Indian Power Stations O&M Conference, IPS 2026

Li-ion thermal runaway – the critical challenge

Senior Business Development Manager, India, FirePro Systems Limited

ABDUL NADEEM

Generator Transformer Fault Gases Analysis - A Case Study

AGM EMD, NTPC VINDHYACHAL

ABHINAV KUMAR

From Viability Gap Fundings (VGFs) to Profits: How MSW based Green Charcoal can Fix the Economics of India’s Waste Sector

Member-Technical Services, SAMARTH(Biomass Mission), MINISTRY OF POWER

ABHISHEK SAINI

Power Track Application: A systematic approach for enhancing analytical ability and strategic decision making

Dy. Mgr, NTPC

ADITYA S. KANETKAR

Design Changes in SWAS Packages to adapt Flexible Operation in Coal Based Power Plants

Head SWAS - Integrated Solution, Forbes Marshall Pvt.Ltd.

AMIT AGGARWAL

Automation and Integration of Coal Supply Chain-A Digital Leap in Thermal Power Efficiency

GENERAL MANAGER, Head -C&I, IT, BE

ANIL KUMAR

Utilizing Data Analytics for Predictive Maintenance of 200MW Generator Rotor Brush Gear Assemblies to Prevent Unit Outages Caused by Fire or Sparking

Senior Manager, NTPC

ANIMESHA VERMA

State-of-the-Art-Sustainability Automation and Intelligence for NTPC Using AI and ML

DEPUTY MANAGER, NTPC

ANJAN PRAMANIK

Transforming plastic waste into CO₂ capture material- An Innovative solution for efficient carbon capture

DGM in Chemistry dept, NTPC SIPAT

ANKIT VERMA

Enhanced condensate polishing plant design for air-cooled condenser based thermal power plants

Senior Manager, NTPC Ltd

ANKITA SAHU

Integrated Framework for Flexible Operation Combining Coal Sourcing, Blending, Inventory Analytics, & Ancillary Services Optimisation

Dypt. manager, NTPC Solapur

ANUJ SNAKARAN KALEECKAL

Minimum Technical Load Limit for Gas Turbines: Combined Cycle Operations—Strategies and Challenges

Senior manager, NTPC LTD

ARANYA JYOTI BHATTACHARYA

Algorithmic Paradigm in Predicting Motor Health

Senior Manager, NTPC Bongaiagon

ARNAB BHATTACHARYA

Engg feasibility study to replace LDO with renewable Methane synthesized on-site via a fully integrated CO2 capture, Green H2 and Sabatier Reaction

Engg feasibility study to replace LDO with Methane, NTPC

ARUN S N

Transforming maintenance at heights: A safer, Smarter Approach

Senior Manager (FM), APCPL

ARUNDHATI MUKHERJEE

Nuclear coupled Hydrogen: Pathway to Energy Transition to Net Zero for DVC

General Manager(C&I), C&M, MTPS,Damodar Valley Corporation

ASHISH JAIN

Integrated Digital safety compliance and PTW Platform

DGM, NTPC

AVIJIT MONDAL

Applications of Electromagnetic-Based NDE Methods for Inspection of Straight Boiler Tubes and Bends of Ferritic and Austenitic Steel in Power Plants

DGM ( Netra ), NTPC

BAGESH DUTT MISHRA

Flexible Operation Implementation , Challenges & Opportunity in Coal based thermal power plant

Head of Department, DGM-C&I -JSW Mahanadi Power company Limited

BALAJI MUDUGAL

Optimization of Stacker cum Reclaimer’s Bucket Wheel D.E Bearing Replacement Time by Shaft & Sleeve Upgradation

SENIOR MANAGER, SEIL Energy India Limited

BEHROOZ MOTEALLEH

Operational and Maintenance Implications of Electrolyzer Cycling Under RenewableDriven Power Variability

Team Leader, EPRI

BHAUMIK MODI

Aerodynamic Efficiency and Structural Reliability of Cooling Tower Fans

Product and Design Manager, Hudson Product Corporation , USA

BOKKALA AVINASH REDDY

AI-enhanced flexibility health monitoring framework for a 660MW Solapur supercritical unit using multi-index stress modelling and machine learning (NTPC Solapur )

Engineer, NTPC Solapur

BURNS BRAD

Testing a Novel Chemical Injection Strategy for Reducing Corrosion in Air-Cooled Condensers

Program Manager, EPRI

CHANDAN PANDEY

GAS-BASED POWER PLANTS CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES IN FLEXIBLE OPERATIONS

Executive Engineer, Self Obervation at NTPC Kawas Gas Station

CN SRIDHAR

Novel approaches for CW Pumps failure in NTPC Telangana

Senior Manager, NTPC Telangana

DEEPESH VERMA

Boiler Tube Leakage Reduction through Boiler Combustion Optimization at Gadarwara STPP

engineer, employee

DHARMENDRA RAVAL

Enhancing Boiler Feedwater Pretreatment Performance through Ceramic Ultrafiltration: A Power Plant Retrofit Case Study

General Manager (Technical), Acuriant Technologies Inc.

