Shri Tajinder Gupta was inducted as Director (Power) on the Board of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) w.e.f. 20.09.2023. Shri Gupta is a 1989 batch Instrumentation and Control Engineering graduate from Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences (BITS), Pilani.
Shri Gupta joined NTPC Limited as Graduate Engineer Trainee officer in 1989. Prior to his appointment as Director (Power) BHEL, Shri Gupta was Chief General Manager (CGM) in NTPC Limited.
Shri Gupta has 34 years of diverse and versatile experience in Project Management, concept to commissioning of Power projects across various states in India. While with NTPC Ltd. he was instrumental in development of large size greenfield and brownfield power projects, besides operating and maintaining NTPC’s vast fleet of operating power stations. At NTPC corporate centre in Directors secretariat, he spearheaded the team for time bound construction and commissioning of multiple infrastructure assets crucial for the operation of NTPC.
He headed the construction team at Khargone (2x660 MW), which is having Ultra Supercritical parameters. In merely two years of his appointment, Shri Gupta as Business Unit Head, turned around the construction activities at 3x660 MW North Karanpura STPP in Jharkhand. He has been at the centre of ESG evolution that led to the commissioning of first unit of the North Karanpura STPP with the latest Air- Cooled Condensation technology, which reduces water consumption in a power plant by 65%.
A true professional with a sharp acumen for in-depth analysis, he carries with him the people, knowledge and experience of power sector ecosystem for speedy implementation of projects.
