Government of India has appointed Gurdeep Singh, currently head of Gujarat State Electricity Corp, as the chairman and managing director of NTPC Ltd, India’s biggest power producer.
His appointment was confirmed by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He has been appointed through a search committee route and became the first person to be appointed to the top job at a Maharatna company through this way.
About Gurdeep Singh
- Prior to this appointment he was serving as the managing director (MD) of Gujarat State Electricity Company Limited (GESC).
- He had spearheaded several key reforms during his tenure at GESC, Singh including innovative solar power programmes such as the solar power plant over the Sardar Sarovar canal
- He had started his career in NTPC in 1987 and earlier had worked with Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation, IDFC Projects and Powergen in different capacities.