Dr. Govind Bhagwatikar

An Accomplished, Techno-Commercial Executive with Diverse Experience of 25+ Years in Wind Energy, Solar Energy and Power Sector

Expertise in Developing Wind & Solar Energy Projects from Concept to Commissioning and Off-Take (PPA) Arrangements, Purchase & Sales of Wind Turbines & related Contracts, Investment Planning and Project Appraisal, Acquisition of Technologies & Shovel ready Projects, Secure Permits and Incentives

Associated with

• Global Wind Turbine Manufacturers: Vestas, Siemens and Sany 
• Independent Power Producers (IPPs): BP Alternative Energy and Welspun Energy 
• Startups (GEPL & WIL) and 
• Semi-government Organization for Renewable Energy (MEDA)

Executive Highlights: 

• Business and Project Development: 
• Contract Negotiations and Contract Management 
• Wind Turbine / Project Sales & Proposals to IPP-Investors
• Technology Acquisition, Technology License in Wind & Solar Energy Technologies
• Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) and Wind/Solar Power Sales with Utilities/Open Access Consumer, 
• Grid Connection
• Manage Wind Resource Development and Land Acquisition 
• Co-ordination with Private Equity Financiers and Lenders 

• Regulatory: 
• Represent employers with Government/Utilities/Regulators for Permitting for Project Permits, Incentives and Grid Connection viz. MNRE, IREDA, NIWE, SECI, Electricity Boards/Regulatory Commissions & Nodal Agencies
• Filing Petitions with Electricity Regulators, Proactive participation public hearings

• Engineering: 
• Standards & Regulations: Indian Electricity Act/Rules, Regulatory Policies in Wind & Solar Energy; IEC, Indian Standards & Grid Codes 
• Product Compliance: Type Certification/MNRE-RLMM Certification of Wind Turbines
• Power Evacuation Planning & Load Flow Studies and EPC of EHV/HV Sub-stations & Transmission Lines, Conversant with Power System Software like – PSCAD, ETAP, MiPower and MATLAB

• Wind Farm Asset Management: 
• Wind Farms consisting Nordex, Micon, Bonus, Enercon, NEG-Micon, Vestas Make wind turbines and allied electrical systems

• Diploma in Electrical Engineering 1990

Government Polytechnic, Nanded

• BE in Electrical (Electronics & Power) Engineering 1993

MSB College of Engineering, Latur

• ME in Electrical (Power Systems) Engineering 1999

Government College of Engineering, Karad

• PhD in Electrical Engineering 2007

Thesis: Interaction of Wind Power and the Utility Grid

Shivaji University, Kolhapur

• MBA (Distance) in Finance & Banking 2011 

MBA Study Project: Financing in Renewable Energy in India

Open University