"Pursuant to the orders issued by Ministry of Power, R S T Sai has taken over the additional charge of Chairman and Managing Director of NHPC on June 8, 2014," NHPC said in a statement.
Sai is CMD of THDC India Limited, which runs the Tehri Hydro Power Complex and other hydro projects. He is an electrical engineering graduate from NIT Warangal and is a fellow of Institution of Engineers.
He has varied experience in Banking, Finance, Commercial, EPC Contracting and Contract Management.
At present, G Sai Prasad Joint Secretary (Hydro) in the Ministry of Power was holding the additional charge of the company's CMD.