R. Manikandan has over 10 years of experience in project execution, operations, and maintenance for wind energy projects. He is currently an Assistant Manager at AWT Energy Private Limited in Mumbai. Previously, he worked as a Service Engineer for Vestas Wind Technology India, where he led a team responsible for the maintenance of 60 wind turbines. He has expertise in various aspects of wind farm development and operations.

1. R.MANIKANDAN
Mobile: +91-7200172004, +91-9003025412
E-Mail: rmanikandann@gmail.com
Senior Level Professional: Project Execution / Operations and Maintenance
A dynamic professional over 10+ years of experience in Project Execution, Operations
and Maintenance Management.
Presently associated with AWT Energy Private limited, Mumbai as a Assistant
Manager.
 Good Knowledge in Wind energy projects from the concept from Micro siting
to commissioning of Wind turbine generators till handing over of commissioned
projects to Asset management team with a smooth transition with all stake
holders.
ACADEMIC DETAILS
Diploma in Electrical & Electronics Engineering with first class.
74%. 2001-2004 passed out.
ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since May’09 AWT Energy Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai
Assistant Manager - Project, O&M.
Key Responsibilities:
 Electrical evacuation study for new Projects as per the need of company.
 Working/worked in Operations & Project Management department.
 To study the feasibility of Wind Potential.
 Involved in Wind Resource Assessment studies of wind farm sites.
 Actively involved in analyzing in Power performance evaluation of the wind
Turbines.
 Preparing daily progress reports of work in site at the stage of commissioning.
 Preparation of Monthly / Annual Reports of existing Wind Farms and Analysis
of drawbacks / failures, if any.
 Responsible for Projects Development and Assessment.

2.  Assisting in preparation of DPR (Detailed Project Reports).
 Assisting in preparation of Operation & Maintenance Contract Agreements with
the Manufacturers of Wind Turbines.
 Preparing MIS & Board Meeting Presentation for top management.
 Coordinating with site officials regarding daily progress.
 Analyzing of single line circuit drawings of substation and transmission lines
(33kV & 66kV levels).
 Monitoring of the Operation & Maintenance of all wind farms.
 Coordination for CDM emission reduction verification & certifications
 Coordination with OEMs/Suppliers/Vendors.
 Obtaining Quotations/Proposal as per the Technical Specifications.
 Preparing Purchase Orders / Work Orders on the concerned Vendors.
 Auditing of Various type WTG’s (RRB600KW, Suzlon 1500KW,NEG Micon
1650KW, Vestas 2000KW,Suzlon 2100KW) as per company requirement.
Additional Activities:
 Involved in attending Inspection/Testing of Electrical Equipment like VCB,
Power Transformer at vendor Premises.
 Preparation of weekly, monthly & quarterly O&M progress report to
management including any critical issues.
 Evaluate evacuation possibility by direct approach or through load flow studies
for possible wind farm sites identified by WRA and Land team across India.
 Technical support in Electrical for root cause analysis.
May’05-Jan’09 Vestas Wind Technology India Pvt. Ltd., Udmelpet
Tamilandu
Service Engineer– O&M.
 Key Responsibilities:
 Team Leader for 60 NM82-1.65MW WTG’s.
 Planning of Scheduled and un scheduled maintenance of wind turbines
under the direction of the Site Manager, assign work to wind turbine
technicians, supervise maintenance activities, Planning of activities and
spares.
 Responsible of major tasks in assigned WTG’s including use of tools
(including but not limited to specialized calibration, hydraulic, power

3. tools) and turbine equipment. Documents tasks where required and
enters data into company system, such as SAP.
 Ensure tools calibration and Customer readings update.
 Ensure necessary tooling and other resources are made available to perform
operation and maintenance activities. And maintain tools in good working
order and well organized.
 Responsible for handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous waste,
monitoring accumulation sites, labelling containers, maintaining hazardous
waste storage areas in clean and orderly fashion.
 Troubleshoot support to the team if mechanical, electrical and hydraulic
problems related to the wind turbines are critical.
 Troubleshooting knowledge in Electrical & Hydraulic components problems.
 SCADA Monitoring for temperatures and other critical parameters.
Skills and Trainings
Technical:
 WTG & Advanced Hydraulic related Training at Vestas
Safety:
 First aid , Fire fighting and Rescue training.
Others:
 MS Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.
PERSONAL PROFILE
Father’s Name : Ramachandran.K
Date of Birth : 15.04.1982
Sex : Male
Nationality : Indian
Marital Status : Married
Language Known : English, Tamil, Hindi (Speak)
Passport No : H5535918
Driving License : TN67 200090005146