OREANDA-NEWS. December 7, 2012. Anil Sardana, managing director, Tata Power was awarded the Leading Energy Personality award in the power generation category in the fifth India Power Awards 2012 ceremony held at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

The annual India Power Awards are envisaged as a systematic and methodical approach to recognise excellence in various activities for power and energy development. Given the ever-changing and challenging situation that the energy sector faces today, it becomes imperative to honour those who have excelled in their own capacities.

The Council of Power Utilities (CPU) instituted the India Power Awards in 2008 for the purpose of identifying and recognising the very best in the energy Sector. This is the fifth year in succession that CPU has identified the very best. Every year, CPU and a six-member jury confer these awards to individuals and organisations for their exemplary contribution to the energy sector. The jury comprised the following renowned dignitaries from the power and energy sector:

Harbans Lal Bajaj, member, Appellate Tribunal for Electricity

P Abraham, former secretary, ministry of power

V Raghuraman, former senior advisor- energy, Confederation of Indian Industry

CR Prasad, former CMD, GAIL

HR Sharma, chief technical principal at Hydro Tasmania Consulting India Pvt. Ltd.

CVJ Varma, President, Council of Power Utilities

This year, the jury unanimously decided to confer the Leading Energy Personality (power generation) award to Mr Sardana for his outstanding contribution to the sector. He was presented the award by the chief guest, Prof MR Srinivasan, member, Atomic Energy Commission. The award consists of a certificate, citation, memento and a shawl.

Tata Power also won the Best Fast Track Completed Power Transmission Projects award (timely completion of two transmission projects). The award was in recognition of installation and commissioning of the 250MVA transformer at Dharavi and the 90 MVA transformer at Borivali.