Power System
Independent Consultant & Trainer

P.
Nanda
Kumar

Electrical Power System Consultant specializing in system analysis, transient studies, green energy integration, and hands-on training for engineering firms worldwide.

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Overview

About
Profile

Individual Independent Consultant presently associated with L&T Chennai, JEF Techno Bengaluru, and Cyient AndeTap Automation, Mumbai. Additionally continuing as specialist freelance independent electrical power system consulting engineer with various Indian and international engineering and EPC firms.

Serving as Team Developer, Mentor Consultant & Trainer, conducting regular Power System Analysis Workshop Trainings for major engineering firms and companies across India and internationally.

As Faculty/Trainer for ETAP OTI USA, conducting yearly ETAP Power System Analysis Training Workshops in Singapore, Schneider-Areva Chennai, and advanced conventional generation and renewable generation transients training in France for various European companies.

45+
Years Experience
30+
Global Firms
400kV
Max Voltage Level
15+
Countries Trained
Career Journey

Companies Worked With

2025 — Present

Independent Consultant

Training & consultancy to Indian and global firms in Qatar, UAE & EPC contractors. Renewable power, FACTS devices, H₂ electrolyzer plants, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Cement, Data Centers. Chairperson for Middle East oil & gas technical committees.

2013 — 2025

ETAP India Mumbai / Petrofac Abu Dhabi

Developing global electrical consulting group for ETAP USA. Supporting Petrofac Abu Dhabi for major oil & gas projects. Supporting consulting & EPC firms in India & abroad.

2005 — 2013

Fichtner Consulting / Technip / Petrofac

Consultancy supporting Technip Abu Dhabi and Petrofac Abu Dhabi for major oil & gas electrical projects in UAE and Technip Thailand.

2002 — 2005

Technip — India, Abu Dhabi, KL & Jakarta

Lead Senior Engineer on studies and engineering across multiple Technip offices in Asia and Middle East.

2001 — 2002

W.S. Atkins / Toyo / TEBODIN / Technip Paris

Projects across Sharjah, Mumbai, Muscat, Paris & Chennai. ETAP Agent in Mumbai. Merz McLellan (PB Power) for DFID & World Bank funded T&D Planning.

1990 — 2000

Ewbank Preece (Mott McDonald) / Fichtner / Technip

Lead Senior Engineer at Muscat Oman office. Also with Fichtner and Technip Kuala Lumpur & Jakarta.

1982 — 1990

UHDE India / Ewbank Preece / ADCO UAE

Alkali plant design at UHDE Mumbai. Senior Engineer at Ewbank Preece Muscat. Senior engineer at ADCO UAE (Oil & Gas owner).

1979 — 1982

Tata Consulting Engineers

Joined as Trainee Engineer, promoted to Assistant Engineer.

Technical Skills

Power System Studies

ETAP
Steady State & Transients
PSCAD
EMTP Fast Transients
CDEGS
EMI Assessment
PSSE
Transmission Planning
PVsyst
Solar PV Sizing
DIgSILENT
RMS Domain Studies

ETAP Steady State Studies

  • Load Flow Studies (50/60 Hz steady state)
  • Short Circuit Studies
  • Motor Starting Studies
  • Harmonics Analysis
  • Reliability Assessment Studies
  • Grid Code Compliance (Steady State & Dynamics)

ETAP Transient Studies

  • Slow variation electro-mechanical transients
  • Small signal stability analysis
  • UDM based Turbine-Governor control
  • Exciter-AVR control & PSS development
  • PV/WTG/BESS inverter local/PPC controllers
  • ETAP-ETRAX Traction simulation

PSCAD (EMTP) Fast Transients

  • HV Cable, Transformer, Motor switching (up to 400kV)
  • Lightning & switching overvoltage studies
  • Surge arrester location & rating selection
  • CB TRV & RRRV analysis per IEC standards
  • Transformer magnetic inrush & resonance studies
  • VCB current chopping, reignition & restrikes

Integrated & Specialized Studies

  • CDEGS EMI assessment (pipelines & telecom)
  • ETAP & PSCAD (COSIM) REG studies
  • PVsyst Solar PV sizing
  • Custom MS Excel engineering calculation tools
  • Protective device coordination & settings
  • Fast Bus Transfer Simulation
Industries Served

Sectors Worked

Oil & Gas
Onshore & Offshore
Power Plants
Conventional & Renewable
Transmission & Distribution
LV to 400kV
Substations
Design & Studies
FPSO
Floating Production
Petrochemical
Process Engineering
Industrial / Cement
Arc Furnace Studies
Transportation
Traction Simulation
Renewables
Solar PV & Wind
Data Centers
Reliability Assessment
Hydrogen
Electrolyzer Plants
Metallurgical
Refineries
Key Deliverables

Featured Projects

Offshore Platform
FEED132 kV SubseaADNOC

Offshore Subsea Cable Ring Grid — ADNOC UAE

FEED for 132 kV subsea 100+ km cable ring grid interconnecting offshore generating platforms with Fluor USA (Phase 1) and Worli Abu Dhabi (Phase 2). Detailed sizing with EPC HHI Korea for ADNOC offshore UAE and QatarEnergy.