DIPANJAN DUTTA CHOWDHURY

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN UNIT STARTUPS USING AI ENHANCED WEB-BASED COMPREHENSIVE START-UP DASHBOARD FOR SUBCRITICAL UNITS

Operation, NTPC Ltd, Singrauli

DR RAJARSHI MAHAPATRA

An Artificial Intelligence Framework for Ash Dyke Safety and Data-Driven R&M Planning in Thermal Power Plants

Manager, NTPC

DR. S.S.MALLICK

Throughput Enhancement in Existing Ash Handling Systems in Thermal Power Plants with Optimized Ash Feed Control

Professor, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology (TIET

DR. THOMAS KEITH KIRKPATRICK

Designed to Test: Integrating Performance Verification into Modern PV Project Design and Operation

Senior Vice President, McHale & Associates, Inc.

DR. VIJAY KUMAR GARG

Enhancing Reliability of Condensate Polishing Systems through Modified Mixed Resin Storage Vessel (m-MRSV) Integration

AGM (CHEMISTRY), NTPC LTD

EMMANUEL KERKETTA

Hydro & Gas Power plant:Challenges and opportunities in flexible operations

Senior Manager(Operations), NTPC Ltd

GOURANGA CHARAN MOHANTA

Intelligent Methods for Assessing and Maintaining the Integrity of Steel Structures in Power Plants

DGM (OPERATION), NTPC LTD

HCHARKAS

Nuclear Options to Support an Energy Transition

Program Manager, EPRI

HITESH SINGH

Real-Time Biomass Feeding Monitoring System

Engineer, NTPC Gadarwara

HUPHADYE

Battery Energy Storage Systems

Program Manager, EPRI

IMRAN ALI MOHAMMED

From Failures to Frameworks: Standardized Seal Oil System Guidelines for Hydrogen-Cooled Generators

From Failures to Frameworks, COS-Electrical NTPC Limited

INATSUNE YOSHIRO

Current Status of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis in Coal-Fired Power Plant and Its Contribution to Decarbonization

Executive Engineer, Japan Carbon Frontier Organization (JCOAL)

INDRANIL ACHARYA

Utility steam turbine valve servicing – siemens energy (KWU) experiences and latest developments with service innovations

Chief Manager, Global Key Expert Siemens Energy

JAGANATH PANI

Hydropower flexibility as a key enabler of energy transition: challenges and opportunities(NHPC)

SENIOR MANAGER, NHPC LIMITED

JAGANATH PANI

Centralized asset management as a tool for operational efficiency

SENIOR MANAGER, NHPC LIMITED

JAGDISH PRASAD

Experiences, Learning and Strategies to achieve Eco Friendly Generation with Dry Bottom Ash System

AGM ASH HANDLING MAINTENANCE, M.TECH (IIT DELHI) in Power Generation Technology

JITESH SHRIVAS

Analysis of Co firing of Biomass in coal based thermal power plant ,Case study and long term implications for India

SENIOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR, CENTRAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY MINISTRY OF POWER

JOSANCHE

Wet FGD performance considerations and alternative technologies

Program Manager, EPRI

JRENSHAW

Digitalization, OPAI, and AI Roadmapping for Power Utilities

Program Manager, EPRI

KALYANI PYNE

Carbon Accounting in Green Belt- A Study in Mejia Thermal Power Station

Senior Manager (EM &PC), Damodar Valley Corporation

KAMAL DEO

Solar Thermal Integration for Steam Turbine Revival in Gas-Based Power Plants

SENIOR MANAGER, NTPC

KETAN KHANNA

SBS Injection™ System for Flexible Operation

Sr Manager, LJUNGSTRÖM India

KULDEEP SINGH YADAV

Design matrices & implementation of cyber resilient ot (operational technology) infrastructure

