The InfralineEnergy Excellence Awards 2007
Winners were announced on October 12, 2007
The Energy Awards annually would recognize outstanding achievement and vision in the Indian energy industry. The judging process relied on the expertise of an impartial panel of Energy and Finance experts, policy makers, heads of major energy companies and leading academics. Winners of the Awards
were announced at a gala celebration
on Friday, October 12, 2007 at Hotel
Intercontinental, the Grand, Barakhamba Road,
New Delhi from 6 pm onwards (till 10 pm).
Chief
Guest - Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde, the Union Cabinet Minister for Power
The ceremony was glittered by the
presence of the CMDs of all the major Energy Organisations - Shri UD Choubey
(CMD, GAIL), Shri AK Puri (CMD, BHEL), Shri T Shankaralingam (CMD, NTPC), Shri
RP Singh's (CMD, Powergrid) representative, Shri BN Bankapur (Director Refineries IOC)
representing the CMD IOC, Shri NK Mitra (Director Offshore, ONGC) representing
the CMD ONGC, Shri P Dasgupta (MD and CEO, Petronet LNG), Shri DJ Pandian's (MD,
GSPC) representative, Shri Sudhir Mehta's (Chairman, Torrent Power)
Representative, Mr Bill Adamson (Country
Manager, BG India), Mr Shaleen Sharma (MD, Gujarat Gas), Mr Ashok Jhawar,
Country Manager, BP India, Mr Kapil Garg (MD, BG
Exploration and Production India), Mr Rabi Bastia (VP Exploration, RIL), Shri
Deepak Mukarji (Country Head - HR, Shell India), Mr Sunil Wadhwa (CEO, NDPL),
Shri Atul Chandra (President, Reliance Industries), Shri RP Sharma (President,
Reliance Industries) and a host of top level representations from 60 other public and private
organisations. The top tier Government officials from the
Prime Minister's Office, Ministry of Petroleum, Ministry of Power, Ministry of
Coal and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Chief Secretary representations
from State Governments, Chairmen of State Regulatory Commissions were also present.
Read the Citation of the Winners
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Winners!
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Excellence
of Corporates in Development of Energy Sector |
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Hydrocarbon Columbus Award for Excellence in Petroleum Exploration |
Reliance Industries Limited |

