Director (Power) appointed: Shri P L S S Chaitanya Prakash assumes charge with effect from 05 October 2026

Change in management: the Ministry of Coal has appointed Shri P L S S Chaitanya Prakash, Executive Director, DVC, as Director (Power).

Mon 5 Oct 2026

Position Appointed

Director (Power)

Assumed Charge

05 October 2026

Tenure

till his superannuation on 31.12.2029 or until further orders, whichever is earlier

DIN

10973397

Previous Role

Executive Director, Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC)

Director (Power) appointed at NLC India

The Ministry of Coal, Government of India, has appointed Shri P L S S Chaitanya Prakash, Executive Director, Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), as Director (Power) of the Company. The appointment takes effect from the date of assumption of charge of the post and runs till the date of his superannuation, 31.12.2029, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

He assumed the charge of Director (Power) with effect from 05 October 2026.

Who has been appointed

• A senior executive and Mechanical Engineer with over three decades of experience in India's power and energy infrastructure sector.
• Last served as Executive Director (Operations) at Damodar Valley Corporation, where he was involved in strategic operations and execution of major capital projects.
• Also has Board-level experience in GVREL and DVC-CIL Power Private Limited.
• Professional expertise covers thermal power station management, boiler performance and efficiency optimisation, environmental compliance systems including FGD and fly ash management, EPC contract management, project governance, risk assessment and delay analysis.
• Has contributed to emerging clean-energy initiatives, including floating solar PV, pumped storage projects and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
• Holds a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering with Distinction from Andhra University and a PGDM from XIM Bhubaneswar.
• Is not related to any of the Directors of the Company.

Terms of the appointment

• The terms and conditions of his employment and remuneration shall be as per the extant policy of the Company.
• The Company has affirmed that he is not debarred from holding the office of Director by virtue of any order of the Securities and Exchange Board of India or any other such authority.

How to read this

A Director (Power) is a board-level position tied to the company's power business. This is therefore a leadership change at the top, and the incoming director brings three decades of experience across thermal power operations, large project execution and clean-energy initiatives such as floating solar, pumped storage and battery storage.

Appointments of directors in public-sector companies are made by the administrative ministry, and the tenure here runs to the date of superannuation or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

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