Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 1: Kailash Rathore has assumed the charge of Executive Director, Northern Region Transmission System-II, of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID).
Prior to joining NRTS-II, he was serving as Whole Time Director in Teesta Valley Power Transmission Limited, a JV company of POWERGRID and Teesta Urja Limited. He graduated from IIT Roorkee in Electrical Engineering and has diverse experience of more than 36 years in EHV AC transmission system.
He has been associated with POWERGRID since 1991 and has contributed to various segments. He has also served for 7 years in NTPC prior to joining POWERGRID in 1991. He has authored many technical papers at various forums.
Kailash Rathore is joining NRTS-II at a time when Central Government has recently transferred the prestigious 220kV Srinagar-Leh Transmission System (SLTS) to POWERGRID, where 340-km long 220kV transmission line is a vital link to connect Ladakh region with National Grid. SLTS project includes four numbers 220/66kV SF6 Gas Insulated Substations at Drass, Kargil, Khaltsi and Leh.
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