Shanti Swarup Rath

Plot No : N4/288, IRC Village, Nayapally, Bhubaneswar 751015

Phone- 09937297758(M)/08895148004(M)/9438263656(M)
Flat NoBF-204, Cluster : Brahmani,
M/S Vedanta Aluminium Limited Township,
Village : Bhurkhamunda, Jharsuguda Odisha
E-Mail : swaruprath2000@yahoo.co.in/swaruprath2000@gmail.com
Job Objective : Senior level assignments in Operation & Maintenance, Engineering & Project
Management of Power plants/Manufacturing Industries.

Professional Profile
H.S.C From Board of secondary Education, Orissa. (1988 with 79% Marks)
+2 Science from Council of Higher Secondary Education, Orissa. (1990 with 74% marks)
Pre-Degree from BJB College, BBSR, Utkal University. (passed in 1992)
B.E (Electrical) from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa. (1996 with 63.4% Marks)
MBA from Sambalpur University, Orissa. with SpecializationHR-Finance (2011 with 67%)
M-TechManufacturing Management from Birla Institute of Technology & SciencePilani.

Special Achievements During Academic Career :

Award of Scholarship :

Junior Merit Scholarship in H.S.C. Awarded by Govt. of Orissa, (Dept. of Higher Education)
National Scholarship in +2 Science Awarded by Govt. of Orissa, (Dept. of Higher Education)

Areas of Expertise
Project Management
End to end execution of projects dealing with design, development and installation of Power
Distribution System.
Planning & scheduling to ensure completion of project within the time & budgetary parameters.
Conducting cost benefit analysis of the project, and work out schedules for material planning,
inventory control as per the contractual terms and scheduled completion dates.
Procurement & Sourcing
Fixing the technical specifications for various requirements.
Identifying and developing alternate vendor source for achieving cost effective purchases of
component/raw materials and out sourcing various services required for project execution.
Operation & Maintenance
Leading and motivating the team to ensure smooth operations to maintain profitability.
Planning & implementing effective preventive & corrective maintenance schedule to enhance
equipment reliability & up time.
Quality Assurance/Troubleshooting
Ensuring complete in-process quality control and continuous improvement in process capabilities
and implementing ISO 9001 and 14001 Environment Management System.
 Proactively identifying areas of quality and taking appropriate corrective measures.
Liaison
Liaison with Government Departments and ensure compliance with the applicable statutory
requirements, clearances and licenses.
Organizational Experience (Past)

M/S GUPTA CABLES PRIVATE LTD, Bhubaneswar an ISO9002 Company of 100 Crores turn
over, engaged in production & QA & QC of AAAC, ACSR, Conductors, as Production Engineer, since
01.07.1996 to 10.08.1997.

M/S GRID CORPORATION OF ORISSA LIMITED, the State Transmission Utility, as Trainee
Assistant Engineer, since 11.08.1997 to 11.08.1998.

Worked with Since 22.02.1999 to 15.12.2003 as Sr. Engineer

Worked with EPC DIVISION as Project Manager, since

16.02.2003 to 15.01.2007.

