Tata Power has officially announced the selection of Sanjay Banga as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) designate, marking the beginning of a significant leadership transition at the power utility, set to take effect in May 2027.

During a board meeting on November 11, the directors unanimously endorsed Banga’s appointment as an additional director and CEO designate, effective immediately. He is slated to assume the role of CEO and Managing Director starting May 1, 2027, for a five-year tenure concluding on April 30, 2032, pending approval from shareholders.

Currently, Banga holds the position of CEO and Managing Director at Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL) and serves as the President of Renewables at Tata Power.

He possesses over thirty years of extensive expertise in the power industry, encompassing various domains such as electricity distribution, transmission, operations, project management, business development, and digital innovation.

Before taking on his current role, Banga was at the helm of Tata Power’s transmission and distribution sectors. His responsibilities included overseeing the company’s distribution activities in Odisha, Mumbai, Delhi, and Ajmer, along with managing its Mumbai transmission operations, Powerlinks Transmission, and transmission assets located in Uttar Pradesh.

Additionally, he has held the position of CEO at Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL), a collaborative venture between Tata Power and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.

Banga’s professional journey began as an engineer trainee at NTPC in 1989, where he contributed to the operation and commissioning of superthermal power projects until 1995. He then joined Reliance Energy, previously known as BSES, from 1996 to 2003, where he was responsible for operations, maintenance, planning, design, and project engineering related to thermal power projects.

Sanjay Banga is a graduate of the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, and has earned his MBA from the prestigious Faculty of Management Studies at the University of Delhi. Additionally, he has successfully completed the esteemed Senior Executive Leadership Programme at Harvard Business School.

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