1996-11 PowerLine People Making a Difference A Profile of Vishvjeet Kanwarpal CEO GIS-ACG

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I N D I A ’S F I R S T P O W E R M A G A Z I N E Volume 1 •No.2 November 1996
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Frank talk from the Prime Minister
at the CM s’conference
Naphtha or no naphtha: A discussion
on the liquid fuel policy
Interview with the Power Minister
clarifications on the proposed
minimum action plan
Bailing out the SEBs: Should we
do it and how?
ASSOCHAM-IPPAI recommendations
to the government
BBMB’s Maj Gen P K Gupta 43
A CG’s Vishvjeet Kanwarpal 43
Project Watch
New Projects:
Recently announced
Hydro Power
Summary of proposed projects
VishvjeetKanwarpal
After ten years in the United States, Vishvjeet Kanwarpal’s desire to return
to India and make a contribution was realized. A graduate of Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) and former consultant in Boston withJSA/
EDS, he now heads Asia Consulting Group (ACG) in India.
Kanwarpal has led the development of Asian and Indian power and
energy market models for his company. He has done pioneering work in the
application of the most advanced system dynamics modeling and analytical
tools to complex emerging power markets such as India.
“Every possible factor is taken into account to develop the strategy for
project developers, financing institutions, EPC contractors and equipment
suppliers. In arisky and evolving environment such as India, where compa­
nies have a tendency to base their strategies on ‘hope rather than reality,’
reliable decision tools are crucial.”
The son of a colonel from the cavalry, Kanwarpal has travelled exten­
sively all over the world. He is a 30year old bachelor who puts in 16hours
a day and has not taken a vacation in three years. When stress reaches un­
comfortable levels, he reaches out for the Bhagwad Gita or Marcus Aurelius’
Meditations.
With all that, Kanwarpal still finds the time to indulge his passion for
flying (he should get his private pilot’s license in afew months time and then
hopes to dash around in a Cessna). He also loves scuba diving, a hobby he
picked up while studying in the UK and skiing. His more sedentary inter­
ests include reading, particularly philosophy.
V I S H V J E E T K A N W A R P A L
Head, Asia Consulting Group
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1996-11 People Making a Difference A PowerLine Profile of
Vishvjeet Kanwarpal
CEO GIS-ACG Global InfraSys - Asia Consulting Group
Published: November 1996 by PowerLine