Venu Birappa

Non-Executive Independent Director

Mrs. Venu Birappa brings nearly four decades of experience in the Power Sector to our Board. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Maharaja Sayajirao University Baroda, a Diploma in Management from Indira Gandhi National Open University, and a Bachelor of Laws (General) from Saurashtra University. She has also completed the Quality Management Systems Auditor/Lead Auditor Training based on ISO 9001:2005.

Mrs. Venu Birappa has expertise in regulatory, legal, financial, commercial, and technical aspects of transmission, system operation, and distribution. She began her career in 1984 with the erstwhile Gujarat Electricity Board (GEB) and later served as Executive Engineer (Regulatory & Commerce) at Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO) until July 2021.

Mrs. Venu Birappa has played a key role in the formulation of regulations under the Electricity Act, 2003, and has actively handled matters related to transmission agreements, capital cost approvals, tariff regulations, open access, intra-state ABT, and renewable energy. She has represented GETCO in regulatory and judicial proceedings before the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC), the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), the High Court, and the Supreme Court of India.

Her vast knowledge and strategic insights into the power sector make her a valuable addition to the Board.