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Shri Atul Chandra, President,
RIL (Representing Shri PMS Prasad, CEO Petroleum Business) |
Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde, Hon'ble Union Minister of Power |
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Hydrocarbon Miner Award for Excellence in Petroleum Production |
BG Exploration and
Production India Private Limited |
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Shri Bill Adamson, Managing
Director, BG India |
Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde, Hon'ble Union Minister of Power |
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The Refiner Award for Excellence in Petroleum Refining |
Reliance Industries Limited |
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Shri JM Mandlekar, SVP, RIL
(Representing Shri P Raghvendran President, RIL ) |
Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde, Hon'ble Union Minister of Power |
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Methane Pioneer Award for Excellence in Natural Gas
Transmission |
GAIL (India) Limited |
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Shri UD Choubey, CMD, GAIL
(India) Limited |
Shri
Mac Cessna, CEO, ExxonMobil India |
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Methane Pioneer Award for Excellence in
Natural Gas Distribution |
Gujarat Gas Company Limited |
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Shri
Shaleen Sharma, MD, Gujarat Gas Company Limited |
Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde, Hon'ble Union Minister of Power |
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Human Asset Developer Award for HR and Skill Development |
Shell India |
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Shri Deepak Mukarji, Head -
Corporate Affairs, Shell India |
Shri BS Negi, Member,
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board |
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"State of Power" Award for Excellence of
State Government in promoting Energy Sector
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Government of Gujarat |
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Smt Vijay Lakshmi Joshi,
Principal Secretary (Energy), Government of Gujarat |
Shri BK Chaturvedi, Member
(Power), Planning Commission and former Cabinet Secretary,
Government of India |
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Power Market Enabler Award for Excellence of
Regulatory Commission in Development of Power Sector |
Delhi Electricity
Regulatory Commission |
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K Venugopal, Member, Delhi
Electricity Regulatory Commission |
Shri LK Singhvi, Member,
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board |
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"Energiser of the Nation - Thermal" Award for
Excellence in Power Generation -
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Reliance Energy Limited -
Dahanu Thermal Power Plant |
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Representative of Shri SC Gupta,
Director, Reliance Energy Limited |
Mr Subrato Basu,
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
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"Energiser of the Nation - Hydel" Award for
Excellence in Power Generation |
Bhakra Beas Management Board |
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Shri UC Mishra, CMD, Bhakra
Baes Management Board |
Shri Jignesh Shah,
Chairman, Multi Commodity Exchange's Representative Shri Rajesh
Mediratta, Vice President, MCX |
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"Powering Reliably" Award for Excellence of Power Distribution
Utility in Private Sector (Joint Award) |
North Delhi Power Limited |
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Shri Arup Ghosh, COO
(Representing Shri Sunil Wadhwa, CEO,
NDPL's ) |
Shri RV Shahi, former
Secretary, Ministry of Power also Jury Member, InfralineEnergy
Excellence Awards |
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"Powering Reliably" Award for Excellence of Power Distribution
Utility in Private Sector (Joint Award) |
Torrent Power Limited |
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Shri Vinod Khanna, Vice
President, Torrent Power Limited |
Shri RV Shahi, former
Secretary, Ministry of Power also Jury Member, InfralineEnergy
Excellence Awards |
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Black Diamond Award for Excellence in
Development of Coal Sector (Joint Award) |
The Singareni Collieries
Company Limited |
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A Manohar Rao, Chief
General Manager |
Shri RV Shahi, former
Secretary, Ministry of Power also Jury Member, InfralineEnergy
Excellence Awards |
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Black Diamond Award for Excellence in
Development of Coal Sector (Joint Award) |
South Eastern Coalfields |
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Shri RK Srivastava, Dy
Chief Engineer, Coal India Limited |
Shri RV Shahi, former
Secretary, Ministry of Power also Jury Member, InfralineEnergy
Excellence Awards |
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Excellence of Individuals in Development of Energy Sector |
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Energy Sector Value Creator |
Shri DJ Pandian |
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Shri Vinay Kumar, GSPL
(Representing Shri DJ Pandian) |
Dr Ashok K Jhawar, Country
Head, BP Group Companies |
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Energy Sector Value Creator |
Smt Vijay Lakshmi Joshi |
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Smt Vijay Lakshmi Joshi,
Chairperson, Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited |
Shri BK Chaturvedi, Member
(Power), Planning Commission and former Cabinet Secretary,
Government of India
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Energy Sector Value Creator |
Shri Sudhir Mehta,
Chairman, Torrent Limited |
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Shri Sudhir Mehta's
representative |
Shri Suresh Mathur, former
CEO and MD, Petronet LNG Limited |
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Jury Awards for
Recognizing Long Standing Contribution and Service to the Nation
in the following Sectors |
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Exploration and Production |
Oil and Natural Gas
Corporation |
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Shri NK Mitra, Director (Offshore), ONGC
(Representing Shri RS Sharma, CMD, ONGC) |
Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde,
Hon'ble Union Minister of Power |
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Natural Gas |
GAIL (India) Limited |
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Shri UD Choubey, CMD, GAIL
(India) Limited |
Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde,
Hon'ble Union Minister of Power |
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Downstream |
IndianOil Corporation |
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Shri BN Bankapur, Director (Refineries), IOC
(Representing Shri Sarthak Behuria) |
Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde,
Hon'ble Union Minister of Power |
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Power Generation |
National Thermal Power
Corporation |
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Shri T Sankarlingam, CMD,
NTPC |
Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde,
Hon'ble Union Minister of Power |
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Power Transmission |
Power Grid Corporation
Limited |
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Shri RP Singh, CMD, Power
Grid Corporation Limited representative |
Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde,
Hon'ble Union Minister of Power |
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Equipment Manufacturer
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Bharat Heavy Electrical
Limited |
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Shri AK Puri, CMD, BHEL |
Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde,
Hon'ble Union Minister of Power |
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Multinational Entrant |
BG India |
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Shri Bill Adamson, Managing
Director, BG India |
Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde,
Hon'ble Union Minister of Power |
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Individual Recognition |
Dr Rabi Bastia |
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Dr Rabi Bastia, Senior VP,
Exploration Operations, Petroleum Business (E&P) |
Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde,
Hon'ble Union Minister of Power |
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The Highlights of Entire
Awards Programme on CNBC TV-18 on October 20, 2007 at 5 pm.




























