Nominee Director from M/s Power Finance Corporation Limited

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Shri. Gangopadhyay, B.Tech (Electrical Engineer) from IIT, Kharagpur in 1980 and did MBA from the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi in 1990. He has over 40 years of vast experience with outstanding contributions to power projects. 

He had served the industry with his vast knowledge as Director(Projects), Led the PFC Appraisal team to achieve record sanction and disbursement levels in 2017-18 and had maintained the tempo in 2018-19 too. 

He had set up a dedicated Stressed Assets Resolution Unit for dealing with stressed assets of about Rs.30k and has been able to put these assets on resolution path. He remodelled PFC’s Renewables Policy, refinancing policy and other policies to achieve more market friendliness and gain business in renewable segment. Also had introduced on-line shortlisting of Solar projects and had opened up new avenues of business opportunity for PFC in areas like Waste to Energy, Sewage Water Treatment Plants, Coal Block Development, Rail Corridor for Coal Movements etc. 

As CEO (PFC Consulting Ltd.) provided leadership for consultancy services in power sector and had also handled UMPPs (Ultra Mega Power Projects) - initial site studies, env. clearance, land acquisition, conducting RfP&RfQ processes, coordination with State Govts. & Min. of Power, legal vetting of the bid documents. Worked with the Expert Committee for developing the Revised Bidding Documents for UMPPs. 

Shri. Gangopadhyay had also served NTPC from Nov., 1980 to June, 1989 where he prepared FRs and DPRs of 400 kV Substations and Transmission systems and developed single line diagrams, layouts and technical specifications of EHV substations. Simultaneously carried out Bid evaluation and contract negotiations and detailed engineering, approval of vendor drawings, type test reports.