Saudi Aramco
230 kV SubseaSaudi Aramco

230 kV Subsea Cable Grid — Saudi Aramco KSA

Detailed sizing studies for 230 kV subsea long length cable ring grid interconnecting offshore generating and offshore platforms with EPC McDermott Dubai.

Renewable Microgrid
Microgrid248 MWpBESS3rd Party Review

Large Off-Grid Renewable Microgrid — Middle East

Review of 3rd party DIgSILENT & PSCAD studies: 248 MWp PV, 91.1 MVA / 388 MWh BESS, 54 MW biogas generators, multiple STATCOMs. Vendor black box model testing, transient stability, LVRT analysis under worst-case scenarios.

Green Hydrogen
GW ScaleGreen EnergyHydrogen

GW Scale Renewable to H₂ Electrolyzer Plants

Transmission of GW scale renewable power from Solar PV sites to hydrogen electrolyzer plants. Grid-forming BESS with synthetic inertia, synchronous condensers, Pf & Qv droop control modelling.

Power & T&D Planning

Al Ain 10-year master plan (ADWEA). Orissa EHV T&D master planning (DFID & World Bank via Merz McLellan).

Refinery & Petrochemical

BPCL, KRL & Dangote studies. Fast Bus Transfer Simulation. Protective device coordination.

Industrial & Special

Shree Cement, Arc Furnace simulation (Adani/Thyssenkrupp), Data center reliability (Jacobs), BSES renewable studies.

PSCAD Model Development

H₂ electrolyzer, STATCOM, BESS, arc furnace, turbine multi-mass SSR, generator PSS tuning models.

Specialization

Green Energy
Renewable

Renewable Energy

Renewable Inverter-Based Generation Studies

AC & DC load flow, short circuit, relay coordination, reliability. Reactive power compensation & contingency. Solar PV grid penetration. Integrated BESS with renewable sources, generators and grid.

Grid Code Compliance & Dynamic Studies

Transient stability, critical fault clearance, LVRT, OVRT, FIDVR. Grid support analysis for reactive power supply/absorption for dynamic voltage support.

GW Scale Transmission

Steady state, RMS and instantaneous switching transient studies for GW scale renewable power transmission over large distances.

Grid-Forming & Synthetic Inertia

Grid-following PV inverters with synchronous condensers or grid-forming BESS with synthetic inertia to increase PCC short circuit strength with Pf & Qv droop.

Knowledge Transfer

Companies Trained

Delivered power system analysis training programs for leading engineering and industrial firms worldwide

Reliance Industries
ABB
Siemens
Schneider Electric
Alstom
Petrofac
Thyssenkrupp
Technip Energies
Black & Veatch
Wood Group
Larsen & Toubro
Toyo Engineering
FACT FEDO
Technimont ICB
Cornerstone
Dubai
ETAP OTI
USA
JEF Techno
Bengaluru
Cyient AndeTap
Automation

Recent Training Programs

2025

ENPAR Interns — Christ College

Power system analysis, power electronic simulation & control system using ETAP, PSSE, DIgSILENT & PSCAD.

2024

L&T Chennai — Batch Training

Power system analysis using ETAP, PSSE. On-the-job support on generation, transmission & evacuation analysis.

2023

L&T Chennai — Advanced

Power electronic simulation, control system, switching & lightning OV studies using ETAP, PSSE, DIgSILENT & PSCAD.

International Training Locations

Singapore

Yearly ETAP Power System Analysis Workshop for ETAP OTI USA registered participants.

France

Advanced conventional & renewable generation transients for European companies.

India & UAE

Online & face-to-face trainings for firms using ETAP & other computational tools.

Get in Touch

Let's Connect

Available for power system consulting, specialized training programs, technical advisory, and 3rd party study reviews across India, Middle East, and internationally.

Based in India
Middle East, Asia & Europe
Consulting & Training
Freelance / Independent
45+ Years
Since 1979