Profile of Commission

Ms. Jyoti Prasad took over as Member (Law), Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for the State of Goa and UTs on 06/12/2021.
Ms Jyoti Prasad, a Science & Law Graduate from Delhi University, was a practicing Lawyer in Delhi High Court.  Before joining JERC for the State of Goa & UTs, she has served Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. for over 28 years. During her tenure with Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., she immensely contributed to dealing with arbitration-related cases, contract laws, service laws, regulatory and advisory issues.  She also took an active part in handling advisory issues of various departments in the corporate center. 
Ms. Jyoti Prasad also worked in POSOCO and made significant contributions to all the regulations of CERC as well as the regulatory issues of POSOCO, including the RLDCs. She also actively participated in all regulatory matters relating to the Central Transmission Utility (CTU) Department, Grant of Connectivity, and Open Access to the Transmission System.   She has also handled cases of CERC, APTEL, Delhi High Court, and Supreme Court. 
Ms. Jyoti Prasad has immense experience in the  Power Sector with varied issues pertaining to the implementation of renewable power, provided valuable inputs towards framing of regulations in CERC in matters relating to grant of Connectivity and Open Access to the Transmission System, including providing inputs towards framing of regulations by CERC.