
BOARD MEMBER DETAILS
1. Full Name & Contact details
Name: Santi Pada GonChaudhuri
Email: nbirt2012@gmail.com
Contact: +919831079359
Location: India
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2. Area of expertise
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Renewable Energy
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Energy Management
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Off grid &Microgrid Systems
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Distributed Generation
3. Education
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BE in Electrical Engineering .
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Specialisation on Renewable Energy.
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D.Sc from University of Calcutta in the year 2009.
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Cert-IV on renewable Energy from TAFE ,Govt of Queensland
4. Specialization
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Expert Services to Power and Energy sector.
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Expert Services to Renewable Energy Power plants specially Solar PV and Biomass.
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Engineering Services to Off grid and Distributed generation.
5. Experience
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Worked as Managing Director West Bengal Green Energy Development Corporation, Govt of West Bengal. (duration-1993-2003)
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Worked as Special Secretary (Energy) to Govt of West Bengal. (duration 2003-2009).
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Designed and installed India’s first Mini grid project in Sundarban ,Islands of West Bengal (Solar and biomass based).
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Designed and installed India’s first MW level Solar Power Plant (capacity 2 MW).
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Formulated Renewable Energy policy, Roof top Solar Policy Climate Action Plan for the state of West Bengal and Tripura.
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Designed Solar Power system for Marshall Island under UN assignment.
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Installed India’s first wind-diesel hybrid power plant in Sagar Island of West Bengal under India-Canada Funding Project.
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30 years of experience in handling Solar PV projects (small and large).
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Former Chairman, Ashden India Renewable Energy Collective. A pan India non-profit company promoting off grid renewable in India
6. Present Occupation​
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President, NBIRT, A leading rural technology resource centre of North-Eastern India.

Dr. S.P. Gonchaudhuri
Vice-Chairperson | Board Member | Editorial team member of the newsletter | Grant evaluation committee member | Grant follow-up committee member