Senior Manager, NTPC Engineering (PE-C&I)

LALIT SAHU

PTW Tracker: Modernizing Industrial Safety with a Digital Permit-to-Work System

senior manager, ntpc

MAHENDRA KUMAR RAGHUVANSHI

Underground CW Hot Water Duct Leakage Repair

AGM, NTPC LIMITED

MANISH KUMAR

Dry bottom ash system - NTPC Experience

AGM (PE-Mech), NTPC Limited

MANOJ KUMAR

Innovative approach to address design and other critical issues of CHP equipment enabling overall enhancement of system availability at NTPC Mouda

AGM CHP MMD, NTPC

MANORANJAN PADHAN

A Case Study on Operational Challenges and Effective Troubleshooting of RO Permeate High Conductivity and Silica Issue

Sr Manager (Chemistry), NTPC Darlipali Employee

MAYANK KESHARWANI

Control and Automation in Power Plants: Leveraging Technologies for Flexibility and Efficiency

DGM-S&CE, BHEL

MEHUL SHAH

Computational Fluid Dynamics for Boosting Energy Savings in Thermal Power Plants

Director, Mechwell Industries Ltd

MS DURGA SAHU

Integrating SAP Plant maintenance with industry 4.0 technologies: A framework for smart maintenance operations in mining

Assistant manager, HEMM Planning JSW Steel Ltd

MUTTURAJ

Integrated Non-Invasive Diagnostics for Thermal Power Plants

Chief Supervisor, Chugai Techno's India Private Limited

NANDKISHOR DAS

Water management in Nuclear power plants: role of dry cooling in supporting India’s energy transition and net-zero goals

DGM(Nuclear Cell), NTPC Ltd

NARESH M MURASKAR

Application of Solver Method to Achieve Cost-Effective Blending of Multigrade Coal. A Strategic Approach Toward Quality and Reliability

Dy. General Manager(M), Damodar Valley Corporation

NISHANT KUMAR SHARMA

Nuclear Energy: Powering India’s Net Zero Future

Deputy General Manager, NTPC

NKERN

Hydrogen and Emerging Fuel Technologies for Power Generation and Heavy Transport

Program Manager, EPRI

PARESH HARIBHAKTI

Knowledge-Based Audits (KBA) for Boilers and Associated Piping: A Critical Strategy for Plant Life Extension and Reliability

Managing Director, TCR Advanced Engineering Private Limited

PHIL ARNOLD

Complete Cycle Optimization and Flexibility for Combined Cycle Power Plants

Sales Director, Owner

PPARIKH

Equipment Health Monitoring and Diagnostics for Thermal Generation

Program Manager, EPRI

PRAKASH CHANDRA KANDPAL

Application of AI/ ML for quantification of Boiler health and delaying/ mitigating Boiler tube failures

DGM, NTPC LIMITED

PRAKASH MAHAPATRA

Cooling tower effectiveness improvement by online chemical cleaning using LABSA

O&M of Water Chemistry, Adani Power Ltd

PRAKASH SUTRADHAR

Smart Shunting-Revolutionizing Locomotive Safety with AI

DGM in Fuel Management Department, NTPC Bongaigaon

PRANAY

A Novel High-Performance Thermal Analysis Method for Active Content Determination of Cooling Water Treatment Chemicals

Manager, NTPC

PRITAM YADAV

Evidence from Robotic Sludge Cleaning Deployment

Senior GM - Sales & Marketing, Janyu Technologies Pvt Ltd

RAAJSHEKAR MURUGESAN

Innovative reliability practices for coal-based power plants

HEAD RELIABILITY, SEIL ENERGY INDIA LTD

RAHUL SINGH

Nuclear – Pathway to Energy Transition: Leveraging Thermal Power Expertise on the Secondary Side of Indigenous 700 MWe PHWR Units

Senior Manager, System Engineering, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

RAJARSHI SHARMA

Leveraging Dynamic Heat Balance Diagram for Efficiency Gap Analysis during Flexible Operation in a 500 MW Coal-Fired Unit

Deputy General Manager, Rajarshi Sharma

RAJESH CHAUDHARY

MSW-Based Green Charcoal via Pyrolysis

Director, Mohit Verma

RAMAN BHARIHOKE

BIOMASS BLENDED COAL FLOW-ABILITY IN STORAGE BUNKER IN BIOMASS CO-FIRED THERMAL POWER PLANTS

Manager, BHEL-PEM, Noida

RATAN GHOSH

Steam Turbine Heat Conservation System – A Solution for Increased Operational Flexibility

