About

Rishi Maharaj is an experienced Wind Power Site Engineer at ENGIE, currently working as a Wind Farm Site Engineer at Cape Scott Wind Farm. With over 10 years of relevant experience, Rishi has demonstrated his expertise in electrical balance-of-plant operation and maintenance. He is responsible for coordination with the Transmission Operator (BC Hydro) for real-time operations and planning/modelling, ensuring compliance with BC Mandatory Reliability Standards (NERC/WECC), and scoping, scheduling and supervising high-voltage maintenance work. As the Person-in-Charge for switching, isolation and lockout activities, Rishi ensures the safety of the site and its personnel. Prior to his current role, Rishi has worked as an Electrical EIT at Temporal Power Ltd. and as an Electrical Engineer-in-Training at eCAMION Inc. At Temporal Power Ltd., he was involved in the design, commissioning and startup of flywheel energy storage facilities. At eCAMION Inc., he was responsible for project management for the delivery, testing and validation of energy storage units to utility customers. eCAMION Inc. has developed a first-of-its-kind energy storage solution integrating Li-ion batteries, an advanced power conditioning system and grid-aware controls to support distributed generation and grid operations with voltage support, power quality support, islanding and a range of other capabilities. Rishi holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Engineering Science, Energy Systems from the University of Toronto. He is highly skilled in his field and has a strong technical background. Rishi is proficient in using various tools and technologies relevant to his work. Overall, Rishi is a dedicated and experienced Wind Power Site Engineer who has a proven track record of success in his field. He is passionate about renewable energy and is committed to making a positive impact on the environment.