Shri Sinha has made significant contribution in the power development of the country. In his early days of his career, as an Executive Engineer with the Government of Manipur, he introduced "Spot billing" and "Cash collection at the doors" – concepts relevant in a hilly region of the country where the consumers live in far flung areas. As Member-Secretary of the 13^th Electric Power Survey Committee and Chairman of 16^th Electric Power Survey Committee, he brought out the 13^th and 16^th Electric Power Survey Reports, both being path-breaking documents introducing new concepts and approach, making the electrical energy demand projections more meaningful and realistic. He was part of the group responsible for designing the technical and techno-financial framework of legislation for inviting Private Sector participation in power generation. As Member (Planning), CEA, he finalised two landmark documents – "The Fuel Map of India" and "Power on Demand by 2012", both the documents being the basis for power planning in the country in the time frame up to 2012. Shri Sinha has been responsible for introducing / redesigning a series of systems and publications in the Central Electricity Authority. He set up the procedure, methods and frame work of examination and vetting of tariff proposals of Central PSUs in the power sector. He was the co-chairman of the Indo-Nepal Power Exchange Committee dealing with the tariff charges for international exchange of power between India and Nepal. He streamlined the procedure for project appraisal and techno-economic clearance to power schemes – a statutory function of the CEA under Electric (Supply) Act, 1948. He was Chairman of the Standing Committee on Project Appraisal and co-chairman of Standing Committee on Firm Financial Package Appraisal.

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