• Highlights of 2025
  • 2000+ Participants from 26 Countries | 5 Supporting Ministries, 16 Supporting Organisations and 20 Supporting Media Partners | 33 Key Partners, 20 Exhibitors, 4 Country Partners and 14 Conference Session Partners | 319 Speakers | 26 Thematic Sessions | 7 Bi-lateral & Focused Workshops | 339 Participants from 33 Utilities | 68 Technical Papers Published and 24 Technical Papers Presented | 50 Winners amongst 11 ISGF Innovation Award Categories

ISUW 2025 Speaker

Lokesh Chandra
Lokesh Chandra
Chairman & Managing Director Maharashtra State Electricity

Shri. Lokesh Chandra, (IAS) joined as ‘Chairman and Managing Director’ of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) on Friday, 2nd June, 2023. (Earlier Shri. Lokesh Chandra (IAS) was working as ‘General Manager’ of ‘BEST’ Undertaking, Mumbai). Shri. Lokesh Chandra is Officer of 1993 Batch ‘Indian Administrative Service’. Shri. Lokesh Chandra holds a degree in Civil Engineering and M.Tech (Structures) from IIT (Delhi). Shri. Lokesh Chandra (IAS) has previously served on various key posts viz. ‘Chairman and Managing Director’ of CIDCO, Commissioner of Nagpur Municipal Corporation. Also, Shri. Lokesh Chandra (IAS) has previously worked as ‘Collector’ of Nagpur, Bhandara and Gondia Districts of Maharashtra and also as President of Nagpur Reform ‘Pranyas’. Shri. Lokesh Chandra (IAS) has also served in the service of the Central Government from 2008 to 2015. During this time, Shri. Lokesh Chandra (IAS) has served as ‘Joint Secretary’, Ministry of Steel and as ‘Director’, Ministry of Power