Key tasks Handled and Major Achievements

Erection, testing & commissioning of 120MW 7th & 8th Unit (Total - 8x120MW) expansion of
NALCO, CPP at Angul Orissa.
Commissioning of GT Set of M/S GSECL, at Gujarat -Dhuvran Project.
Synchronization of 37MW steam Turbine of 107.617MW CCPP at Dhuvaran,
Worked as operation & maintenance In- Charge of 220KV Switchyard for 9x135MW CPP along with
2No. 17KM Double circuit Transmission line.
Implementation of unified Composite islanding & load management scheme for 9x135MW CPP,
4x600MW IPP, Al Smelter-I & II, PGCIL & State Grid OPTCL.
Co-ordination with Smelter (O & M) team for availability of uninterrupted 220KV power supply to
Smelter.
Successful modification of ESP for all 9No Units with addition of bag filter, compressor,
replacement of ID fan, reducing the SPM to between 20 to 30.
Replacement of flame scanners in Few boilers.
Installation of air blasters in coal bunkers to avoid coal chocking in rainy season.
TAFA coating in boilers to avoid tube leakages.
Installation of soft starters in 3.7MW BFP.
Ensuring a reliable 33KV power supply to raw water intake pump house for 9x135MW CPP.
Implementation of online Energy Management System, Conducting Energy Audit for 9x135MW
CPP for improvement of heat rate & reduction of Auxiliary power consumption.
Procurement/shifting, erection commissioning & (O & M) of 12x3000KVA black start DG sets for
9x135MW CPP at M/S VAL Jharsuguda.
Project, commissioning & operation of Thermal Power Plants up to 600MW.
Synchronization of first 3No. 600MW Units of IPP having 400KV switchyard, LILO at 400KV with
PGCIL & with 220KV Bus of 9x135MW CPP.
220KV Switchyard back charging, Unit commissioning & synchronization of 9x135MW Units with
State Grid.
Commissioning of 5KM 220KV D/C interconnection Line from 9x135MW CPP Switchyard to
4x600MW 400KV IPP Switchyard.
Worked for 1215MW (9x135) coal based Captive Power Plant, at Jharsuguda, Orissa. Erection
testing & commissioning of 220KV Switchyard, GT(15.75/220KV), ST(220/6.6KV),
UAT(15.75/6.6KV), Excitation transformer(15.75/0.53KV), 135MW Generator, GT Bus ducts, 6.6KV
Station Switchgears, erection of HT & LT switchgears etc.
 Played a pilot role in commissioning & stabilization of 1215MW CPP.
Erection, testing, commissioning of 6x1010KVA Plant DG-Sets & maintenance of construction DG-
Sets of various capacities 1500KVA, 1250KVA & 500KVA.
Erection, testing & commissioning of 220KV D/C Transmission Line from CPP to State Grid of
16.67Km with 2No bay expansion at State Grid for Unit Synchronization.
Design of Grid islanding scheme by M/S ABB, for Grid islanding & load management between
9x135MW CPP, 220KV State Grid & Pot load of 880MW for Aluminum Smelter of capacity
5MTPA.
Chemical cleaning of boiler, hydro test of boiler, Acid cleaning, Boiler Light up, turbine box up,
turbine lube oil flushing, turbine on barring gear, Steam blowing, turbine rolling, Unit
synchronization, commissioning & reliability run.
O & M of 135 MW turbine and associated 460-TPH, PF-boiler along with associated unit auxiliaries.
Calculation of PLF, auxiliary power consumption, heat rate, efficiency of critical as well as non-
critical equipments.
Operation of boiler & turbine from cold start up, hot start up, planned shutdown of unit and Unit
Maintenance planning.
Commissioning of major HT & LT drives like BFP, CEP, CW Pumps & ID, FD & PA Fans.
Survey, erection, testing & commissioning of 33/11KV Sub stations, 33KV & 11KV lines of M/S
SOUTHCO Odisha.
Implementation of EHV & HVDS Projects of M/S BSES-Rajdhani Power Limited at South Delhi,
interaction with CERC.

Organizational Experience (Present)

Working with M/S VEDANTA ALUMINIUM LIMITED, as MANAGERPOWER (05.02.2007 to
31.10.2010). As AGM-POWER from 01.10.2010 to 28.05.2012. As AGM-SMELTER-OPERATIONS from
29.05.2012 to till Date at Jharsuguda, Odisha.

