S. K. Soonee

Mr. S. K. Soonee has been the Chief Executive Officer of Power System Operation Corporation Limited since May 2010. He served as an Executive Director of System Operations at Power Grid Corporation of India Limited and has 30 years of work experience. He has three decades of first-hand experience of Power System Operation of Eastern, Southern and Northern Grids of India. He joined Central Electricity Authority through Central Power Engineering Services in 1978. Mr. Soonee has worked extensively in Integration of State Grids to form a Regional Grid and subsequent integration of Regional Grids leading to the formation of the National Grid. He specializes in Power System Operation, Planning, Commercial, Settlement, Restoration and entire gamut of Power Pooling and Governance. Prior to joining PowerGrid Corporation of India Ltd. in January 1995, he worked in the CEA. Mr. Soonee is a Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India), Senior Member of IEEE and represents India on the CIGRE Study Committee C2 on Power System Operation and Control. He graduated with a Bachelor of Technology Degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.