About us

GO15, the association of the Very Large Power Grid Operators, serves more than half of the world’s electricity demand.

Created in 2004 after several blackouts had occurred, this unique organization is dedicated to high level exchanges. It offers industry leaders the opportunity to
address major strategic and technical issues affecting the safety, the reliability and the sustainability of power systems.

Convinced that the transmission grid and a resilient power system are key to energy transition, GO15 aims to favor bilateral and multilateral international collaboration to
prepare a sustainable future.

Leadership

GO15 is governed by the Steering Board represented by top level executives of the participating PGOs and headed by the GO15 president. In 2024, the GO15 presidency is held by S. R. Narasimhan, Grid-India, Chairman and Managing Director.

S. R. Narasimhan John Bear Jung Dong Hee Bruno Meyer

S. R. Narasimhan

Grid-India, GO15 2024 President

S. R. Narasimhan is the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Grid Controller of India Limited (Grid-India), since 25th March 2022, formerly known as Power System Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO). Prior to this assignment, he was Director (System Operation), in the same company from Nov 2018.

After a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering in 1986, he joined BHEL, a premier power generation equipment company in India and had a brief stint at a coal power plant construction site. In 1988, he moved to Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Government of India to take up Power System Operation at the Northern India control centre, New Delhi where he worked till March 2010. In between during 1994-1996 the System Operation function in India changed hands from CEA to POWERGRID as part of the reform process. He also completed a Masters in Business Administration (Finance) in 1997.

In 2010-11, he had a brief stint at the Western India control centre, Mumbai and thereafter at the National Control Centre, New Delhi from 2011 and going on to head it in 2018 before becoming a member of the Grid-India Board. He has extensive experience in interconnection of regional grids in India leading to a synchronous All India electricity grid in Dec 2013 and the interconnection with neighbouring countries of Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal.

He has handled all facets of power system operation ranging from operational planning, scheduling, real time operation and event analysis besides deployment of the necessary tools for Visualization and Situational Awareness. He has also implemented several electricity market reforms in India covering imbalance pricing, Open Access, Day Ahead Markets (DAM) and Real Time Markets (RTM) through Power Exchange (PX), transmission pricing, Ancillary Services and Security Constrained Economic Despatch (SCED).

Mr. Narasimhan has contributed to several Expert Committees at the Government and regulatory levels in different areas ranging from system operation, grid integration of Renewable Energy (RE) resources, Grid Code and optimization to institution building.

He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, India, Senior Member of IEEE and a Distinguished Member of CIGRE. He is the Chairman of CIGRE Study Committee C2-India since 2022. He was conferred with the IEEE-PES, Delhi Chapter Outstanding Engineer Award in 2019. He has published over fifty (50) papers at the national and international level and widely travelled. He is passionate about making our energy systems more reliable, resilient, economic and clean along with a commitment to technical excellence and the highest ethical standards. He is married with two children and is a keen marathoner.

John Bear

MISO, GO15 2024 Vice-President

John Bear joined MISO in 2004 and has more than 25 years of executive leadership in the utility industry. As Chief Executive Officer of MISO since January 2009, he leads MISO’s continuous efforts to work collaboratively and transparently with its members to reliably deliver low-cost energy through efficient, innovative, operations and planning.
Prior to his current position, Bear was MISO’s President and Chief Operating Officer, overseeing the initial design, implementation and daily operation of MISO’s energy markets and transmission system planning.

Previously, Bear was President of Houston-based Reliant Resources where he directed all operations and commercial activity for 14,000 megawatts of generation as well as serving as Managing Director of Reliant’s European Operations.

He is currently an Advisory Board Member of the Energy Systems Network (ESN), an initiative focused on bringing “clean technology” solutions to market.
Bear is also a member of the Governance Board of the Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana Chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and served as vice-chair of the Indiana Regional Board.

Bear was recently appointed to the board of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), a non-profit which focuses on energy and environmental research.
He served on the Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee which provided input to the U.S. Department of Energy on matters related to their Nuclear Energy program.
Previously, Bear served as President of the GO15, the world’s largest power grid operators. The GO15 shares knowledge on key issues representing more than 75 percent of the world’s electricity demand and 3.4 billion customers on 6 continents.