Present Job Role-Maintenance

HeadOperation & Rectifier In-Charge of 5MTPA Aluminum Smelter & Plant Electrical.
Ensuring DC Power availability 325KA to both the pot lines & uninterrupted Power supply to
6.6/.415KV area Substations at various SBUs
Ensuring AC to DC conversion Efficiency of 98.25% as per design.
Electrical maintenance of Utilities comprising of HP & LP compressors, Hot well & Cold well
pumps, RPH & Fire Water Pump House.
220KV Switchyard with 10No. (146MVA) Regulating & rectifier transformers, 4No. (40MVA)
Auxiliary transformer & capacitor banks for 5th, 7th & 11th harmonics corrections.
Maintenance of 4No. 220KV Tie lines connecting CPP to Smelter Plant, system isolation &
normalization.
Head Grid Co-ordination & interacting with M/S Grid-Co, M/S OPTCL,SLDC, PGCIL,ERLDC
& with Grid Engineer of 220KV State Grid for import/export of power, Monthly & day ahead
power export scheduling.
Implementation of system improvement & system reliability Projects in the schemes and design
for achieving best possible results.
Implementation of more than 200No. Energy conservation initiatives to achieve lowest Energy
consumption in DC Energy for Pot Electrolysis & auxiliary power consumption as per Business
Plan targets.
Implementation & certification of ISO-50001 in EnMS as 1st Aluminum Smelter in Asia.
Maintenance planning for reliability & system improvement, cost & manpower reduction, better
spare management & achieving zero breakdowns.
Improvement in SOP, SMP, SWP, PTW system & LOTO for safe working practice.
Planning & raising indent & tenders, follow up with purchase dept., development of reorder
point for consumables, inspection using effectively SAP. PM & MM module.
 Identifying areas of obstruction/breakdowns & taking steps to rectify the equipments through
application of trouble shooting tools like RCA with CAPA & FMEA.
Executing cost saving & energy saving techniques/measures & modifications to achieve
substantial reduction in O & M expenditures & work within the budget.
IMS : ISO-9001:2008, ISO-14001:2004, OHSAS-18001:2007, EnMS-50001 document & audit
preparation.
Taking corrective/preventive actions on the defects/observations found during the
maintenance.
Plant warranty defect claims & resolution with contractor.
Proactively act & report near misses, unsafe act, unsafe conditions, 5S initiatives to minimize the
occurrence of a probable accident/incident.
Liaison Activities :
Lessoning with Govt. Authorities & regulatory bodies, like OERC, CEA, CERC, Electrical
Inspectorate, M/S OPTCL, GridCo, WESCO, Directorate of Factories & boilers, DIC
Jharsuguda & Cuttack, etc.
Compliance of legal requirements for PAT, coordination with BEE, JNARDC & SDA.
Representing at CCPPO (Confederation of Captive Power Plants Odisha) Bhubaneswar
Process Improvement :

Performing analysis for major break downs as well as component rejections.

Streamlining efforts for process enhancement & improving operational methods.

Major Projects handled

Power Distribution & Lightening Package of 7th & 8th Unit Expansion of 120MW CPP M/S
NALCO.
EPC Contract of 106.617MW Gas based Combined Cycle Power Plant, for M/S GSECL at Dhuvran,
Baroda.
EPC, designing & Project management of 1200MW (4x300) MPP of M/S Rosa Power Company
Limited, a wholly subsidized Company of M/S Reliance Energy Ltd. Preparation of technical
specifications of 220KV switchyard, HT & LT switchgear, DG Sets, HT & LT Busducts, Power
transformers GT ST & UAT, HT & LT Cables, LT auxiliary transformers, illumination systems.
Interaction with various vendors, consultant of M/S DCPL Kolkatta, Govt. Departments, like M/S
UPPCL for Grid connectivity etc.
Major work done
Erection testing & commissioning of dry & oil type transformers, HT switchgears in RCWPH,
PCC, PMCCs,Station Switch gear, etc in 7th & 8th 120MW Unit of M/S NALCO CPP at Angul.
Area lighting, of Plant area, 220KV switch yard , 220KV S/S Control Room etc at CPP at M/S
NALCO at Angul.
Planning, co-ordination, preparation of MIS reports, preparation of Supply & erection bills for
claiming bills to client, billing processing of various vendors, preparation of price comparatives,
vendor price negotiation, preparation of MDCC for material dispatch, preparation of Site
material receipt reports, quality inspection test reports/certificates etc for 106.617MW CCPP for
M/S GSECL at Dhuvaran, Baroda.
Back Charging of 40MVA ST at 220KV start up of 135MW Units. (Commissioning jobs like
turbine oil flushing, start up of Service water pump, Air Compressor, Commissioning of HCSD
Pumps (GEHO pumps in AHP), commissioning of CHP & coal feeder at Main power house etc.)
Played a key role in Operation & Electrical maintenance of 9x135MW CPP.

