NHPC appoints Rajeev Kumar Vishnoi assumes additional charge as CMD: Rajeev Kumar Vishnoi has assumed the additional charge as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of NHPC with effect from Tuesday. In a BSE filing, NHPC said its “board of directors through resolution by circulation passed on December 14, 2022, has appointed Rajeev Kumar Vishnoi CMD of NHPC Limited”.The charge is with effect from December 13, 2022, it said.
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He is also the CMD of Rishikesh-based THDC India Limited. Earlier, Yamuna Kumar Chaubey, Director of NHPC (Technical) was holding the additional charge of CMD of the company. NHPC Ltd is a Mini-Ratna Category-I Enterprise of the Government of India.
Vishnoi joined THDCIL in 1989 at the level of Engineer and worked in different capacities and rose to the level of General Manager in the year 2013 and was thereafter elevated to Executive Director in 2016. Apart from heading the Design Department, he also held the additional charge of Executive Director, Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project (VPHEP). He has also served as a member of the World Bank Expert Group to deliberate and constitute guidelines in respect of contracts during various interactions with World Bank Headquarters, Washington (USA) on their invitation. He is also currently representing India in the International Commission on Large Dams for the Technical Committee on Seismic Safety of Dams.
NHPC HQ: Faridabad, Haryana;
Founded: 1975
