ROHIT GARG
Deputy General Manager | Power Utility & Loss Reduction Professional
New Delhi
Summary
Dynamic and results-oriented power utility professional with 17+ years of experience in smart metering, AMI deployment, loss reduction strategies, and power distribution operations. Expertise in revenue assurance, stakeholder and manpower management, analytics-driven decision-making, and regulatory compliance, with a strong track record of improving operational efficiency, reducing AT&C losses, and leading strategic utility projects.
Overview
7
7
Certifications
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy General Manager - PMO (Project Management-Loss Reduction)
BSES Rajdhani Power Limited
09.2011 - Current
- Leading project management for loss reduction across South and West Delhi Circles, covering a consumer base of approximately 2.5 million, with a focus on high-loss areas. Responsible for strategic planning, target setting at the Distribution Transformer (DT) level, budgeting, monitoring scheme capitalization, and optimal resource allocation to achieve AT&C loss reduction objectives.
- Led technical and commercial loss identification through targeted inspections, meter audits, and load balancing.
- Conducted feeder-wise energy audits, load studies, and system improvements, resulting in a measurable reduction in AT&C losses, and improved billing efficiency.
- Preparing strategies for loss reduction, which include feeder segregation planning, FL-based loss reduction approaches, consumption growth, and smart metering implementation and integration.
- Contributed to loss trajectory planning and offered input for CAPEX schemes under regulatory frameworks.
- Data analysis of input and billing for the extraction of losses, and MU gap analysis at an organizational level.
- Liaised with regulatory bodies during inspections and audits, and addressed compliance observations.
- Oversaw project monitoring, and conducted data analysis and integration to enhance implementation and operational efficiency.
- Created and implemented strategies and processes to reduce losses in 23 divisions, sub-divisions, and cluster levels.
- Managed the approval process for schemes, including material and vendor allocation, material management, and manpower deployment from the initiation to the award stage, and monitored LR scheme progress.
- Coordinated with Operations, Commercial, Metering, Finance, and C&M to align processes and implement loss reduction schemes, ensuring collaboration and effectiveness across functions.
- Managing various MIS and dashboards from circle to section level for senior leadership.
- Facilitated various review meetings across 23 circles to evaluate the performance of schemes, loss reduction efforts, summer preparedness, new connections, and adherence to regulatory compliance.
- Possess knowledge of the AMI-Smart Metering System, MDMS, DMS, HES, and have been involved in planning and implementation at the outer west division level for high- and low-loss areas to reduce the losses in high-loss clusters.
- Handled revenue generation and protection through billing, assessment, and recovery management.
- Developed processes to create a mobile app for tracking the daily progress of recovery FEs, closing surveillance leads, and managing leads.
- Handled 150,000 consumer monthly revenue generation, reading assessments, and resolution of consumer theft billing-related issues/queries.
- Conducting internal audits in various departments on IMS relating to ISO standards, regulatory compliance, and requirements, along with reviewing IMS manuals to identify areas for improvement and their upgrades.
- Ensuring the performance of the IMS (as per ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001) through reviewing at planned intervals to ensure its continuing sustainability, adequacy, and effectiveness.
- Oversaw daily operations, coordinating with department heads to optimize performance and productivity.
- Coordination with other key departments for resolving critical cases (Vigilance, Enforcement, CGRF, PGC, Special Electricity Courts, Theft Cases, etc.).
- Worked with senior leadership to create and implement development strategies for improved profit levels.
- Analyzed performance metrics, identified trends, and made data-driven decisions to improve business outcomes.
Executive
Torrent Power Limited
06.2010 - 09.2011
- Data analysis of consumer for meter management includes new connections, meter replacement, billing, revenue.
- Technical and commercial feasibility verification for LT network.
- Meter data analysis of high value consumers.
- Analyzed defaulters to mitigate revenue loss through technical and commercial strategies.
- Executed revenue collection and safeguarded energy from non-payment of billing.
- Prepared electrification scheme for un-electrified areas via UG supply and organized camps for new connections under 'RAY- Roshan Agra Yojana.'
- Analytics Team which provides leads about suspects to enforcement / vigilance setup.
- This was one of the pioneering initiatives in India by analyzing AMR/ MRD data of energy meters.
- Analytics has been identified as one of the key drivers of AT & C loss reduction.
- Developed software tools to identify and filter tampered or suspected meters using various algorithms.
Electrical Engineer
True Fab Engg. (P) Limited
10.2008 - 06.2010
- Planned, designed, and executed ethylene generator project to enhance operational capabilities.
- Oversaw Quality Assurance processes and selected materials for the generator from multiple clients.
- Responsible for the Quality Assurance and the material used for the Generator which comes from different clients.
- Coordinating with central safety department to maintain zero fatal/non-fatal accidents.
- Trained supervisors, electricians, and new hires on operational protocols and safety standards.
Education
PGDBA - Operations management
Symbiosis University
Pune, MH01-2014
B.TECH - Electrical & Electronics
U.P Technical University
Lucknow, UP01-2008
XII - PCM
CBSE
Agra, India01-2004
X - All Subjects
CBSE
Agra, India01-2002
Skills
Project management
Strategic budgeting
Performance monitoring
Process improvement
Data analysis
Customer Relationship Management
Operations management
Cross-functional team coordination
Strategic planning
Change implementation
Training and development
Certification
Advanced Metering Infrastructure certification of Merit, India Smart Grid Forum and Ministry of Power, 2020
Timeline
Total Quality Management certification of Merit, Quality Circle Forum of India, 2020
09-2021
Advanced Metering Infrastructure certification of Merit, India Smart Grid Forum and Ministry of Power, 2020
06-2021
Certificate of Appreciation from CEO, BRPL, Silver, Imparting trainings as a Trainer
05-2021
French A1 level certification, Alliance Francaise, New Delhi, 2018
07-2019
Demand Side Management & Capacity Building certification, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, 2018
12-2017
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, Exemplar Global, 2015
12-2015
Deputy General Manager - PMO (Project Management-Loss Reduction)
BSES Rajdhani Power Limited
09.2011 - Current
Executive
Torrent Power Limited
06.2010 - 09.2011
Electrical Engineer
True Fab Engg. (P) Limited
10.2008 - 06.2010
B.TECH - Electrical & Electronics
U.P Technical University
PGDBA - Operations management
Symbiosis University
XII - PCM
CBSE
X - All Subjects
CBSE
Training
2006 & 2007: BHEL, Haridwar (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited) Bar manufacturing process of Turbo & Hydro generators comprises end-to-end manufacturing process of stator bars for hydro and turbo generators at BHEL, including copper conductor preparation, strand insulation, Roebel bar(multi-strand stator bar)formation, mica-based ground wall insulation application, Vacuum Pressure Impregnation (VPI) or B-stage varnishing, thermal curing, and final electrical testing (IR, HV, PD). Ensured quality compliance and process optimization for high-reliability generator components.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
- Passport Number: YES
- Father's Name: Mr. Girraj Kishore Garg
- Mother's Name: Mrs. Rakhi Garg
- Date of birth: 1986-01-09
- Marital status: Married