[Assam] Rare honour for Assamese American

[Pradip Kumar Datta]

Rare honour for Assamese American
 GUWAHATI, April 20 – The Board of Directors of Kissimmee Utility Authority in the US recently paid tribute to its former vice president of power supply, Abani K ‘Ben’ Sharma, by naming the first generating unit at its Cane Island Power Park in his honour. Sharma retired from KUA on March 31, 2007 after 17 years of service. This was stated in a press release.

Abani Kr Sharma originally belongs to Naharkatiya, Assam and has been living in the United States for the last more than 35 years. He migrated to the US in the early 1970s and has been working there in various departments since then. 

“Ben Sharma’s contributions to KUA have been numerous, important and enduring,” said KUA president and general manager Jim Welsh. Sharma, 67, spent much of his career in Florida and Georgia, serving as an electrical engineer for Southern Engineering Company of Georgia and planning superintendent for the city of Tallahassee’s electric department before joining KUA in 1989.

Sharma directed the design and construction of the $263 million Cane Island Power Park and held responsibility for its operation and maintenance.

The Ben Sharma Unit 1 is a 40-megawatt simple cycle turbine generator manufactured by General Electric. The unit began commercial operation on January 1, 1995, the release added.

       
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