Senior bureaucrat Shyam Dhar Dubey's additional charge as Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority (CEA), was today extended for five months.
Dubey, member (Planning) in the CEA - entrusted with matters related to the overall development of power sector - was already holding the additional charge.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extension for a further period of five months effective from today, or till the appointment of a regular incumbent, an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training said.
He is an officer of Central Power Engineering Service.