Kogan Alexander Grigorievich (1865, Rostov-on-Don – 1929, Zaporizhzhia) — power engineer and industrial organizer.

Alexander Kogan graduated from Riga Polytechnic Institute in 1886. Until 1917, he worked on designing and constructing power plants in Yekaterinoslav, Rostov-on-Don, Taganrog, and other cities.

After the 1917 Revolution, he became one of the leading specialists in the electrification of Russia:

Member of the Presidium of the Central Electrotechnical Council,

Member of the Board of the Bureau for Designing Regional Power Plants Based on Moscow Basin Coal,

Member of the Board of the Construction Administration for the Kashira Power Plant,

Technical Director of the Electric Company of the Donbas at the Central Economic Council.

From 1920, he took an active part in developing the State Plan for the Electrification of Russia (GOELRO) as the Deputy Chairman of the Commission for Drafting the Plan, and prepared the report on the Southern Region.

In 1921, he served as a member of the Presidium of the State Planning Committee (Gosplan) of the RSFSR. In 1928–1929, he participated in the drafting of the first Five-Year Plan for the development of the Soviet national economy.

Alexander Kogan was one of the prominent engineers and organizers of early Soviet energy development, standing at the origins of the USSR power industry.