Power Grid Corporation of India Limited announced that Ministry of Power, vide Order dated 18 June, 2024 has conveyed the appointment of Shri Lalit Bohra, Joint Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) as Part-time Director (Government Nominee Director) on the Board of POWERGRID with immediate effect i.e. June 18, 2024. Brief profile: Shri Lalit Bohra is Joint Secretary in Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India. He is looking after Wind Energy including Offshore Wind and Transmission System including Green Energy Corridors.

Before this, he was looking after Solar Energy which includes PLI Scheme for Solar manufacturing, Rooftop Solar programme, PM- KUSUM Scheme, CPSU Scheme and battery Storage etc. He was also Director General of National Institute of Solar Energy. He is an Electrical Engineer from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and an MBA (Finance) from Birla Institute of Technology, Pilani.

He is an IRTS (Indian Railway Traffic Service) Officer of 1998 Batch.