Sr. Manager, GE Power India Limited

RAVEESH KUMAR VERMA

Improving flexible operation of coal-based supercritical units using a dual-boiler turbine configuration

DGM, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd., PEM, Noida

ROSHAN KUMAR SINGH

A Study on Distributed Temperature Sensing Technology(DTS) based temperature monitoring and fire detection in CHP conveyors and bearings at NTPC VSTPS

Senior Manager- C&I, NTPC

S STORM

Biomass Co-Firing for Near-Term Emissions Reduction

Program Manager, EPRI

S STORM

Integrated Heat Rate and Flexibility Program Considerations (30min)

Program Manager, EPRI

SAI PRATAP K U V

Technical Paper on Gas Turbine Performance Improvements

Senior Manager, BHEL

SAIQA IKRAM

Towards an Indigenous Biomimetic CO₂ Capture Technology: Enzyme-MOF-Biopolymer Contactors for India’s Thermal Power Sector

Prof., Jamia Millia Islamia

SANDEEP GUPTA

Steam Turbine Operational Issues and Design Considerations for Super critical Units

DGM (TMD), NTPC Ltd

SANDEEP KUMAR

Generation losses in solar power plant :An O&M perspective

DGM, NTPC COS, WR-II NAWA RAIPUR

SANDEEP MEGHWAL

Optimizing main stream pressure using machine learning models for supercritical units

MANAGER, ADANI POWER LIMITED ,KAWAI

SANJAY KUMAR DIXIT

Reliability Improvement by Eliminating Water Accumulation in ACC Hot Duct

Sr. MANAGER (TMD), PATRATU VIDYUT UTPADAN NIGAM LIMITED, PATRATU

SANJAY KUMAR SINGH

Flexible Operations Challenges and Opportunities in Coal-Based Power Plant of 660 MW Supercritical Units of JPVL

JOINT PRESIDENT, JAIPRAKASH POWER VENTURES LTD.

SARAJIT SEN

First posiflow Benson Boiler got another 20 year new life (SMART LUTH SOLUTIONS)

MD, Smart Luth Solution and Services Pvt. Ltd.

SATWINDER SINGH

Enhancing Boiler Reliability: Maintenance Strategies to control boiler waterwall failures of subcritical and supercritical units

Senior Manager-BMD, Boiler Maintenance Department (BMD), NTPC Sipat

SAURABH SHUKLA

Low cost-e􀆯icient operation in shifted paradigm for Gas Turbines with Grid Security for India

Senior Manager, NTPC LTD.

SHAILESH AJMERA

Future-Ready Open Systems for Process Automation: NTPC’s Success story

SENIOR MANAGER, SENIOR MANAGER

SHANTA KUMAR

Evaluation of 20kWe Hydrogen Generation Pilot Plant using High temperature Steam Electrolyser (HTSE)

Senior Manager, NTPC Ltd

SIDDHARTH

A Case study on improvement in Cooling Tower performance by installing Helper cell

AGM, NTPC RIHAND

SOMNATH DAS

Enhancing cable asset reliability with online assessment, offline diagnostics, and precise fault location

Application Engineer, Megger India Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru, India

SUBAKARAN RAJASEKARAN

ASSET MANAGEMENT FOR ENHANCED RELIABILITY IN THERMAL POWER PLANTS

SENIOR MANAGER - RELIABILITY, SEIL ENRGY INDIA LIMITED

SUBHAM SENGUPTA

Continuous Heat Transfer Mapping for Boiler Performance Optimization and its Integration with Intelligent Soot Blowing

Deputy Manager, Operations, Deputy Manager, Operations, Haldia Energy Ltd.

SUDARSHAN K. SINGH

Toward a National CO₂ Pipeline Network in India: Techno-Economic Insights, Safety Risks, and Policy Guidelines

Sr. Manager, NTPC Ltd

SUDIPTA MAITI

CASE STUDIES OF MISOPERATION OF RESTRICTED EARTH FAULT AND DIFFERENTIAL PROTECTION OF TRANSFORMERS

DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER, CIGRE INDIA

SUNEET MEHTA

Enabling Flexible Thermal Operations Through Battery Energy Storage Systems

DEPUTY GENERAL MANGER, DGM ENERGY TRANSITION & POLICY RESEARCH, CC-EOC

SURENDRA SINGH CHAUHAN

Advanced Vibration Diagnostics for Fluid-Induced Instability in Steam Turbines

SENIOR MANAGER, SENIOR MANAGER

SUSHANTA K SAHOO

India’s Energy Transition, Flexibilization Challenges & Opportunity at Mundra UMPP, Tata Power

