Ashutosh Karnatak, Director (Projects), GAIL will take over as member in APTEL - the designated appellate body that hears appeals against the orders of central and state electricity regulatory commission and oil regulator PNGRB. Karnatak, who was in February appointed Technical Member (Petroleum and Natural Gas) in the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity(APTEL), will take over his new assignment on Friday, sources said.
The Government appointed Karnatak, who was to superannuate from gas utility GAIL next month, for a three-year term in APTEL.He replaces BN Talukdar, who retired on December 31, 2019. An electrical engineer from HBTI, Kanpur, and post-graduate from IIT, Delhi.
