Er. Manoj Tripathi
Chairman
Er. Manoj Tripathi, CPES, took over as Chairman of BBMB on September 28, 2023. He is a Mechanical Engineer who graduated with a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur in the batch of 1989-1993. He also holds
an MBA (Finance) degree and a certificate in Project Management. He has more than 28 years of experience, out of which most of the experience is devoted to hydro power sector which includes aspects related to hydro planning, policy, appraisal, construction,
operation & maintenance, contracts, monitoring, etc.
He is an officer of Central Power Engineering Services. Before joining BBMB, he served as Chief Engineer (Hydro Projects Monitoring) at the Central Electricity Authority, Ministry of Power. He also held the position of Part-Time Director at JKSPDC. As Chief
Engineer (HPM) at CEA, he was responsible for expediting the progress and tackling issues for 42 under-construction hydro projects totalling 18033.5 MW across the country. Additionally, he oversaw 3 Inter-Governmental/CPSU projects, totaling 3120 MW in Bhutan
and Nepal.
He has worked in various reputable organizations viz. Central Electricity Authority, Ministry of Power, Government of India; NHPC Limited; Mangdechhu Hydro Project Authority, Bhutan; and IFFCO. Additionally, he served as a Part-Time Director in the board
of M/s JKSPDC for the last 5 years (2018-2023) before joining BBMB. Throughout his career, he has visited over 50 hydro projects across India and abroad for matters related to project monitoring, resolution of issues/ way forward for expeditious completion,
vigilance/ inquiry matters, contractual issues, accidents in projects, etc.
He had been a Chairman/ Member/ Convenor in several Committees constituted by the Ministry of Power. Some of the major issues dealt by him in these Committees include Inter-Governmental Committee for finding way forward for Punatsangchhu- I hydro project
(1200 MW) in Bhutan; Inter- Ministerial Committee for optimizing cost and eliminating delays in tunnel construction across various sectors ( Roads/ Railways/ Water/ Power/ Defence) in India; Empowered Committee/ Claim Settlement Committee/ Safety Committee/
Project Transfer Committee for Loharinagpala HEP (600 MW); High Level Committee for expediting commissioning of Subansiri Lower HEP (2000 MW); 8 member inter-disciplinary Project Oversight Committee for resolution of issues related to Subansiri HEP; Member
of Dam Safety Committee for various states; Arbitration Committee for studying reasons of disputes in hydro projects and suggesting effective dispute resolution mechanism; Contracts Committee for suggesting various contract provisions regarding type of contracting,
pre-qualifying criteria, etc.; Committee to suggest measures for dealing geological uncertainties in hydro projects and slope instability issues; viability committee for suggesting measures for establishing viability of hydro projects; task force for developing
IT portal for monitoring hydro projects; Inquiry Committee for penstock leakage in Kameng/ Fire incident in Srisailam HEP/ Flooding in Khandong HEP, etc.
For improvement in the investigation aspects related to prediction in geology, he has worked on developing a feedback mechanism for monitoring change in geology in various components of the upcoming hydro projects during the construction stage vis-a-vis
Survey and Investigation stage. He was also instrumental in the constitution of a Standing Technical Committee for analyzing geological uncertainties in hydro projects.
The Dispute Avoidance Mechanism of engagement of an Independent Engineer and the Dispute Resolution Mechanism through the Conciliation Committee of Independent Experts for the Power Sector were also monitored by him. He also worked to bring out guidelines
on slope stability aspects in hydro projects and measures to tackle geological uncertainties in hydro projects.
He has delivered many lectures and presentations on various subjects related to the hydro sector in seminars and conferences. He is also an avid sportsperson and enjoys playing badminton and lawn tennis.