GMR Energy Limited
Nishant Choubey has over 20 years of work experience. Nishant started their career as a Techno - Commercial Executive at HP Pelzer India Pvt. Ltd. In 1998, they joined Sterlite Optical Technologies Ltd. as a Sr. Officer - Commercial, where they handled procurement of raw materials and managed the ordering and expediting of a cable project. In 2001, they joined India Foils Limited as an Associate Manager - Commercial and was responsible for procurement of engineering spares and led a purchasing and supply chain management project. Nishant then moved to Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. as an Associate Manager - Commercial, where they negotiated contracts and managed procurement and contract management for a captive power plant. In 2005, they joined Vedanta Aluminium Ltd. as an Associate General Manager - Commercial and led contract negotiations and evaluations for power plants and expansion projects. Nishant then worked at Indiabulls Power Ltd. as a General Manager - Contracts & Commercial, where they led techno-commercial evaluations and negotiated contracts for power projects. In 2013, they joined Western Cluster Ltd. as the Head - Commercial and led negotiations for an iron ore mining project. From 2014 to 2015, they worked at SEPCOIII Shandong Electric Power Construction Corp. as a Sr. Commercial Manager - C&P, OBD, where they led EPC contract negotiations for power projects in various regions. Currently, they are working at GMR Energy Ltd. as the Procurement Lead and General Manager, overseeing the procurement of items and services for power generating facilities.
Nishant Choubey earned a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Raipur from 1989 to 1993. Nishant later completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) specializing in Finance and Financial Management, Marketing Management from the School of Studies in Management, Raipur between 1995 and 1997. In 2008, they attended the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad for a short-term program in Contract Management.
GMR Energy Limited
GMR Energy is a part of the GMR Group , which is one of the largest diversified Infrastructure Conglomerates in India . With an operating capacity of over 2500 MW , it has a balanced fuel mix of coal, gas, LSHS as well as renewable sources of wind and solar energy. Apart from this, plants of over 2300 MW generation capacity are under advanced stages of completion and nearly 3700 MW of projects are under various stages of development in India and Nepal. Additionally, GMR Energy has developed and is operating 2 large 400 kV transmission lines of 366 kms. A balanced mix of power sales contracts in the short term, medium term and long term have given GMR Energy a unique strength in terms of portfolio diversity. An operating coal property in Indonesia provides essential requirement of fuel security. It has been allotted two coal blocks through the transparent e-auction and bidding process in India, Talabira I in Sambalpur district in Odisha and Ganeshpur in Jharkhand with estimated reserves of over 90 million tonnes. The company’s portfolio is now moving from developing projects (asset creation) to operating assets (revenue generation). All this is backed up by a team of highly experienced and professionally skilled people and a top class management team, who operate through matured institutional mechanisms of strong governance with IT enabled processes and systems. A robust leadership development mechanism and succession planning ensures sustainability of the business of GMR Energy. All operating units of GMR Energy hold the certifications of ISO 14001 for environment management, OHSAS 1800 for occupational health & safety and ISO 9001 for quality management systems. High priority is given to environment protection, occupational safety and safeguard of the interest of society and structured reporting is done through GRI G4 Sustainability framework.