VOICES hrill seeker Narmada Nanjundan of East Kentucky Power Cooperative EKPC doesn t mind taking her work home with her but not in the way you might think The five year director of risk regularly advocates for the value of risk mitigation from her office at EKPC s Winchester Kentucky USA headquarters Her charge to keep EKPC s busi ness safe from harm is mirrored at home where she loves taking risks but only when she has a stable risk management plan for backup Here Nanjundan shares her background and EKPC s plans for continued success Tell us about your business EKPC is in the business of generating and transmitting electric power which obviously is a very vital commodity Power is consumed by hospitals government agencies businesses and individuals like us When you flip on a light switch you expect it to work There s a lot that happens behind the scenes to make that power Where does risk management fit into the equation Our risk management department is a small team of two but the whole organization is engaged plant people management and board members alike Everyone is united in our mission to provide safe reliable and affordable power to our 16 owner member coopera tives throughout the state of Kentucky To do this we keep a close eye on our major assets especially our large equipment and machinery that produce and transmit power They must be well maintained and functional for us to deliver our product at the price we promise to customers Our approach is proactive and preventative If it weren t we could find ourselves in a situation where we have to buy power from the market which would be much more expensive for our customers What risk management challenges are unique to the power generation industry The broader spectrum of risks in the power industry includes aging infrastructure chang ing generation mix and customer preferences supply chain vulnerabilities regulations and CHASING RISK ISSUE 1 2017 REASON 31

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