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UPES Power HR Roundtable: Skilled Manpower Need of the Hour for Growth of Power Sector

Dec 05, 2016   17:40 IST 
New Delhi, Delhi, India

India has the fifth largest power generation portfolio worldwide but most of the discussions, plans and policies around this sector remain limited to generation, transmission and distribution of power. However, senior executives from leading public and private power companies gathered at the 6th Power HR Round Table organised by the Corporate Relations department of UPES to deliberate on ‘Measuring ROI in HR’.

 

 
Alka Madan, Director, Corporate Relations, UPES, Jaidit Singh Brar, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Co, Gopal K Saxena, Director, BESE, Rajshani and Yamuna Power Ltd, Rajeev Bhadauria, Director group HR, Jindal Steel & power Ltd., Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd., Pravin Purang, Jindal Steel and power ltd., Vijay Rai, MD Asia Pacific & EMEA Markets, Saviour US INC, Vipul Tuli CEO & Country Head, Sembcorp Industries Ltd., Dr. D.N Pandey, Director - CoMES, UPES.

 

In his inaugural address Rajeev Bhadauria, Director, Group HR at Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. commented, “Measuring ROI of human resource is as much an art as it is a science but it needs to be measured in the right context as no matter how much organizations get dependent on technology, it cannot replace employees. Human endeavour has the ability to dynamically change the world of tomorrow.”

 

Mr. Jaidit Singh Brar, Senior Partner at McKinsey and Co., while moderating a CEO panel discussion said “Talent management and HR continue to be top priorities for companies. Agile companies with high employee engagement tend to perform better."

 

During the discussion Praveer Sinha, CEO & Managing Director, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd. opined that ‘Organizations should see investment in human resources as a social responsibility and not measure ROI because technology alone cannot deliver your business.’

 

Others who spoke at the round table were officials from BSES Rajdhani & Yamuna Power Ltd., Lanco Infratech, NTPC and Sembcorp Industries. Ltd., Saviour US Inc and Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.  

 

They agreed that the power sector needs to invest in training, skilling, equipping and re-skilling the workforce. The development process needs to become consumer-centric with innovations and bench-markings that promote entrepreneurship.

 

In an earlier report titled ‘Powering India: The Road to 2017’, McKinsey & Co. emphasises on skilled manpower to overcome operational inefficiencies faced by the Indian Power sector. According to the report resolving the severe shortages in manpower will require a host of new training and development service providers. The government can help by strengthening technical institutes, setting up certification standards for a range of roles, enabling public-sector companies to expand their training programmes and encouraging new entrants into training and development. The report also estimates that there is a need to train and develop 300,000 skilled and semi-skilled workers for the power sector.

 

 Mr. Utpal Ghosh, CEO and President of UPES emphasised on strong industry-academia connect for educational institutes to train and skill resources as per changing requirements of the sector, which is fast moving towards renewable energy from fossilized fuel.

 

The event also witnessed a short movie by Mr. Tony Seba, Lecturer, Stanford University on “Why current and energy and transportation systems will be obsolete by 2030.”

 

About UPES

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) was established in the year 2003 through UPES Act, 2003 of the State Legislature of Uttarakhand. UPES is recognized by University Grants Commission (UGC) under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956 and accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). UPES offers 79  graduate and post graduate courses in the high-growth sectors like oil and gas, power, infrastructure, information technology, transportation, electronics, high technology, design, business, planning and architecture, public policy, legal studies and more. BBA, MBA, B Tech, M Tech, B Des, M Des, LLB, LLM, B Plan, M Plan, MA and many more are offered under these schools and colleges. Because of its multi disciplinary courses, UPES graduates are a preferred choice for the companies. UPES has maintained a consistent placement track record of 85% placements year on year. This demonstrates UPES’ commitment, quality of students, and the holistic approach of its dedicated faculty. UPES is a QS rated university with 5 Stars for both Employability (placements) and campus facilities and 4 Stars for Teaching.


 
 
Alka Madan, Director, Corporate Relations, UPES, Jaidit Singh Brar, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Co, Gopal K Saxena, Director, BESE, Rajshani and Yamuna Power Ltd., Rajeev Bhadauria, Director group HR, Jindal Steel & power Ltd., Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd., Pravin Purang, Jindal Steel and power ltd., Vijay Rai, MD Asia Pacific & EMEA Markets, Saviour US INC, Vipul Tuli CEO & Country Head, Sembcorp Industries Ltd., Dr. D.N Pandey, Director – CoMES, UPES.
Alka Madan, Director, Corporate Relations, UPES, Jaidit Singh Brar, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Co, Gopal K Saxena, Director, BESE, Rajshani and Yamuna Power Ltd., Rajeev Bhadauria, Director group HR, Jindal Steel & power Ltd., Praveer Sinha, CEO & MD, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd., Pravin Purang, Jindal Steel and power ltd., Vijay Rai, MD Asia Pacific & EMEA Markets, Saviour US INC, Vipul Tuli CEO & Country Head, Sembcorp Industries Ltd., Dr. D.N Pandey, Director – CoMES, UPES.
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