The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has recommended Vamsi Rama Mohan Burra for appointment as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID). The recommendation was made after interviews conducted by the PESB on December 13, 2025.
Burra is currently serving as Functional Director (Projects) at POWEGRID. His name will now be forwarded to the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) for final approval, subject to vigilance clearance and completion of other formalities.
The selection comes ahead of the retirement of incumbent CMD Ravindra Kumar Tyagi, who is due to superannuate on March 31, 2026. Tyagi has been holding the post since January 1, 2025. The PESB had invited applications for the top post at POWERGRID through a notification issued on May 16, 2025, with June 9, 2025 as the last date for submission of applications.
The PESB interviewed a total of 9 candidates for the post. The list included:
- Vamsi Rama Mohan Burra, Functional Director (Projects), Power Grid Corporation Of India Limited
- Rajil Srivastava, Executive Director Asset Management, Power Grid Corporation Of India Limited
- Pankaj Pandey, Executive Director (TBCB), Power Grid Corporation Of India Limited
- Akhilesh Pathak, Executive Director (Project Management), Power Grid Corporation Of India Limited
- LK Khajkumar Executive Director, (CMD Cell Corporate Planning), Power Grid Corporation Of India Limited
- Alok Kumar Sharma, Executive Director( Northern Region 1), Power Grid Corporation Of India Limited
- Ragini Advani, Director (Finance), Ircon International Limited
- Pankaj Kumar Sharma, Director (Production), National Aluminium Company Limited
- Rajesh Kumar Singh, Chairman & Managing Director, Bridge And Roof Company (India) Limited
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