Chinmaya Samanta

Enterprise-focused Renewable Energy, Power & Infrastructure Executive with 23+ years of leadership experience, including 12+ years in Renewable/Green Energy and 1 year of dedicated M.Tech R&D in advanced hybrid energy systems. Proven leadership across a 5.3 GW renewable energy portfolio, complemented by extensive experience in Asset Management, large-scale Project Development, Engineering, EPC, Construction, Project Delivery, Power Generation, EHV & Transmission, and Industrial Power, Electrical Infrastructure. Strategic and execution-focused leader with strong expertise across the end-to-end project lifecycle, from development, feasibility and engineering through procurement, EPC, construction, commissioning, operations and asset performance.

Proven ability to lead large-scale asset management mandates, projects, EPC programs and multidisciplinary teams, driving execution and operational excellence, enhancing asset performance and lifecycle value, managing project and asset risks and interfaces, strengthening contractor and stakeholder performance, and delivering safe, efficient and commercially optimized outcomes.

CGM – RE Projects (Asset Management, Commissioning, SCM & Projects) - Greenko - Hyderabad

(2022-08)

Enterprise mandate across a 4.3 GW Renewable Energy portfolio, including 2.1 GW at a single location, spanning Asset Management, Projects, SCM, Engineering & Technical Services, Commercial Operations and Value Maximization.

• Shape and execute portfolio strategy, aligning people, capital, technology and business priorities to deliver shareholder outcomes.
• Build high-performance leadership teams; foster ownership, accountability and decisive execution across functions.
• Drive profitability and enterprise value through portfolio optimization, cost productivity and commercially sound decisions.
• Champion BESS, advanced trackers, robotics, Digital/GAI and analytics, translating innovation into scalable business value.
• Lead complex stakeholder ecosystems — EPC partners, OEMs, consultants, regulators and internal leadership.

GM (GM2 – Sr. GM Equivalent) – RE Projects (Asset Mgmt, Commissioning, Commercial, SCADA & Projects) - Fortum India - Gurgaon

(2016-04 - 2022-08)

Progressed through multiple leadership mandates across RE Project Execution, EPC, Engineering, Commissioning, SCADA, Asset & Commercial Management, with responsibility for ~1 GW of projects/assets.

• Orchestrated large cross-functional teams, EPC contractors, OEMs and consultants for time-bound, high-performance delivery.
• Owned the project lifecycle from EPC through Testing, Commissioning, Grid Synchronization, COD and HOTO.
• Drove business performance through cost optimization, commercial governance, contracts, insurance and warranty management.
• Steered critical CEIG, SLDC, grid, protection and metering approvals, protecting COD and revenue timelines.

Project Manager – RE Project Execution - Azure Power

(2014-10 - 2016-03)

Owned end-to-end EPC delivery of ~5 large-scale ground-mounted Solar projects across multiple Indian states — Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Testing & Commissioning, Grid Integration, Statutory Approvals, COD and HOTO.

• Orchestrated multidisciplinary EPC execution across Civil, Mechanical & Electrical workstreams, contractors and OEMs.
• Governed schedule, cost, material readiness, quality, EHS and execution risk against critical milestones.
• Owned grid synchronization, statutory clearances, testing, commissioning and HOTO for seamless O&M and asset-management transition.

Manager (Site/Construction) – Industrial Power & Aluminium Infrastructure - Alstom India T&D

(2011-10 - 2012-09)

Delivered E&I scope for a 900 MW Captive Power Plant & 3.6 LMTPA Aluminium Smelter Project, driving construction completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning, energization, and phased start-up. Led project interfaces, system handover, punch-point closure, and early asset performance stabilization to achieve operational readiness.

Project Lead – E-BOP & 400/220 kV Switchyard - L&T Power

(2009-12 - 2011-10)

Electrical BOP & EHV execution for a 1,200 MW Thermal Power Project.

Asst. Manager (E-Industrial Power & Steel Infrastructure) - CIAL-SD (Jayaswal Neco Group)

(2008-06 - 2009-11)

Supported project execution and lifecycle management of electrical assets across 220/132/33/11/0.415 kV systems, EHV/HV substations, transformers, motors and drives, covering testing, commissioning, system integration, safe energization, reliability and operational readiness.

Engineer (TRP) – Grid Operations, EHV O&M & Commissioning - OPTCL

(2006-04 - 2008-06)

220/132/33 kV grid operations, EHV O&M, testing & commissioning.

Project Engineer – EHV & Transmission Projects - KPCPL

(2002-09 - 2006-03)

400/220/132 kV transmission lines and substations — construction, testing, commissioning, energization.

M.Tech - Power Systems - SRM University, Chennai (2014 - 2014)

Degree - Electrical Engineering - IEI, Kolkata (2005 - 2005)

Degree - Computer Engineering - IEI, Kolkata (2002 - 2002)