventory control. Procurement & Sourcing

Fixing the technical specifications for various requirements. Identifying and developing alternate vendor source for achieving cost effective purchases of component/raw materials and out sourcing various services required for project execution.

Operation & Maintenance

Leading and motivating the team to ensure smooth operations to maintain profitability.

Planning & implementing effective preventive & corrective maintenance schedule to enhance equipment reliability & up time.

Quality Assurance/Troubleshooting

Ensuring complete in-process quality control and continuous improvement in process capabilities by implementing IMS: ISO-9001:2008, ISO-14001:2004, OHSAS-18001:2007, EnMS-50001, document & audit preparation. Proactively identifying areas of quality and taking appropriate corrective measures.

Liaison

Liaison with Government Departments & regulatory bodies like OERC, CEA, APTEL, Electrical Inspectorate, M/S POSOCO, M/S OPTCL, SLDC, Grid–Co, WESCO, Directorate of Factories & boilers, DIC Jharsuguda Compliance of legal requirements for PAT, coordination with BEE & SDA. Representing at CCPPO (Confederation of Captive Power Plants Odisha) Bhubaneswar Production

Lean manufacturing, ensuring improved efficiency, effectiveness & profitability 5S & Kaizen to organizational processes to improve quality and productivity. Human Resource Management

Manpower planning, performance management, Employee Relations, Employee grievances, Industrial relations, strategic planning, Policy implementation, labor laws, training & development, legal compliance, PMS, contract labor management.

Employment Details :

Sl. No. Post held Organization Job Profile From

To

1 Production

Engineer

Engaged in production &

QA & QC of AAAC, ACSR,

Conductors.

01.07.1996

10.08.1997

2

Trainee

Asst.

Engineer

Operation & maintenance

of 220/132/33KV-Grid

Substation at Chandaka

Bhubaneswar.

11.08.1997

11.08.1998.

3 Sr.

Engineer

Survey, Engg & Design of

33/11KV S/S,

commissioning of Power

Projects.

22.02.1999

15.12.2003

4 Project

Manager

EPC of various Power

Projects.

16.12.2003

25.01.2007.

5

Associate

General

Manager

EPD – Projects of Power &

Smelter Plant.

05.02.2007

31.03.2020

Key tasks Handled and Major Achievements :

Power Generation : (TPP)

M/S BSES Limited :

Erection, testing & commissioning of 120MW 7th& 8th Unit (Total - 8x120MW) expansion of NALCO, CPP at Angul Orissa, in line with MN Dastur Co.

Commissioning of GT Set, synchronization of 37MW steam Turbine of 107.617MW CCPP of M/S GSECL, at Gujarat-Dhuvran.

M/S Reliance Energy Limited :

EPC, designing & Project management of 1200MW (4x300) MPP of M/S Rosa Power Company Limited, subsidiary of M/S Reliance Energy Ltd. Preparation of technical specifications of 220KV switchyard, HT &LT switchgear, DG Sets, HT & LT Busducts, Power transformers GT ST & UAT, HT & LT Cables, LT auxiliary transformers, illumination systems. Co-ordination with vendors & consultant of M/S DCPL Kolkatta, Govt. Departments, like M/S UPPCL for Grid connectivity etc. M/S Vedanta Aluminium Limited :

Worked as start up, commissioning & O & M In-Charge of 135 MW Shanghai Electric Boiler & Turbine with associated 460-TPH, PF-boiler & auxiliaries, from cold start up, hot start up, planned shutdown of unit and Unit Maintenance planning, turbine oil flushing, start up of Service water pump, Air Compressor, major HT & LT drives like BFP, CEP, CW Pumps & ID, FD & PA Fans, HCSD Pumps (GEHO in AHP), commissioning of CHP & coal feeder at Main power house. 220KV Switchyard, GT(15.75/220KV), ST(220/6.6KV), UAT(15.75/6.6KV), Excitation transformer

(15.75/0.53KV), 135MW Generator, GT Bus ducts, 6.6KV Station Switchgears, HT & LT switchgears.

220KV Switchyard back Charging of 40MVA ST at 220KV start up of 135MW Units. Implementation of unified CILMS for 9x135MW CPP, 4x600MW IPP, Smelter-I & II, PGCIL & State Grid OPTCL.

Replacement of flame scanners in boilers, air blasters in coal bunkers to avoid coal chocking in rainy season. TAFA coating in boilers to avoid tube leakages. Installation of soft starters in 3.7MW BFP.

Ensuring a reliable 33KV power supply to raw water intake pump house for 9x135MW CPP.

