Mr Jayadeb Nanda took over as Regional Executive Director (South) of NTPC Southern Region in Secunderabad. Prior to joining as head of NTPC Southern Region, he served as Executive Director of Sipat Super Thermal Power Project in Chhattisgarh.
A graduate in Electrical Engineering from Sambalpur University in Odisha, Mr Nanda joined NTPC as an executive trainee in 1981. In a 30-year-plus career in NTPC, he worked at NTPC power stations at Korba, Talcher, Farakka, Rihand and Sipat in different capacities.
He was instrumental in commissioning Unit 4 & 5 of Sipat Super Thermal Power Project Stage-II. Mr Nanda was trained in power plant operations in Britain, power plant management training in France and Switzerland and environment management training in US, apart from taking part in advanced management programmes.
NTPC is the country's largest power producer with an installed capacity of 34,194 MW through 20 coal-based, 8 gas-based (including joint venture of 3,364 MW) power stations across the country. The company has 4,450 MW operating capacity with two coal-based and one naphtha-based power stations in the southern region.
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