Bio
Mr. Sanjiv Saraf is a veteran hydropower engineer, entrepreneur and Independent Power Producer with nearly five decades of experience in India’s small-hydro and renewable-energy sectors. He holds B.Tech (1975) and M.Tech (1977) in Electrical Engineering both from the IIT BHU (formerly Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University).
He has led the end-to-end execution of 102 hydroelectric projects with a combined capacity of approximately ~4.0 GW across pan India & neighbouring countries, covering design, engineering, manufacturing, construction, commissioning, automation, performance enhancement, and turnkey delivery. In all these 102+ projects pan india there has been predominant role of Skill development of locals.
He brings direct experience of in electrical systems (Tata Electric Co’s-Now Tata Power), in manufacturing & in top management (Flovel Ltd-Sulzer-VATECH-Andritz / BOOM Systems), Water to Wire project development, engineering, & operation & maintenance of power-generation asset.
He is promoter, owner, & developer of the operational 3.75 MW Khari Hydroelectric Project near Banihal, Jammu and Kashmir, which has been successfully generating electricity for the past six years.
Mr. Saraf offers practical insight into small-hydro development, execution, bankability, plant optimization, and long-term operations, with a sustained commitment to advancing small hydro as a reliable contributor to India’s clean-energy transition.