Puica Nitu
Principal Consultant
First North
Puica Nitu is a Utility Executive with extensive global experience in all aspects of power systems operation and planning, energy markets, enterprise risk and regulatory oversight.
Puica Nitu combines broad industry knowledge with extensive global experience. She consults on business transformation, increased penetration of renewable resources from intelligent controls and integrated operation and planning.
Ms. Nitu lead complex projects from real time applications to long term planning (power system reliability with planning and operational standards). She is specialized in Digital Transformation, Smart Grids, Renewable integration, Financial Engineering, Energy Markets.
Recent Engagements: Manitoba Hydro International (MHI)
Expert Power System – Oman, Dec 2019- Feb 2020
Partnered with the Sustainable Energy Research Centre, Oman to audit the Dispatch and Scheduling Optimization function performed by the Oman Electricity Transmission Company.
Operations Expert – Guyana 2019
Partnered with MHI and IDB (Inter-American Development Bank) to improve the grid operations and power supply and delivery in Guyana to support the economic and social development of the country and its people.
Advise and solution on real time operation for Generation, Transmission and Distribution. Ms Nitu enjoys a dynamic global activity with management consulting and seminars for utilities worldwide: Oman, MEA, Thailand, SEC, Saudi Arabia, TNB, Malaysia, EDP, Portugal, ESKOM, South Africa, Japan, RENEL, Romania, and others.
Ms. Nitu has been peer reviewer and committee member to NSERC (Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada), IEEE and Elsevier since late 1980-ies.
Ms. Nitu worked over 25 years with Ontario Power Generation (Revenue $1.2 Billion).
She reviewed NERC and NPCC standards for the Ontario electricity market.
Puica Nitu chaired international conferences, lectured on several continents, published a book, over 25 technical papers and published in the Ontario Journal for Public Policy.
Ms. Nitu delivered successful seminars organized by the Power Engineering Society, IEEE.
With strong leadership capabilities, Puica Nitu has a proven record in bringing people together and speaking at the right level across organizations. Ms. Nitu travelled extensively and worked closely with executives and professionals from Europe, Middle East, South America and South East Asia.
Puica Nitu is a registered member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, Canada.