Joint Secretary - Govt. Directors (Part-Time)

Shri Sanjeev Kumar Kassi

  • Shri Sanjeev Kumar Kassi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Coal has been appointed as Director on WCL Board w.e.f. 01.01.2025.
  • He is a 1992 batch Mechanical Engineering Graduate from NIT, Allahabad (previously known as Moti Lal Nehru Regional Engineering College). He is presently Joint Secretary at Ministry of Coal.
  • He started his career in 1992 with Bharat Electronics Limited and has also worked with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited in the field of production, planning, and locomotive design. He joined Central Electricity Authority (CEA) in 1996 through Combined Engineering Services (1994 batch) as a Central Power Engineering Service (CPES) Group-A Officer and has worked at various levels in CEA. During his tenure in CEA, he has worked in NTPC for 3 years in the field of O&M of power plant.
  • He was involved in framing policy matters related to power generation in the country and sorting out technical problems of the power utilities at national level. He has formulated policies for adoption of new power generation technologies (such as supercritical coal fired units, advanced class CCGT modules, higher size coal fired units, etc.) for improving the Indian power sector w.r.t the current operating efficiencies, cost effectiveness and Green House Gas emissions.
  • He has been associated with review of Technical Standards for Construction of Electric Power Stations, Design Standard for Balance of Plant Equipment, Safety Standards and revival of stranded gas and coal-based power stations. His experience includes framing policy for Power Generation, Fuel Supply, Energy Conservation and sorting out technical problems of the power utilities at national level.
  • He has attended various power sector programs in Germany, Japan, USA, China & Russia and has carried out many technical investigations in Indian Power Stations.