Dilip Nigam joins Power Grid as Director on board; stock marginally up

7 Jun 2022 , 10:35 AM

Power Grid Corporation Limited has appointed Dilip Nigam Scientist ‘G’, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India as Part-Time Govt. Nominee Director on the Board of POWERGRID with immediate effect.

The Company is taking necessary action to complete the statutory formalities regarding his appointment.

The company stated in its filing that, Dilip Nigam has completed his M. Tech. in Energy Technology from the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. His specialization is in Solar Energy and Wind Energy. After working in the private sector initially for a few years. Later, he joined the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in 1987.

In the Ministry, he has worked for 20 years in Solar Energy Programmes.

Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd is currently trading at Rs225 up by Rs0.4 or 0.18% from its previous closing of Rs224.60 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs224.45 and has touched intraday high and low of Rs225.35 and Rs223.90 respectively.