Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 5: Bhupender Gupta today taken over as Chairman & Managing Director of NHPC Limited, India’s premier hydropower company and a ‘Navratna’ enterprise of Government of India.
Before joining NHPC, he was Director (Technical), THDC India Limited and was also holding the additional charge of the post of Chairman & Managing Director, SJVN Limited.
Gupta holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and an MBA in Operations Management.
He began his professional career with ACC Ltd in 1991 and started his CPSU career by joining SJVN in 1995, where he served for 12 years in various positions.
During this period, he was responsible for the planning, erection, and commissioning as well as O&M of the electromechanical equipment of the 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Plant, the largest operational hydroelectric project in India.
He also served on deputation in Bhutan with the 1020 MW Tala Hydroelectric Power Project for around three years (2002-2005).
Subsequently, he joined REC Ltd. in March 2007 and was associated with project financing of Hydro, Thermal projects for approximately 6 years.
Thereafter, he worked as Additional Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in two subsidiaries of REC i.e. REC Transmission Projects Co. Ltd. and REC Power Distribution Co. Ltd. as the Operational Head.
During his tenure, he oversaw execution, project management, contract management and consultancy for power sector projects across Pan India & successfully completed Govt. of India Flagship scheme assigned to REC i.e. Saubhagya, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), PMDP etc.
With an illustrious career spanning more than 34 years including 31 years in Power CPSUs, Gupta has contributed significantly to the Indian power sector across hydro, thermal, renewable energy, transmission and distribution domains.
His contribution encompassed planning, design, execution, contract and project management and O&M of large hydro projects as well as transmission and distribution projects.
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