New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Gorityala Veera Mahendar as Member in Central Electricity Authority (CEA) on Thursday. Currently, he is serving as General Manager in REC Limited. He had joined REC Limited in December 2013.
Mahendar is an engineering graduate (Mechanical Engineering) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance & Marketing Management from Osmania University. He also holds another master's degree in Development Management from the Asian Institute of Management. He is a qualified Cost Accountant of the Indian Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWA). Prior to joining REC Limited, Mahendar has held as Counsellor in Gerson Lehrman Group, Additional General Manager of NTPC Limited, Joint Director (Tariff) in Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC).
The Central Electricity Authority of India (CEA) is a statutory organisation. The CEA advises central government, state governments and regulatory commissions on all technical matters relating to generation, transmission and distribution of electricity. It also advises state governments, licensees or generating companies on matters which enable them to operate and maintain the electricity system under their ownership or control in an improved manner. Officers from the Central Power Engineering Services Cadre, recruited through Engineering Services Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission, are posted to the Central Electricity Authority of India.
(PSU Watch– India's Business News centre that places the spotlight on PSUs, Bureaucracy, Defence and Public Policy is now on Telegram. Join PSU Watch Channel in your Telegram and stay updated)