He is a former Board member of NERC regional entity ReliabilityFirst, and a founding board member of the Amsterdam Power Exchange (APX).

Bear graduated from Southern Methodist University with a Master of Business Administration degree and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. He attended the INSEAD Advanced Management Program for Senior Executives.

Jung Dong Hee

KPX, GO15 2024 Vice-President

Jung Dong Hee has been serving as the CEO and Chairman of Korea Power Exchange (KPX) since April 2021, in control of the operation of Republic of Korea’s electricity market and power system.

After a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Seoul National University in 1986, he completed the MBA program in Online Commerce at Helsinki School of Economics (Finland) in 2003. He also obtained a M.A. in International Relations at Korea National Defense University in 2004.

In 2004-2007, he worked primarily at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Energy (MOCIE), gaining diverse experiences in the industrial machinery and digital innovation sectors. After a brief stint as an Administrative Officer in the Office of the President’s Chief Information Technology Advisor, In 2008-2011, he held the position of Director-General of Industrial Environment, Industrial Technology Development and Policy department at the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, now known as Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE). He implemented government policy tasks related to Energy, Information and Communication technology promotion, and Climate change.

In 2011 to 2013, Jung served as the Director of the Energy Policy Division at the Presidential Commission on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth. He was involved in various fields of task, including establishing national policies and plans related to energy and greenhouse gas reduction strategies, and also supported the government’s aim to achieve a carbon-neutral society and promote green growth. In 2013, he was the Director-General for Trade, Industry and Future Policy at the Office for Government Policy Coordination. He also completed a Ph.D. in the Technology Policy Cooperative Program from Yonsei University.

In 2014 to 2016, he served as the Director-General for Nuclear Industry Policy at the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy, where he significantly contributed to the growth of the nuclear industry in Republic of Korea, overseeing policies, industrial development, and export management.

As the president of the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) in 2016, he initiated the IEC Preparatory Committee for the 82nd IEC General Meeting held in Busan, which was the second International Electrotechnical Commission, following the one held in Seoul.

Before taking on his current role, he was appointed as the 15th President of Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL), which is the sole public comprehensive testing and certification institution in Republic of Korea. During his tenure, he played a crucial role in increasing awareness of Korean standards among businesses and emphasized the importance of international standards.

Throughout his extensive career in the fields of industry, technology, and energy policy, Jung Dong Hee has leveraged his diverse experiences and capabilities to effectively communicate and collaborate with various stakeholders, both domestically and internationally.

Recently, he has been actively involved in initiatives such as the introduction of South Korea’s first hydrogen power generation bidding market, the operation of a renewable energy generation forecasting system, and the enhancement of the power grid operation system. His efforts both domestically and internationally are geared towards strengthening contributions to achieving a low-carbon society by supporting energy transition.

Bruno Meyer

GO15 Secretary General

Bruno Meyer served as senior executive at RTE from 2009 until 2019, overseeing business development.

For 5 years he was CEO of ARTERIA, a telecom subsidiary of RTE.

He was at EDF from 1985 until 2008. There he held various senior management positions in R&D, Power system technology, power system dynamics, energy economics, and system planning. He was VP for the R&D program in Transmission & Distribution for the whole EDF Group.

He is president of consulting firm ConsultBKM.

Bruno Meyer has degrees in physics from Edinburgh (Ph.D), Sao Paulo University (M.Sc.) and Unicamp (B.Sc.).

Since 1990 is a committed volunteer in several scientific and professional associations.

An IEEE Fellow (2008), he served in IEEE Board of Directors and in the Governing Board
of the Power & Energy Society. He is Eminent Member CIGRE (1998) and received SEE
Ampère (2017).

He co-authored a book on power system simulation and authored or co-authored more than 60 papers or conference papers.

Bruno is fluent in French, English and Portuguese, and near fluent in Italian and Spanish.

Bruno Meyer serves as GO15 Secretary General since 2021.