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BRL-MKT-03 · Power Trading & Markets
Scheduling & Forecasting Manager, Renewable Portfolio
Power Generation Pune (Head Office) · On-site 4–8 years · Mid
Renewable plants must schedule their output in advance and pay for deviations. You will run scheduling for BARREL's own plants and for clients who use us as their coordinating agency, so that schedules are accurate, revisions are timely and deviation charges stay as low as the physics allows.
Scope of work
- Prepare and submit day-ahead schedules and availability declarations for each plant or pooling station.
- Revise schedules within the permitted revision windows as forecasts and plant conditions change.
- Act as the qualified coordinating agency for aggregated plants under state regulations where we hold that role.
- Coordinate with regional and state load despatch centres on curtailment, outages and grid instructions.
- Review deviation accounts each week and dispute errors with documentary evidence.
- Allocate deviation charges fairly among plants in an aggregated pool.
- Work with the forecasting data scientists to improve models with operational feedback.
- Record curtailment events and lost generation to support compensation claims.
- Maintain the shift roster and procedures for 24x7 scheduling coverage.
Technical description
- Indian Electricity Grid Code, 2023 provisions on scheduling, despatch and revisions.
- CERC deviation settlement regulations and the treatment of wind and solar deviations.
- State commission regulations on forecasting, scheduling and deviation settlement for renewable generators.
- Weekly regional energy and deviation accounts issued by load despatch centres.
- Scheduling portals of Grid-India and state load despatch centres.
- Plant data from SCADA, inverter and turbine monitoring systems used to validate availability.
- Forecast accuracy metrics as defined in the regulations, and their link to charges.
Commercial description
- Measured on deviation charges per MWh, forecast accuracy and timeliness of every submission.
- Supports revenue recovery through curtailment and accounting dispute claims.
- Earns fee income where BARREL acts as coordinating agency for third-party plants.
- Works with O&M teams, load despatch centres, clients and the trading desk.
Skills required
- Day-to-day renewable scheduling in India.
- Reading and checking deviation and energy accounts.
- Coordinating with load despatch centres in real time.
- Spreadsheet and data analysis for portfolio deviation.
- Writing clear dispute letters backed by data.
- Shift planning and team supervision.
- Basic understanding of forecasting models and their limits.
- Attention to deadlines and submission formats.
Talent we look for
- Extremely reliable with daily deadlines.
- Calm when plants trip or the grid issues instructions at short notice.
- Persistent in recovering every rupee wrongly charged.
- Shares operational insight freely with forecasting and trading colleagues.
Qualifications
- B.E./B.Tech in Electrical Engineering, with power systems or grid operation as a core subject.
- At least 3 years in renewable scheduling, load despatch or energy accounting.
- System operator certification from the National Power Training Institute or Grid-India is an advantage.
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