Board of Directors
Shri Animesh Jain (Vice Chairman)
Shri Animesh Jain has assumed the position of Executive Director (Business Development and Consultancy), NTPC Ltd., Delhi w.e.f 10th March,2025. He will be heading the Business Development (Domestic & International) & Consultancy division of NTPC and shall look after company’s business development strategy by acquisition, diversification into power related & other business, consultancy in the fields of Power Project Engineering, Project Management, O&M, Environment Engineering, Mining, etc
Prior to his present posting, Shri Jain has served as CEO, NML & Regional ED(Coal Mining), NTPC Ltd. for a period of about one & half year where he was responsible for development & operation of 8 coal mines (86 MMTPA capacity, coal reserves) and coal evacuation to NTPC’s power stations for fuel security, business diversification. He has also served as Head of Project at Chatti Bariatu Coal Mining project.
Currently, he is a Director on the Board of HURL (Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Limited) holding the position of Vice-Chairman, Trincomalee Power Company Limited, Sri Lanka (a JV of Ceylon Electricity Board and NTPC Limited) and NHTPL (National High Power Test Laboratory Pvt Ltd.).
In his illustrious career spanning over 34 years of experience, Shri Jain has made outstanding contributions in areas of Information & Technology, CMD & Director (Technical) Secretariat, ERP, Corporate Planning, Coal Mining etc. He has also worked extensively in the area of Business Development both in India and abroad, merger and acquisition, risk management, strategic management and corporate affairs.
Shri Jain has served as Managing Director of Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company Ltd (BIFPCL) in 2020-21. Prior to assuming the role of Managing Director at BIFPCL, he was responsible for establishing operations of NTPC Limited in Myanmar. Apart from being Country Head for NTPC Limited in Myanmar, he contributed to the power sector initiatives for BIMSTEC region as a member in inter-governmental committees.
In his responsibility as Executive Director of World Energy Council India, from 2021 to 2023 he has developed a holistic view of the power sector including the energy transition underway both in India and globally.
A firm believer in empowerment of his team, Shri Jain strives for excellence. His mantra for success is ‘Meticulous Planning and Flawless Execution’. A veteran in the power Generation & Coal Mining sector, Shri Animesh Jain brings with him rich experience along with dynamic leadership qualities.
On the academic front, Shri Jain is a qualified Mechanical Engineer from National Institute of Technology(NIT) in India and holds a Master’s Degree in Information Systems and Engineering Management from George Washington University, USA. He has completed a mini-MBA from Management Center Europe, Belgium and has attended global leadership programs at University of Maryland, USA, IIM Kolkata and IIM Ahmedabad.
On a personal front, he enjoys travelling and has visited over 30 countries in four continents for professional purposes & training. He is recipient of outstanding scholastic achievement awards in USA and prestigious National Talent Scholarship, Govt. of India.