Sadhya Group Offering Vandana to Lord Ganesha after Lamps Lighting Ceremony

InfralineEnergy Awards Trophy in Hand Crafted Belgium Crystal
Specially designed in and imported from USA.

Chief Guest Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde, Hon'ble Union Minister of Power, delivering the Key Note Address

Shri TKA Nair, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, Shri RP Sharma, President
Reliance Industries, Shri T Sankarlingam, CMD, NTPC (along with Shri RV Shahi,
former Secretary, Power behind Shri Sankarlingam and not visible)

Shri UD Choubey, CMD, GAIL (India) Limited and Shri Suresh Mathur, former MD and
CEO, Petronet LNG sharing some good moments.

Shri Gokul Chaudhri, Partner and Shri Mukesh Bhutani Senior Partner from BMR
Advisors

Shri P Dasgupta, MD and CEO, Petronet LNG, Yogesh Garg, CEO, Infraline Energy
and Shri RV Shahi, former Secretary, Power

Shri P Dasgupta, MD and CEO, Petronet LNG, Shri RV Shahi, former Secretary,
Power and Shri UC Mishra, CMD, Bhakra Beas Management Board

(in front) Shri T Sankarlingam, CMD, NTPC, Shri TKA Nair, Principal Secretary
to Prime Minister and Shri RV Shahi. Seen in the background Shri Kirit Parikh
(Member, Planning Commission) and Shri RP Sharma (President LNG Business, RIL)

Shri Rabi Bastia, SVP (Exploration), RIL and Shri Bill Adamson, Managing
Director, BG India finds some happy moment together. Shri BN Bankapur,
Director (Refineries), IOC is seen on the right.

A glittering gathering. On the front desk T Sankarlingam, CMD, NTPC (in red
tie), Shri AK Puri, CMD, BHEL (in grey tie).

Dr Ashok K Jhawar, Country Manager, BP Group Companies meeting with Shri Arun
Singhal, Editor, DEW Magazine
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Shri BS Negi and Shri LM Singhvi (Members, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory
Board), Shri UD Choubey, CMD, GAIL

Important Delegates and Nominees watching the Proceedings.

DNV, the Process Auditor, certifying the Audit Process

Mr Deepak Mahurkar, the Process Advisor, taking the participants through the
process and methodology

Shri Shinde, Hon'ble Union Minister of Power, reading the key note address

Shri Suresh Mathur, Shri RV Shahi (Jury Members), Shri TKA Nair, Shri Kirit
Parekh and Shri Shinde looking at the proceedings

Shri Choubey in front. Shri UC Mishra (CMD, Bhakra Beas Management Board), Shri
Mac Cessna, CEO, ExxonMobil India, Shri P Dasgupta, MD and CEO, Petronet LNG,
Shri Deepak Mukarji, Head - HR, Shell India along with Shri Anindya Chaudhury,
Shell India

Shri BK Chaturvedi, Chairman InfralineEnergy Awards Jury unveiling the trophy

Shri Mukesh Bhutani, Partner, BMR and Associates, Shri Sunil Wadhwa, CEO, North
Delhi Power Limited along with Mr Arup Ghosh, COO, North Delhi Power

Shri BK Chaturvedi, Chairman, InfralineEnergy Awards Jury lighting the lamp
while Shri RV Shahi and Shri Suresh Mathur other Jury Members look on. Also seen
is Shri Nityanand Gupta, Executive Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Shri Kirit Parekh watching the performance along with Shri Chaturvedi and Shri
TK Nair


The high performance gathering - Shri Atul Chandra, President RIL, Shri Shaleen
Sharma, MD, Gujarat Gas, Shri Kapil Garg, MD, BG Exploration and Production
India, Shri Rabi Bastia, SVP, RIL and Shri Bill Adamson, MD, BG India


Shri Rahul Batra, Rio Tinto along with Shri Ravi Mahajan, Partner, Ernst & Young

Mr Mac Cessna, CEO, ExxonMobil and Shri Gokul Chaudhri, Partner, BMR Advisors








Shri Swagat Bam, RIL along with Pia Macrae, Director Corporate Communication, BP
India