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Abstract

This research aims to examine the Human Resource problems faced by Indian Power Sector. The power Sector in India has gone in for reforms unbundling the sector into separate accountable entities. The Power Sector conventionally revolves around Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution. The Manufacturing (or Sourcing from Manufacturers) and Project Development is as much important from the developers’ perspective. Each of these activities requires specialized skill sets. The Skills mismatch and skill gaps are being now heard in every sector and Power Sector is not different. As a business transformation of the Power Sector organization, the HR Skill center goes on developing number of personnel, the best ones are picked up by their own organization, and the others are made available to the sub-contractors or other organizations. In both cases HR Skill center acts as a placement company specializing in Power Sector. While Power sector needs skilled manpower at home, there is an acute shortage to run the Power Plants abroad. Power Sector personnel are getting re-employed to meet the partial shortage. The other problems faced by this sector are Attrition, Aging Workforce, Talent Mismatch etc.