Major Additional Responsibilities Handled

Power Evacuation of 4x600MW IPP to the State Grid.
Implementation/modification & AMC of Composite Grid Islanding system & Energy Management
system for 1215MW CPP & 2400MW IPP.
 Power Export, Power Trading, Open Access, Power Purchase Agreement, Regulatory affairs and
matter relating to Electricity Act, Energy Conversion Act, Ministry of Power, National Tariff Policy,
National Electric Policy, Procurement of power through competitive bidding etc.

Equipments/instruments & Systems Handled

Generator & regulating transformers up to 180MVA 15.75/220KV.
Station & auxiliary transformers of 40MVA 220/6.6KV.
Unit Auxiliary transformers of 16MVA 15.75/6.6KV.
33/11KV Power transformer of 8MVA, 5MVA, 3.15MVA, 1.6MVA
1600/1000KVA 6.6/.415KV & 750KVA 33/.415KV Dry type cast resin transformers.
Filter machines, Primary & secondary injection kits.
BDV Kit, Hi pot kits, Ring main units, 220,132, 33KV CT, PT outdoor type.
220, 132, 33KV Isolators, with Earth switch, HT/LT Motors. 11/.415KV Package Sub-stations.
Flame scanners, Flow meters, Pressure & Temp gauges, switches, RTDS, thermostats, Timers,
contactors UPS, GPS, SWAS, PA Systems.

Professional Trainings, workshop & Certification

Name of Training Program : Skills for Developing effective leadership from V.V. GIRI National
Labor Training Institute, Noida.
Name of Training Program : Project Management Congress, North India Chapter at Hotel
Intercontinental, New Delhi.
Name of Training Program : Best practices in Distribution loss reduction under DRUM Project,
from NPTI Faridabad.
Safety Training by M/S Du Pont at Hotel Shankar, Jharsuguda.
Name of Training Program : Power Plant performance, Efficiency Calculation & Energy Audit from
NPTI Badarpur.
Name of Program : 3L Program of BEE at REL, Dahanu Thermal Power Station on Energy
Conservation.
Name of Program : PAT Workshop for Aluminum Sector by BEE at NALCO, Angul, Orissa.
Name of Program : Grid Connect, Grid Safety & Grid Wise organized by NPTI, & POSOCO
(PGCIL) at Science City auditorium, Kolkatta.
IT Skills
GUI : Windows8,
Participation in Seminars : Ex-visiting faculty of National Power Training Institute, Faridabad, New
Delhi.

ERFORMANCE RATINGS IN CURRENT ORGANIZATION

09-2010 Vey Good
10-2011 Very Good
11-2012 Very Good
12-2013 Excellent
13-2014 Very Good
Total Post Qualification Experience : 19-Years
Personal Set
Date of Birth : 07 December 1973.
Marital Status : Married
Passport No : K6125196 (Valid Up to 09.01.2023)
DL. No : OR-0219940203984 Valid up to 06.12.2023 RTO Bhubaneswar (Four wheeler light
vehicles)
Electrical License : Registration No : 5096 valid up to 11.04.2016 (SCC MV)

(Shanti Swarup Rath)