OTTAWA (April 30) – Barmak Khosravi, a telecom engineer and network architect at Hydro-Québec, is a recipient of Electricity Canada’s first-ever Faces of the Industry Award.
The Faces of the Industry award highlights the work of six individuals who have shown outstanding achievement within the electricity sector. These individuals have demonstrated innovation and leadership and come from every part of the industry including executive leadership, communications, engineering, safety and public engagement.
Barmak has been an innovator in the telecommunications portion of the electricity sector, using cellular networks and broadband to enhance operations and safety. Barmak’s work has made significant impacts on Hydro-Québec’s work, and, through his leadership working with other Electricity Canada members, on a national stage as well,
The Faces of the Industry awards were given out at a reception in Ottawa yesterday evening. The recipients will be featured in a social media campaign during National Electricity Month in June.
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“Reliable and safe wireless communications provide important and necessary efficiencies for electric utilities to work towards the energy transition. Barmak Khosravi’s efforts with wireless communications in the electricity sector, and his innovations through cellular networks and broadband to aid the electricity sector, have been groundbreaking. Electricity Canada is proud to have Barmak Khosravi as one of the first recipients of our Faces of the Industry award.”
– Francis Bradley, President and CEO, Electricity Canada (TBC)
“I am very grateful to Electricity Canada for this award that marks a major step in my career. It is also a tribute to the exciting work and collaborative environment we’ve achieved together with my colleagues from Electricity Canada’s Operating Technology and Telecommunications Committee. I want to take this opportunity to thank my Hydro-Québec coworkers who have supported me throughout this adventure. Their expertise, dedication and support were crucial to reaching our goals. The wireless telecommunications work we’ve accomplished in the electricity sector gives us an opportunity to position ourselves for the challenges faced by electric utilities in the future.”
– Barmak Khosravi
