He succeeds Ajit Kumar Mohanty, who was appointed as the Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy and Chairman Atomic Energy Commission earlier this year.
According to a statement from the power ministry, initially, the JV company shall develop two pressurized heavy-water reactor (PHWR) projects Chutka Madhya Pradesh Atomic Power Project 2x700 MW and Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project 4x700 MW, which were identified as a part of fleet mode nuclear projects.
NTPC on Monday signed a supplementary joint venture agreement with Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) in New Delhi, for the development of nuclear power projects.