HP Chairman, Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission, Devendra Kumar Sharma has been nominated as a specialist Member of the National Committee on Dam Safety by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India for a period of three years. National Committee on Dam Safety has been constituted as per provisions of the Dam Safety Act, 2021 passed by the Parliament and notified in the Gazette of India on 14th December, 2021.
Devendra Kumar Sharma who joined as Chairman, Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission on 26th September, 2020 has more than 40 years experience in energy and water resource sectors in India and abroad. He is also a Member of the National Security Advisory Board in National Security Council, Govt of India. Prior to joining Regulatory Commission, he worked as Chairman, Bhakra Beas Management Board, Ministry of Power, Government of India, from April, 2017 to July, 2020 where he was responsible for managing assets of National Importance, viz, dams and six power houses of having aggregate capacity of 2919 MW and 3705 km long 400 KV and below transmission system.
Earlier, he was Managing Director of Himachal Power Corporation Ltd. (a Govt. of Himachal Pradesh Undertaking) from September, 2012 to April, 2017. He has also worked in Tala Hydroelectric Project Authority in Bhutan for 1020 MW hydroelectric project. He has worked in SJVNL for dam of 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydroelectric Project and in HPSEBL in various capacities. He has been responsible for planning, design and construction of number of dams in the country. He is also Vice President of the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) and the President of the Committee for International Commission on Large Dams, India (INCOLD).
