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Ramakrishna Kappagantu

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Dr. Ramakrishna Kappagantu SMIEEE and IEEE-HKN graduated in Electrical Engineering from MNIT-Jaipur, did Masters in Automation & Control from PG School, JNTU-Hyderabad and obtained Doctorate in Electrical Smart Grids from NIT-Tiruchirappalli, India. He has over 39 years of leadership/managerial experience in Indian Power Sector i.e; NTPC Limited and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited. He is currently Chief Technical Advisor for Eficaa ENSmart Solutions Private Limited and Senior Advisor (Technical, Strategy and New Initiatives) for Power Research and Development Consultants Private Limited. Ramakrishna is also consulting independently for smart grids and smart cities projects in India. He earlier made significant contributions towards the development of India’s 1st Smart Grid Pilot Project and effective management of 55 Gigawatt Southern Regional Grid, its complex real-time operations, Power Markets and SCADA-EMS. He has contributed towards the development of Smart Grid in India both as an application engineer and a researcher. His interests include Smart Grids, Smart Cities, Renewables, Power System Economics and SCADA-EMS.
Besides being a Life Fellow and Chartered Engineer of Institution of Engineers(India), Ramakrishna is an appointed Member, National Committee of Electrical Engineering for Professional and International Professional Engineers Certification and Founder Fellow of the Indian Technology Congress Association. He is also a founding Board Member of BRICS Federation of Engineering Organizations that promote services for Professional bodies of Engineering/Technology Students from BRICS Countries’ Universities.
Actively volunteering for over 30 years in IEEE and PES, he served IEEE in various leadership roles, including IEEE Board Member & Delegate in 2015-16 as Director of Region10 (Asia-Pacific). Currently, Ramakrishna is also serving as Region 10 Representative on PES Governing Board as Member of the IEEE Governance Committee, IEEE Service Awards and MGA Awards. His relentless efforts for IEEE’s Technical & Humanitarian Activities fetched him several recognitions, which include the following:
2014-IEEE MGA Innovation Award,
2017-MGA Larry K. Wilson Transnational Award and
2020-IEEE India Council Lifetime Achievement Award.
He also received “Technology Excellence Award 2015 - Promotion of Engineering Professional Activities Internationally” at Indian Technology Congress for showcasing cost effective smart grid technologies at Puducherry Smart Grid Pilot Project under open collaboration with many technologists, utilities, research, academia, manufacturers and entrepreneurs. He successfully steered many IEEE international conferences and PES workshops. A regular invited speaker at many fora, Ramakrishna publishes in reputed journals and conferences. He is a versatile speaker and loves Indian Classical Music. He works for embedding Human Values in Technology & Management and strongly opines that values induction alone drives technology growth for the benefit of Humanity.

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