Shri Gurdeep Singh, MD – Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited has taken charge as the CMD for NTPC.
Shri Singh is a mechanical engineer with over 28 years of experience. Joining NTPC in 1987 as a Dy Superintendent and has headed PowerGen as their Production Head, Business Head and MD for AES , Director-Power for IDFC Projects and President -Power for CESC.
Shri Singh will be the first person to be appointed to the top job at a Maharatna company through a search committee route, normally Government headhunters,the Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) selects board appointees to state-owned firms. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) headed by Shri Narendra Modi has approved the appointment of Singh for a period of five years from the date of assumption of charge of the post.
GSECL received Prime Minister Award for “Excellence in Public Administration” – Extraordinary Initiatives by State Companies/Officials in the field of Public Administration Award under the guidance of Shri Gurdeep Singh, MD GSECL .
Video : Prime Ministers Award
IndianBureaucracy.com wishes Shri Singh the very best .
About NTPC: NTPC is India’s largest power utility with an installed capacity of 45,548 MW, plans to become a 128,000 MW company by 2032. Established in 1975, NTPC aims to be the world’s largest and best power major. NTPC has a comprehensive Rehabilitation & Resettlement and CSR policies well integrated with its core business of setting up power projects and generating electricity. The company is committed to generating reliable power at competitive prices in a sustainable manner by optimising the use of multiple energy sources with innovative eco-friendly technologies thereby NTPC is contributing to the economic development of the nation and upliftment of the society. More: NTPC