Chief O&M Services, Tata Power Mundra

TAHOOR ALAM KHAN

From Stability to Flexibility- Thermal Power Plant Adaptations for Renewable Integration

Counsellor, Counsellor- CII- GBC

TELAGATHOTI VIJAY KUMAR

Ash Leakage Detection and Alarm System

DGM (IT), NTPC SOLAPUR

UZMA AYAZ

Loop tuning initiatives undertaken at NTPC Khargone (2x660 MW) for stability and performance improvement

Sr. Manager, C&I Maintenance department NTPC Khargone

V PRAVEEN KUMAR

Advanced Monitoring, Diagnostics, and Performance Optimization of Vertical Roller Mill/Pulverizer Using an R&D Test Facility

Senior Manager, R&D

VENKATESWARA RAO BITRA

Virtual Machine-Base Substation Automation System: A Practical Solution for Rapid Restoration and OEM-Independent Operation

DGM, DGM PE-ELECTRICAL, CC-EOC, SECUNDERABAD

VIBHOR DALELA

AI-Powered Optimization of Coal Logistics and Energy Charge Rate for Thermal Power Generation

DGM- CC FM, NTPC Ltd

VIT MADRON

On-line Power Plants Performance Analysis in Practice

Senior Development Engineer, ChemPlant Technology, s.r.o.

VIVEK GANGWAR

Flexibilization of thermal power plants begins not in the boiler, but in the mill

AGM, NTPC LTD

YOGESH SHAH

INTEGRATION OF BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS (BESS) FOR FLEXIBLE AND EFFICIENT THERMAL POWER PLANT OPERATION

Senior Consultant, PwC India

Speakers

ABDUL NADEEM

ABHINAV KUMAR

ABHISHEK SAINI

ADITYA S. KANETKAR

AMIT AGGARWAL

ANIL KUMAR

ANIMESHA VERMA

ANJAN PRAMANIK

ANKIT VERMA

ANKITA SAHU

ANUJ SNAKARAN KALEECKAL

ARANYA JYOTI BHATTACHARYA

ARNAB BHATTACHARYA

ARUN S N

ARUNDHATI MUKHERJEE

ASHISH JAIN

AVIJIT MONDAL

BAGESH DUTT MISHRA

BALAJI MUDUGAL

BEHROOZ MOTEALLEH

BHAUMIK MODI

BOKKALA AVINASH REDDY

BURNS BRAD

CHANDAN PANDEY

CN SRIDHAR

DEEPESH VERMA

DHARMENDRA RAVAL

DIPANJAN DUTTA CHOWDHURY

DR RAJARSHI MAHAPATRA

DR. S.S.MALLICK

DR. THOMAS KEITH KIRKPATRICK

DR. VIJAY KUMAR GARG

EMMANUEL KERKETTA

GOURANGA CHARAN MOHANTA

HCHARKAS

HITESH SINGH

HUPHADYE

IMRAN ALI MOHAMMED

INATSUNE YOSHIRO

INDRANIL ACHARYA

JAGANATH PANI

JAGANATH PANI

JAGDISH PRASAD

JITESH SHRIVAS

JOSANCHE

JRENSHAW

KALYANI PYNE

KAMAL DEO

KETAN KHANNA

KULDEEP SINGH YADAV

LALIT SAHU

MAHENDRA KUMAR RAGHUVANSHI

MANISH KUMAR

MANOJ KUMAR

MANORANJAN PADHAN

MAYANK KESHARWANI

MEHUL SHAH

MS DURGA SAHU

MUTTURAJ

NANDKISHOR DAS

NARESH M MURASKAR

NISHANT KUMAR SHARMA

NKERN

PARESH HARIBHAKTI

PHIL ARNOLD

PPARIKH

PRAKASH CHANDRA KANDPAL

PRAKASH MAHAPATRA

PRAKASH SUTRADHAR

PRANAY

PRITAM YADAV

RAAJSHEKAR MURUGESAN

RAHUL SINGH

RAJARSHI SHARMA

RAJESH CHAUDHARY

RAMAN BHARIHOKE

RATAN GHOSH

RAVEESH KUMAR VERMA

ROSHAN KUMAR SINGH