Design, Engg, Erection commissioning of 12x3000KVA Black start DG sets for 1215MW CPP. Emergency DG Sets 6x1010KVA & maintenance DG-Sets of various capacities 1500KVA, 1250KVA

& 500KVA etc.

Synchronization of 600MW Units of IPP having 400KV switchyard, LILO at 400KV with PGCIL & with 220KV Bus of 9x135MW CPP.

Played a pilot role in commissioning & stabilization of 1215MW CPP.

Chemical cleaning of boiler, hydro test of boiler, Acid cleaning, Boiler Light up, turbine box up, turbine lube oil flushing, turbine on barring gear, Steam blowing, turbine rolling, Unit synchronization, commissioning & reliability run.

MIS reporting, calculation of PLF, APC, heat rate, efficiency of critical as well as non-critical equipment’s.

PM, CBM, 5S, TPM, TQM, Spares management, inventory control in VED module etc. Power Transmission :

400KV/220KV Lines :

Survey, (Preparation of line profile, line schedule, cut points, light/heavy/medium angle, landing

& take off of line, conductor spacing, tower spotting, peg marking, sag calculation, Low/high gantry etc) Design (As per PGCIL/GETCO as per light/heavy wind load etc.) Engg, Erection,

(Foundation casting as per soil condition, with template fixing, stringing & tension check for tension & suspension etc) quality checks, inspection of tower material at vendor workshops, resolving of ROW issues, testing & commissioning of (17Km) 220KV DC line with 2No bay expansion of M/S OPTCL at Budhipadar for connectivity of 1215MW CPP to State grid.

Commissioning of 5KM 220KV D/C interconnection Line from 9x135MW CPP Switchyard to 4x600MW 400KV IPP Switchyard.

400KV LILO (22Km) from 400KV Switchyard of 4x600MW IPP to Sundergarh Pooling station.

400KV IB-Meramandali line(200Km) from 400KV Switchyard of 4x600MW IPP to 400KV Meramandali Grid of M/S OPTCL.

220/132/33KV Grid S/S of M/S OPTCL :

Operation & maintenance of 220/132/33KV-Grid Substation at Chandaka Bhubaneswar. 220KV Receiving Station Smelting Plant-I :

Head–Operation & Rectifier In-Charge of 5MTPA Aluminum Smelter & Plant Electrical.

Ensuring DC Power availability 325KA to both the pot lines & uninterrupted Power supply to 6.6/.415KV area Substations at various SBU’s

Ensuring AC to DC conversion Efficiency of 98.25% as per design.

Electrical maintenance of Utilities comprising of HP & LP compressors, Hot well & Cold well pumps, RPH & FWPH.

220KV Switchyard with 10No. (146MVA)Regulating& rectifier transformers, 4No. (40MVA) Auxiliary transformer & capacitor banks for 5th, 7th& 11th harmonics corrections, along with maintenance of 4No. 220KV Tie lines connecting CPP to Smelter Plant, system isolation & normalization, PM & CBM compliances.

Power Distribution :

Survey, Design, Engg, Erection, testing & commissioning of 33/11KV sub-stations, 33KV & 11KV lines of M/S SOUTHCO Odisha.

Survey, Design, Engg, Erection, testing & commissioning of 11KV lines, 11/0.415KV sub-stations of M/S CESU Odisha.

Implementation of EHV & HVDS– Projects of M/S BSES-Rajdhani Power Limited at South Delhi. Regulatory :

Power Export, Power Trading, Open Access, PPA, Connectivity agreements, Energy billing & resolution, Regulatory affairs & matter relating to Electricity Act, Energy Conversion Act, Ministry of Power, National Tariff Policy, National Electric Policy, Procurement of power through competitive bidding etc. Organizational Experience

Worked with M/S Vedanta Aluminium Limited as Manager–Power Management (05.02.2007 to 31.10.2010). As AGM-Power from 01.10.2010 to 28.05.2012. As AGM-Smelter-Operations from 29.05.2012 to till 01.06.2015. As Head Electrical in EPD (Engineering, Planning & Development), from 02.06.2016 to till 31.03.2020 at Jharsuguda, Odisha.

IT Skills

SCADA/DCS Operation : FOXBORO, NARI-9700, 800X

Operating System : AutoCAD-2008, SAP (Material module) Personal Set

Date of Birth : 07 December 1973.

Marital Status : Married

Religion : Hinduism

Proficiency in languages : Odiya, English, Hindi, Bengali.

Passport No : K6125196 (Valid Upto 09.01.2023)

DL. No : OR-021********** Validity 06.12.2023 RTO BBBSR (LMV)

(Shanti Swarup Rath)

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