Tapas Bastia

About Tapas Bastia

Chief Digital and AI/Analytics Officer at a leading Indian Independent Power Producer, driving a future-ready digital energy operating model focused on asset performance, capital productivity, and return on capital employed. I integrate diversified generation assets across Thermal, Hydro, Wind, and Solar with distributed operational complexity, evolving supply-chain and regulatory landscapes, and shifting market economics, converting scale into connected, decision-grade intelligence.With 23+ years of global experience, I deliver measurable business outcomes by operationalising digital strategy through enterprise-scale digital and information twins, 360° portfolio analytics, intelligence automation, and AI-led decision systems. I design analytics-driven management operating models anchored in platform standardisation and product innovation.My leadership spans energy, oil and gas, manufacturing, pharma and life sciences, automotive, and financial services, with deep execution across enterprise data platforms, cloud and DevOps, advanced analytics, Applied AI, Industry 4.0, and large-scale transformations across engineering, operations, supply chains, and corporate functions.In my current role, I lead centralised performance monitoring and command-center–enabled optimisation, capital project digitalisation, and Industry 4.0–driven plant integration. Through Advanced Process Controllers (APC), asset condition monitoring, and predictive maintenance for aging assets, I deliver sustained heat-rate improvements, higher availability, fuel efficiency, and emissions performance across conventional and renewable portfolios.I have a proven entrepreneurial track record of building high-performance, cross-functional teams and greenfield digital organisations from the ground up, scaling platforms, talent, and governance frameworks aligned to enterprise growth and execution discipline.Prior to JSW Energy, I held corporate leadership roles at Reliance Industries and Honeywell, with global consulting experience at Wipro and Satyam Computer Services, leading system integration, platform standardisation, ERP transformation, and multi-country rollouts. I hold an electrical engineering degree, complemented by advanced management and AI strategy education from Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, Indian Institute of Management Mumbai, and UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.#OperationalTransformation #ROCE #DigitalTwin #AdvancedAnalytics #PlatformInnovation #EnergyTransition #AILeadership

Experience

1. Head - Digital, Analytics and Enterprise Transformation

   JSW Energy Ltd

   Aug 2022 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Driving Enterprise Digital Transformation strategy and roadmap aligned with energy transition and business diversification through in-house product development, strategic partnerships, and robust technology foundations. Key focus areas include Industry 4.0 automation, integrated digital supply chains, thermal advanced process control (APC), heat rate and fuel efficiency, renewable asset performance (APM), central monitoring systems (CMS), predictive maintenance (PdM/CMMS), Integrated Quality Management (IMS), AI/ML-powered digital twins, energy forecasting, resources optimisation, smart capital project systems (PMS), financial modelling, functional digitisation, and advanced technology applications like IIoT, edge, Cloud-native product architecture, Data Lakehouse, AR/VR, drones, and Computer vision, alongside organisational capability, talent, and agile transformation.

Education

• Indian Institute of Management Mumbai

  Supply Chain Digitization and Management

• SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research

  Big Data Analytics

• University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

  Artificial Intelligence Business Strategies and Applications

• University of Virginia Darden School of Business

  Digital Transformation

• Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

  Executive Program in General Management (EGMP)

  2012 — 2013

• Odisha University of Technology and Research

  Bachelor of Technology, Electrical Engineering

  1997 — 2001

Skills

• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Business Process
• Business Process Re-Engineering
• Stakeholder Management
• Erp
• Organizational Development
• Leadership
• IT Strategy
• Cognos
• Business Transformation
• Compensation Planning
• Salesforce.com
• Job Evaluation
• Business Intelligence
• Consulting
• Global Human Resources Management
• Talent Management
• Strategic Planning
• Integration
• Change Management
• Project Portfolio Management
• Obiee
• Sdlc
• Analytics
• Vendor Management
• Taleo
• Organizational Design
• Process Improvement
• Successfactors
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Peoplesoft
• Systems Analysis
• Governance
• Business Process Improvement
• Analysis
• Six Sigma
• Program Management
• Performance Management
• Project Management