JP Chalasani

JP Chalasani is the Strategic Advisor at Suzlon. JP has over 25 years of experience in the power sector.

JP started their career with NTPC in 1995 as a part of the Reliance Group's entry into power generation business. JP moved along with the power business to the Reliance Group led by Mr Anil Ambani when the Reliance Group split.

At Reliance, they led the power business foray and was responsible for the development of large number of power projects. In 2002, they oversaw the acquisition of BSES (now known as Reliance Infrastructure Ltd) and conversion of it into an Infrastructure Company from a Power Distribution Company.

From 2008 to 2013, they were the Chief Executive Officer of Reliance Power, the largest private sector power and coal resources company in India. Under their leadership, the company built an impressive portfolio of Coal, Gas and Hydro Projects with high degree of fuel security. JP also targeted to make the company one of the top ten coal resources companies in the world.

In 2014, they joined Punj Lloyd Limited as MD & Group CEO. The company was going through tough phase due to organizational issues and also higher debt. JP was responsible for considerable turnaround efforts during their tenure.

Currently, they are working as a Strategic Advisor at Suzlon.