NEW DELHI: Rajendra Prasad Goyal has assumed the additional charge of the post of Chairman & Managing Director. He is also serving as Director (Finance) of the company. He is also the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. 

Goyal started his career in NHPC on November 18, 1988 as Senior Accountant at Salal Power Station, Jammu & Kashmir. Since then he has worked in various capacities in different projects and offices including Chamera-I Project, Dulhasti Project, Regional Office at Jammu and Corporate Office at Faridabad. 

Prior to becoming Director (Finance), he was Chief General Manager (Finance), looking after Corporate Accounts & Policy, Taxation, Treasury, Establishment and Investor Relations. Apart from his current roles, Shri Goyal is the Chairman of the Boards of Jalpower Corporation Limited, NHPC Renewable Energy Limited (wholly owned subsidiaries of NHPC) and Bundelkhand Solar Energy Limited (subsidiary of NHPC). 

He is a Nominee Director on the Boards of Chenab Valley Power Projects Limited and Ratle Hydro Electric Power Corporation Limited, Loktak Downstream Hydroelectric Corporation Limited and NHDC Limited (subsidiaries of NHPC). 

Goyal is also holding the additional charge of Director (Finance) at National Power Training Institute (NPTI), Faridabad and SJVN Limited. He is also a Director at SJVN Arun-3 Power Development Company Private Limited and SJVN Lower Arun Power Development Company Private Limited. 

Goyal is an Associate Member of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India and holds a Masters degree in Commerce from Rajasthan University, Jaipur. With over 34 years of experience in NHPC Limited, he has extensive expertise in finance, particularly in the financial, contractual and regulatory aspects of hydro project construction and operation. His leadership, work ethics and professionalism are widely recognized. 

Throughout his career at NHPC, Goyal has risen through the ranks due to his sense of responsibility, ethical standards and dedication. He has established himself as an exceptional finance professional and has contributed significantly to the sustained growth of NHPC.