NLC India CMD Prasanna Kumar Motupalli Titled 'CEO of the Year'

New Delhi, August 27, 2025: Shri Prasanna Kumar Motupalli, CMD, NLC India Ltd., has been honoured with the CEO of the Year award at the 25th Silver Jubilee National Management Summit, organised by the Top Rankers Management Club in New Delhi on 23 August 2025. 

The award recognises his visionary leadership in driving organisational success through the power of leadership, technology, and people.

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About Prasanna Kumar Motupalli

Currently, he is serving as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of NLC India Limited (NLCIL) since January 12, 2023. Before he was appointed CMD, NLCIL, he served as the Managing Director of Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd. (GSECL) from 4th November 2020. With his rich experience of more than 3 decades in the energy sector including power sector, Coal industry including heading Regulatory positions, Shri Prasanna Kumar Motupalli had held many prestigious positions including Executive Director at NTPC (Corporate Fuel Management), Director of CNUPL (CIL NTPC Urja Pvt. Ltd.), Joint Managing Director of MGCL (MahaGuj Collieries Limited) and also served as the Chairman of the prestigious Western Region Power Committee (WRPC) and achieved remarkable performance even during challenging times.

His expertise lies in power plant erection, operations and maintenance, Fuel management & handling, maintenance of heavy earth moving equipment, rolling stock operations and maintenance, Renewables, and all green initiatives. He was instrumental in bringing National level policies in the Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas that helped in efficient and optimum utilization of coal and gas in various power stations reducing the power tariff. During his tenure as MD, GSECL, excelled in Capacity Addition, operational excellence and safety through constant innovation and initiatives - received Outstanding Performance Appreciation accolades from Govt. of Gujarat

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After his assumption of charge as CMD, NLCIL has ventured into first time RE in business at PAN India Level and also into Commercial Mining. Currently more than 2 GW RE projects are under implementation, 2 commercial coal blocks of 33 MTPA capacity won in competitive bidding conducted by Ministry of Coal, MOU signed with two State Governments for setting up of 2 GW RE projects and also putting Thermal power Projects. Company has diversified its operations into wealth from waste including extraction M-Sand from Mine Overburden, putting up of RE projects in mined out lands. Successfully carried diversion of Paravanar river including taking possession of more than 500 Ha of acquired land in Neyveli mines which is pending more than a decade resulted in sustainable operations of mines for the balance life. Also successfully received much awaited approvals from GoI for RCE for Ghatampur Thermal Project and Pachwara Coal Projects. He ensured all round performance improvement of the Company in all fronts including building Stakeholders confidence and enhancing the market capitalization to multi fold

He has been honoured with the prestigious “People-Focussed CEO of the Year” award by ET Human Capital Awards 2024 and best CEO Corporate Management innovative leadership award 2023.

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