Ensuring strong governance and strategic oversight for NGSL’s long-term growth.
Mr Ravindra Kumar has worked in various capacities in O&M function at NTPC Kahalgaon Project. He has exposure of working at Corporate Centre in Engineering department and as a technical support to Director (Technical).
He was actively involved in development of 1st Maitree supercritical power project of Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company Limited (BIFPCL), Bangladesh. During his tenure as Chief Technical Officer (CTO), he spearheaded all Engineering, erection, commissioning, and O&M activities of 660 MW 1st Unit of BIFPCL.
As Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Patratu Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited, he expedited various construction and erection activities.
He is a professional with Corporate and Site experience, people-centric approach, knowledge, and experience of the entire power sector.
Mr. Mahesh Kendhe is a seasoned Energy professional with >28 years of rich & diverse professional experience. He is working with GE Power India Ltd., a GE Vernova group company and has previously served esteemed organizations like Thermax B&W & Reliance Industries Ltd. in various capacities.
During his professional journey, Mr. Mahesh has provided creative leadership to various function like plant O&M, EPC/Service Sales, Marketing, Commercial, Business Development, Product Management, Corporate Strategy, Innovation, Engineering R&D, Policy Advocacy etc. & delivered success to these organizations.
Mr. Mahesh is passionate about Sustainable Energy, ESG & achieving Circular economy and actively supports implementing future technologies leading to energy transition & decarbonization to address Climate Change effectively.
Mr. Mahesh is an alumnus of Management Development Institute (MDI)-Gurgaon, College of Engineering Pune (COEP) & has been professionally trained from Stanford University-USA.
He has handled NTPC’s Consultancy Business and has also led NTPC Middle East operations from Dubai as Head. Middle East, securing major consultancy projects globally. Internationally trained, he holds a one-year long program certification in Power Plant Management from Germany and certifications from BEE (Energy Management), Wharton (Strategic Leadership), IIM Lucknow (Business Strategy), KPMG (Sustainability & GRI), and the University of Virginia (Design Thinking).
As GM & Head of NTPC’s Regional Learning Institute, he drove large-scale digital learning using AR/VR and mentored over 3,000 engineers. Named L&D Leader of the Year 2025 by The Economic Times and author of the bestselling book The Peace Approach, Shri Tripathi brings to the NGSL Board a rare blend of operational excellence, business acumen, global exposure, and people-first leadership.
He is an experienced engineering leader with expertise in project engineering, application engineering, new product introduction, and detailed engineering for thermal power and gasification projects.
Mr. Benu has a proven track record in managing multi-disciplinary teams, driving innovation, and optimizing engineering processes for Boilers, Emission Control, Steam Turbines, Generators, and more. Previous roles include Engineering Leader for Clean Combustion, Senior Product Cost/Pricing Leader, and Head of Engineering for Environment Control Solutions at GE Vernova. Known for strategic leadership, lean/kaizen practices, and delivering competitive engineering solutions.
Mr. Benu holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur
In his present capacity he leads the setting up of a Centre of Excellence to drive standard and complex repairs on OEM and third party large Turbogenerating equipment adhering to the core principles of Safety, Quality, Delivery and Costs thereby improving plant availability and reliability. Under his leadership the CoE also supports Localization initiatives for critical components of Steam Turbines to enable a Lean supply chain capable of achieving global standards and delivering to Customer expected timelines.
Mr. Madhusudan is accountable for generating Repair opportunities, Repair growth targets, New Product introductions for improvement in Repair offerings and optimizing cost through localization. He is also responsible for training field personnel for Repair execution during outages, large refurbishment projects and assessing damage during forced outages.
Mr. Madhusudan is a Graduate Metallurgical Engineer and a Post Graduate in Materials Technology from IIT Mumbai. He has to his credit several research publication has been on the examiner panel and dissertation guide to the MS University in Vadodara.
